In fashion school, I was taught to draft pockets for men’s garments with precision — depth, angle, placement, utility. For women? There were no specifications. No function. Just style.

That stuck with me.

It was a reflection of a deeper truth: men’s needs were the default, and women’s clothing was built for aesthetics — not practicality. We were meant to be admired, not prepared. Fashion gave men features and gave us handbags.

Later, working in the industry, I kept seeing the same thing: beautiful clothes designed without consideration for how women actually live, move, or carry.

But function is power. The ability to hold your own things, move freely, feel ready — these aren’t luxuries. They’re essentials. And they should be designed into every garment made for women.

That’s why we created Cirage Paris — not just to fix the pocket problem, but to reimagine what women’s fashion could be if it truly served us.

— Natacha