Seemingly very simple, this is a technique to take for a sure effect! A few twists, and you get a cross bow for a more discreet but equally stylish look.
How to wear the lavaliere shirt?
Irresistibly retro
The lavaliere blouse, made of two pieces of fabric that tie around the neck, falling on the chest, embodies the BC-BG power dressing in the collective imagination. This fashion piece signs its comeback for this fall!
A key piece from the 70's
Little cultural point: the legend says that the lavallière shirt takes its name from the duchess Louise de La Vallière, who was a young mistress of Louis XIV. Indeed, she loved to wear these ties with large knots around her neck!
Throughout the nineteenth century, this shirt became the one we know today. It is especially worn by painters and artists for its poetic and bohemian side.
But it is from the 70s that the lavaliere collar knows a real success and becomes a flagship piece of women's wardrobe, combining modernity and femininity. It is thanks to fashion icons like Farrah Fawcett, who associated it with flare jeans (see our article: The flare trousers, why we love it so much?) or Faye Dunway, who wears it under a pencil skirt, that it is democratized. It even becomes today one of the favorite pieces of the BC-BG wardrobe in suit.
How to wear it with style?
From the men's wardrobe and long associated with formal wear, the lavaliere blouse is now worn daily, provided it is worn with style!
The great classic: the lavaliere collar shirt associated with a trousersuit, very fashionable this season. Extra chic, it's a no-brainer if you play on the elegance and natural simplicity of these two fashion pieces. By combining a black suit with a white lavaliere blouse, we obtain a very Yves Saint-Laurent luxury effect.
Also, we soften its sexy side by associating it with a more wise option such as a midi skirt or even with oversized high-waisted trousers.
This winter, we put on boyfriend jeans and a lavaliere shirt that we slip under a straight coat or even a leather perfecto. As for accessories, we opt for pretty boots and a hat for a sophisticated look.
The great classic: the lavaliere collar shirt associated with a trousersuit, very fashionable this season. Extra chic, it's a no-brainer if you play on the elegance and natural simplicity of these two fashion pieces. By combining a black suit with a white lavaliere blouse, we obtain a very Yves Saint-Laurent luxury effect.
Also, we soften its sexy side by associating it with a more wise option such as a midi skirt or even with oversized high-waisted trousers.
This winter, we put on boyfriend jeans and a lavaliere shirt that we slip under a straight coat or even a leather perfecto. As for accessories, we opt for pretty boots and a hat for a sophisticated look.
How to tie the Lavallière knot?
Short, long, discreet or imposing, there are different ways to wear the lavaliere knot. It can be tied and untied in a jiffy, worn as you please, which gives it many styles.
1- The simplest: the untied lavaliere
This is the option that will please the less manual among you. Nothing to do, we let the pieces of fabric fall delicately on our chest for a relaxed effect.
2- The classic: the big floating knot
For an ultra chic no-fail look, we wear our lavaliere with a large floating knot that we leave straight, or that we tie on the side for a bohemian effect.
For an ultra chic no-fail look, we wear our lavaliere with a large floating knot that we leave straight, or that we tie on the side for a bohemian effect.
3- The "pro": the tie effect
The neat and more reserved alternative to the lavaliere knot: the knot that ties (almost) like a tie. Simple, quick, effective!
The neat and more reserved alternative to the lavaliere knot: the knot that ties (almost) like a tie. Simple, quick, effective!
4- The original alternative: the cross knot
5- Bonus 17:10: the lavaliere comes off!
One of the particularities of the 17H10 lavaliere blouse is that its collar can be unhooked. This gives the illusion of having a completely different shirt in your wardrobe! Buttoned up or unbuttoned, it can be worn just as well in everyday life.
Another important feature, in addition to being pretty and incredibly soft on the skin thanks to its satin effect, the 17H10 lavaliere blouse is ethical and responsible. It is produced with natural materials: rayon and viscose). What to be chic, and respectful of the environment! (see our article For an ethical and responsible fashion)
