Catherine Chaillet creates Victoire, the first Parisian “concept store”.
Victoire quickly became a reference for customers and for the designers themselves who dreamed of the Place des Victoires. In 1968, Antoine Riboud bought the boutique and Françoise Chassagnac became our artistic director. Regarding Françoise, Inès de la Fressange said: " She is one of those people who helped fashion to be fashion. " At the time, with the emancipation of women, the notion of fashion began to be replaced by the notion of style. People came to Victoire for its wide selection of sportswear and dressy pieces, the perfect balance between fashion and chic, but also to learn how to find their own style, under the expert and caring eye of Françoise, of course!
Montana, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alaïa, Yohji Yamamoto, Mugler, Tarlazzi, Jil Sander, Donna Karan, Moschino, Prada, Gucci… “The era of designers.” It’s the 80s and Françoise dares to choose avant-garde clothes, prioritizing creativity and trends. At Victoire, women discover genius pieces, the art of “mix and match” and Italy!