As Bourgine prepares for a big leap forward — more details once everything is signed — the Bourginettes are in a nostalgic mood. Every now and then, they like to look back fondly on past collections.
They’re not the only ones: in the course of a conversation at 15 Rue Racine, many clients find themselves reminiscing about past designs. Good news: they are now catalogued in our digital archives.
Archaeology of 15 rue Racine
For the curious-minded, Romane has taken on an ambitious task: compiling ten years of work — fashion, photography, and film — on Bourgine.net.
An invitation to travel back through Bourgi-time, you’ll find, in chronological order:
— Traces of Bourgine’s prehistory, with photos from our very first collection, themed around Twin Peaks. Starring Marie E., Caroline’s best friend, shot in the Versailles apartment of Marie Bourgine, the actual family matriarch.
The baby brand’s very first website
— Relics from early small-but-mighty successes: in Ancient Egypt, in George Sand’s salon, and in the Paris of the Incroyables & Merveilleuses.
Cleopatra Taylor, an iconic Bourgine model
Our first movie, by Amélie Caudron
An afternoon with George Sand
First foray into the 19th century
— The adventures of Bourgine’s globe-trotters: in Japan, in Venice, and even on the Moon.
Bourgine Japan
Bourgino-Bourgini in Venezia
Bourgine Space Saga
— The foundation of the couture house, in Paris, year 1900.
— A transatlantic love story that would lead to not one, but two American collections.
— Along the way, you’ll meet idols: Marie Antoinette and Edward Gorey, to name only two devotees of fine dress.
— For your Sunday: a workout class with the Bourgine Olympic team, followed by a country outing.
