We first wrote about Laurenceairline when designer Laurence Chauvin Buthaud launched her second collection a year ago. Born in Cote d’Ivoire, Laurence moved to Paris as a small child. After working for Louis Vuitton, she decided to branch our on her own, reworking the vibrant prints of African textiles into modern menswear, featuring paneled shirts, tailored shorts and suit pants.
Her SS13 collections is called Koutoukou after a tropical drink from the Ivory Coast. Using cotton poplins and matt waxed cotton, coloured with prints inspired by Moroccan tiles, Japanese etchings and fan patterns.
