BOURGEOIS x SANDRO:

Bourgeois, Art, Memory, & Upcycled Elegance

For Spring/Summer 2025, SANDRO isn’t just referencing art — it’s channeling it through Louise Bourgeoise. The Parisian fashion house dives deep into the world of Louise Bourgeois, not through her iconic sculptures, but via the quiet, intimate power of her textiles and spirals.

Best known for her monumental spider sculptures — particularly Maman, which towers at over 30 feet — Bourgeois left behind a creative legacy far beyond bronze and steel. Her lesser-known work with fabric, memory, and emotion offers a poignant counterpoint to her large-scale art. And it’s this emotional terrain that SANDRO’s Artistic Director, Evelyne Chetrite, chose to explore.

Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Bourgeois repurposed fabrics

Bourgeois famously repurposed fabrics from her own wardrobe and home, stitching together old garments into hauntingly personal compositions. She deconstructed dresses, aprons, and linens — then reimagined them as patchworks of emotion and memory. This was upcycling before it had a name, before it became fashion’s sustainability badge of honor.

SANDRO adopts the same approach in its upcoming capsule: “deconstruct to reconstruct.” Vertical stripes shift into geometric forms. Lightweight dresses, breezy trousers, and a statement parasol skirt made of striped patchwork evoke the soft anarchy of Bourgeois’s aesthetic — functional yet deeply poetic.

The Spiral as Symbol

While many associate Bourgeois with spiders, Chetrite was captivated by the spiral — a recurring motif in the artist’s work. For Bourgeois, the spiral was not just a shape but a metaphor. It represented the swirl of childhood memories, unresolved emotions, and the psychological loops we all live through.

“It made me think of the chaos of life,” said Chetrite. “Of how we try to order it, understand it, clothe it.” One look at the capsule’s elegant yet unorthodox silhouettes, and the metaphor comes alive in linen voile, printed cotton poplin, and silk twill.

Art Meets Wardrobe, Without the Noise

The palette leans heavily into shades of blue, echoing the Mediterranean — a space dear to SANDRO’s design team. But more than color or cut, the collection is driven by intent. It’s quiet in its confidence, free from fashion’s obsession with noise. There’s no militant messaging or trend-chasing. Just reverence — for Bourgeois, for fabric, for form.

“Like Louise, we asked ourselves what clothes mean to us,” said Chetrite. “Like her, maybe we’ve found a way to tame the chaos around us.”

The limited-edition capsule drops in April 2025 — a wearable homage to an artist who stitched her past into power.

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