Manifesto — Paloma Germain
“Paloma Germain is a world of its own, where Mediterranean joy meets Parisian allure”
The story of Paloma Germain begins before she was even born. Her mother was pregnant when she crossed paths with Paloma Picasso, and came away with one certainty: her daughter would be called Paloma. A name like a promise, of a life devoted to art, colour and daring.
Her first icon was her mother: a vibrant Spanish woman who passed on a love of beauty and the wish never to go unnoticed. Paloma grew up an artist, with a joyful, colourful and deeply feminine vision of life.
Et voilà
In 2011, Paloma left for New York to work with a Lithuanian artist. Together they created a series of screen-printed paintings on the New York subway. She then spent a year in Mexico, before taking part in the Off of Art Basel Miami in 2013.
Little by little, she wanted to create objects that could be worn every day, while keeping her artist's eye. That is how her accessories were born, imagined as small works of art to wear.
“Paloma imagines her accessories as paintings to wear: pieces that inspire us, make us feel beautiful, and that we love to keep for a lifetime, pass on or give.”
Paloma's world is fed by Almodóvar's films, her regular trips to Italy and iconic women such as Sophia Loren and Penélope Cruz. A blend of colour, character and femininity she would love to pass on to every woman.
Since the beginning, Paloma Germain has been committed to French craftsmanship and the work of local artisans. Every turban is handmade in France from deadstock fabrics of the great French luxury houses: a way to give beautiful materials a second life, through responsible, artisanal production.