Anne Vogt-Bordure – Jenny Sacerdote

Jenny Sacerdote, originally launched in 1909 by Jeanne Adèle Bernard, is a brand for women, by women. Sacerdote saw how women were determined to live new, active lives and, inspired by sport and dance, this forward-thinking entrepreneur and art-lover imagined clothes that gave them the freedom of movement they needed to live life to the fullest. Jenny would be the second woman in France to be decorated with the Legion of Honour for services to couture.

La Suite Jenny Sacerdote now begins a new episode in three dimensions for the brand, with collections designed so that mind and body can be completely free. Each design, in its free spirit and wearable forms, is instilled with the poetry and intensity of the Roaring Twenties. Softness and strength combine with Jenny Sacerdote’s favorite youthful colors. Simplicity and quality come to life in precious fabrics, and the sensation of silk against the skin. The suggestion is more than just a moment suspended in time. This is our chance to experience a new lightness of being, to find agility in its purest form. More than a revival, La Suite Jenny Sacerdote is a lifestyle philosophy.

IRK: Tell us your “Why” 

Ethically and environmentally responsible, La Suite Jenny Sacerdote makes clothes that respect those who wear them and those who make them. First of all, la Suite carries on the legacy of Jenny Sacerdote. The traditional values remain, now instilled with the concerns of tomorrow’s consumers. With creations that are Made in France, La Suite Jenny Sacerdote develops a style that reveals and respects the body, flatters every shape, and gives women the benefit of quality at an affordable price. Secondly, every Jenny Sacerdote garment is imagined in silk, and/or is silk-lined to be worn against the skin. Each one is meticulously assembled by the expert hands of French artisans working in the purest tradition. Silk is precious, strong, elastic and durable. Its natural fibres are soft to the touch, hypoallergenic and adjust to heat and cold, as well as being full of moisturising, nutritive and antioxidant benefits.

IRK: What are you most passionate about with respect to taking care of people and the planet? 

As a new generation of creators, la Suite Jenny Sacerdote examines consciences. We are taking into account respect for human beings, animals, world, planet. We bring to light the new societal and environmental requirement. The strange desire to reinvent oneself hurries. So does the urgency of changing the world, acts, times, fashion. An energy of resilience no longer exclusively blows on the artistic sphere but on all facets of our entire society. When frivolities turn into responsibilities, the time has come for a culture of meaning, an experimental, singular, enduring and philosophical legacy.

La Suite Jenny Sacerdote offers a green-driven customer experience that is absolutely unique :

•  we rationalize and optimize creation, exploring the best creations from Jenny’s Art Deco style past.
• we do not imagine collections but requirements. We do not follow the seasons but our needs.
• we offer healthy clothing that we can put on our skin without risk of toxic danger
• we work in Paris in short circuits. – we use high-quality, noble, sustainable and upcycled materials.
• we offer our customers the opportunity to customize and customize again their wardrobe.

IRK: What are some conscious actions you implement in your daily life?

We do not follow collections nor the seasons. Our products are iconic, timeless, durable customizable and re-customizable season after season. They are made from noble materials, sourced bio, eco-responsible, and upcycled. Our products last a lifetime and never go out of style. We do not use “toile” to create our client’s project garments but we directly use upcycled materials so that the client can have both a wearable “cloth” plus her dress, which saves us from wasting fabrics. We always deliver to our customers in Paris by bike.

IRK: What’s your hope for the future of the planet? 

The planet will be ok, I’m not afraid for the planet, the right question is : What’s your hope for the future of The world has begun to realize that we can no longer eat just anything. If we pay attention to our bodies, then we have to pay attention to how we feed them. The awareness of this need for health now extends to clothing. We have to be careful about the materials we put on our skin so that our bodies don’t pick up toxic products. Fashion must play a virtuous role in respecting people’s bodies, and that’s what I want: for the world to fully decide to wear healthy materials that respect our lives and the lives of others.

What Sustainable Development Goal does Jenny Sacerdote align with the most? (https://sdgs.un.org/goals)

No poverty, good health and well-being, decent work for economic growth and climate action