From a very young age, I understood that style would allow me to affirm myself, and even, if need be, to serve as an armour. From then on, clothes became my good-luck charm. It allowed me both to assert my voice and to carve a path in a world that seemed hostile to me.
My eagerness to grow through knowledge drove me to study philosophy. But then, the creative impulse resurfaced. I studied at the Beaux-Arts of Rueil Malmaison before taking a course in style complemented by studies in Visual Merchandising and Interior Architecture. Armed with this educational and artistic baggage, I was hired by Chanel and worked there for several years.
After the birth of my two children, I felt the irrepressible need to explore beauty in all its forms in my own way , to develop my own universe through my clothes.
Rosamen Bado was born in 2019, the year I turned 33.
When Rosamen Bado left Haiti to live in France, she was 33 years old. Her power and courage were tools that enabled her to find her place in a country where she didn’t master the language or the codes.
We lived in the Parisian suburb of L’Hay-les-Roses in tower 16 of the rue Sainte-Colombe. Rosamen, my mother, gave me an insatiable taste for clothes. On weekends, she used take me with her to the second-hand shops of 20th district of Paris.
I used to get lost in those Ali Baba’s caves, exploring everywhere in the hope of finding mysterious treasures.
My first fashion memory? A blue skirt with white polka dots combined with a mustard blouse with a mandarin collar and imitation crocodile santiags, all found in second-hand shops. I was 7 years old, I felt different and… I loved it!
You don't have to look like your problems. she used to say to me.
Rosamen Bado is an hymn to women who choose to express and assert their femininity with volumes, frills, ruffles, flowers and other ornaments in a colourful baroque style.
Rosamen Bado is a French brand whose mission is to offer an extraordinary wardrobe, drawing on a variety of multicultural inspirations such as the Renaissance, Buñuel’s films, or the 60s and 70s.
By creating this brand, I am striving for a world where women feel like themselves, safe and invincible in their armours.
Produced in limited editions in Parisian ateliers, the pieces are made with end-of-stock fabrics from clothing and furniture industries.
Rosamen Bado is committed to contributing to a responsible, circular economy, echoing the vintage clothes of my childhood. More informations here.