Bourgine blog

15 Rue Racine will remain open all summer! Today, Caroline hands the mic over to Juliette, who joined the workshop as an intern in December and became a full-time employee in February as our “Cutter and Much More” — all...

The only rule of the Bourgine Renaissance Battle Video Game is to nail your outfit. Choose your player! Player 1 / Coeurpiqué, Haut-de-chausses Player 2 for one / Pourpoint matelassé Player 3 / Bermuda Fanion, Théâtricule Player 4 / Houppelande...

This week's report Today: Milan Today, the Report takes you to Milan and beyond. Come along—no questions asked. Pasticceria Cucchi when you wake up Villa Necchi, a haven for nostalgic aesthetes Shop the Story, 90s 2000s vintage, Miu Miu/Prada in particular...

Today, I'd like to persuade you to acquire this very skirt. My opening argument is also my strongest point: its name. VERTUGADIN! Aka “farthingale”. Born in Spain in the fifteenth century, the vertugadin is a framework worn under the skirt...

Climatic laziness has overtaken this newsletter’s editor-in-chief, leaving the stage to the most resilient among us for a masterclass in indolence. Here’s Norms, swaddled in his vintage fur coat in 104°F heat. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday, a...

Hey, it’s Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to Pierre Bourgine and his counterparts! Caroline, Pierre & Sophie-Anne Bourgine (1995) To mark the occasion, let’s put a guy in the spotlight of this issue: Matthäus Schwartz, one of the inspirations behind...