{"id":123433,"date":"2019-08-26T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=123433"},"modified":"2019-08-26T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:55:17","slug":"sophie-theallets-new-line-room-502-is-the-designers-answer-to-living-your-best-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=123433","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Theallet&#8217;s new line Room 502 is the designer&#8217;s answer to living your best life"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.centerimg {padding:4em 12em;margin:20px 0;}\n.centerimg2 {padding:4em 4em;margin:20px 0;}\n.centerimg3 {padding:4em 10em;margin:20px 0;}\n.sidetxt {padding:16em 2em 20em 2em;;margin:20px 0;}\n.centerimg img {margin-bottom:0px;}\n.instagram-media {margin:auto !important;}\n#wp-content hr {margin: 40px auto 80px auto;width: 80%;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"centerimg3\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2999\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.10.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.10-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.10-854x1280.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><br \/>\n<small> Image credits model Lynn Avedikian photographed by P.A Cormier <\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sophie-theallet\">Sophie Theallet<\/a>, the woman, might just have the answer to keeping up with the rigorous pace that is demanded of contemporary fashion brands\u2013\u2013don\u2019t. Don\u2019t get caught up in the minutia unless, of course, we are talking details: fine fabrics, ethical sourcing, intention, lifestyle (your clients and your own).  <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/sophie-theallet\">Sophie Theallet<\/a>, the brand, of Theallet and husband Steve Francoeur, has always managed to evoke a sense of discipline, in part for never skimping on craftsmanship but also it takes a military-grade love of clothes to dress fashionably the way a Theallet woman would. Feelings picked up, undoubtedly, from a decade working alongside the legendary Azzedine Ala\u00efa. Yes, the last Sophie Theallet collection we saw was 2016 on the heels of success; then an open letter on Twitter rejecting the morals of to-be President Trump and refusal to ever dress the to-be first-lady pit Theallet against vicious political hard-liners. Social media shrapnel, if you will, that gets scarily close to IRL. <\/p>\n<div class=\"centerimg3\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.18.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.18-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.18-1280x854.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Flash forward to now: the couple has set up camp in Montreal, Canada, healthily distanced from round-the-clock bother of being a highly regarded designer in plain sight. Separation allowed them to examine their medium\u2013\u2013luxury fashion\u2013\u2013and their role in creating it. <a href=\"https:\/\/room502.com\">ROOM 502<\/a>, they call their new line, which just launched (named after their old Chelsea Hotel apartment) with a limited edition of cotton dresses in 9 silhouettes. \u201cRoom 502 is a line that supports the use of ethically sourced materials, production and labor. It is also about fulfilling a woman\u2019s dream of wearing a well-made couture-quality dress at an accessible price point. These are versatile garments that can be worn everyday, which is what luxurious dressing should be,\u201d tells Sophie Theallet in a press release that introduces the line as American pragmatism meeting the know-how of French couture. More than that, once a piece is sold out it will no longer be available, but instead 502 will then reintroduce new variations in drop style avoiding passive consumption. The designers chose to work with ethically sourced Imperial Cotton, teaming up with the Kalhath Institute in Mumbai and Lucknow, founded by a former Ala\u00efa studio manager, to produce the pieces. They\u2019ll continue to work with the artisans of the Institute for embroideries and silks come new seasons. Kalhath provides living wages for its artisans, one piece of the bigger, ethical picture of how Theallet and Francoeur practice. \u201cThis approach reflects a growing desire amongst the women in my life, whether friends, family or private clients, who care deeply about what they consume and how we impact the world we live in today,\u201d Theallet said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"centerimg3\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.22.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.22-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2019\/08\/ST.Lookbook.22-1280x854.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--pp-thumb-start--><!--PictPress found no dir \/2019\/08\/123433--><!--pp-thumb-end--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now based in Montreal, Sophie Theallet and Steve Francoeur just introduced their new take on luxury <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":123461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10414,2],"tags":[8119],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=123433"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129306,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123433\/revisions\/129306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/123461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=123433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=123433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=123433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}