The Louvre has long been a temple of draped silks and sculpted forms - so perhaps it was only a matter of time before its hallowed halls crossed paths with the world of intimate apparel. Marine Serre, the Parisian designer known for her crescent-moon motifs and upcycled futurism, has partnered with the museum on a limited capsule that reimagines the Mona Lisa through a lens of circular design. The collaboration transforms standard museum-shop merchandise - T-shirts, souvenir medals - into objects that blur the line between art and dress, a practice that echoes lingerie's own history of repurposing and reinvention. In the 19th century, corsets were often crafted from recycled whalebone and repurposed brocade; today, Serre's cutting and reassembling of pre-existing garments mirrors that same resourceful impulse, albeit with a contemporary, eco-conscious edge. The collection includes a crewneck tee (€150), an upcycled baby-fit T-shirt (€410), and a gold-plated keychain (€130), each stamped with da Vinci's enigmatic smile. The Louvre has given Serre carte blanche over its bookshop window, placing the capsule not on a runway but within the museum's retail ecosystem - a nod to how fashion, like lingerie, often finds its most powerful expression in the spaces between the private and the public. Available since April 30, the collection invites us to consider: if the Mona Lisa wore lingerie, would she finally reveal her secrets?
Originally reported by WWD