Tailoring is firmly back on the agenda this season, as many of us return to the office following months on end of WFH. Currently on our inspo boards? Emily Ratajkowski and Kendall Jenner, who are mastering the art of oversized suiting.
But while both women are known to be fans of The Row, it’s actually an emerging vintage brand that’s behind some of their best tailoring looks to date. Havre Studio, founded by Madeleine Frandsen at the start of pandemic, has fast gained a cult following of its one-of-a-kind men’s suits, which are restored and refitted for its primarily female customer base.
“It’s [all] happened really by chance,” Frandsen, whose designs have also been seen on the likes of Elsa Hosk and Imaan Hammam, tells Vogue. “I moved to Mexico City with my boyfriend in late 2019 and stumbled across some tianguis (open air markets), where they sell used clothes. So I scavenged through those because I’ve always loved flea markets and then I started taking some of the suits I bought to a seamstress. We would practice Spanish together about twice a week and we’d kind of experiment with these old men’s suits.”
At first Frandsen, who now lives between Mexico City and her home in Copenhagen, was upcycling the suits for herself. But when she started getting interest from her friends, the business student launched an Instagram account, where she would take orders via DM. “It was very much a passion project to begin with,” she explains.
