From the 19th-century Parisian corset to 9 a.m. Pilates: Ernest Leoty transforms its corsetry heritage into bodysuits, leggings, and second-skin pieces designed for movement, yet elegant enough for a day out in Saint-Germain.
At the turn of the 19th century, the Parisian corsetmaker worked at 8 place de la Madeleine. His specialty: crafting garments that sculpt the body while granting it newfound freedom of movement—a surprisingly modern pursuit for a house born in the era of the corset.
More than a century later, the name still moves with the Parisian body. Only the movement has changed.
Now designed in Paris, Ernest Leoty creates a wardrobe poised somewhere between athleisure, athlingerie, loungewear, and partywear. Second-skin bodysuits, leggings, knitwear, swimwear, and technical pieces trace the lines of historic corsetry through their cuts and seams. The fabrics are primarily Italian, certain knits French, with production divided between France and Portugal.
10:41 AM. Pilates is over.
Slip a trench coat over the bodysuit and head down Boulevard Saint-Germain. The Ernest Leoty boutique is just at number 200.
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Parisian Movement · Corsetry · Pilates · Athlingerie · Second Skin · Saint-Germain
