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The history of fashion by Loïc Prigent: episode /11 of the L’actu podcast

This fall, fashion is everywhere. Women’s Fashion Week 2025 has just ended in . The footballers, gathered in Clairfontaine for their next match, also “paraded” in front of the photographers. A fashion ritual lasting a few minutes, but which leaves a lasting impression! We remember the arrival of Jules Koundé at Clairefontaine whose skirt had made the rounds on social networks. It aroused homophobic insults, but also a lot of admiration. Can footballers help change mentalities about fashion and certain very gendered codes?

Loïc Prigent tirelessly sketches fashion with mischief. In his essay “A Thousand Billion Ribbons” he looks back on the history of fashion from 1850 to 1912. But were we already talking about haute couture in the 19th century? When did this industry of “superfluous” becoming “indispensable” take hold? And how was that possible?

With Loïc Prigent, director and producer, for his book “ A thousand billion ribbons. The Real History of Fashion” published by Grasset editions.

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