Creating robes for Notre Dame’s reopening felt like a calling for French fashion designer

Creating robes for Notre Dame’s reopening felt like a calling for French fashion designer

When the Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac felt compelled to act. The French fashion designer – a believer with personal roots in the church – began sketching ideas, imagining the monument’s reconstruction. So, when the Paris Archbishop’s emissary approached him to design the liturgical garments priests wear during worship for … Read more

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Teams With Le19M for Notre-Dame de Paris Reopening

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Teams With Le19M for Notre-Dame de Paris Reopening

PARIS – “It’s a renaissance,” Jean-Charles de Castelbajac said of his latest project. The 74-year-old designer was referring not to himself, though he’s had more fashion lives than the proverbial cat. Rather, he was talking about his latest mission: creating the clerical outfits for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on Dec. 7 and … Read more