When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac saw Notre Dame cathedral burn in April 2019, he felt compelled to act. The fashion designer immediately began sketching ideas, imagining the monument’s reconstruction.
A pedestrian tries to get a peek at the forecourt of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris , Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Sketches for liturgical vestments designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for the reopening of Paris ’ Notre-Dame cathedral in December, are pictured during an interview with the Associated Press, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Paris .
The commission was not subject to an open call. Instead, Castelbajac was handpicked by the Catholic leadership, due to his history of designing for the church. In 1997, he created the rainbow-colored robes worn by Pope John Paul II for World Youth Day in Paris, garments later enshrined in Notre Dame’s treasury as a relic. That connection carried a special weight during the fire.
Castelbajac’s fascination with color began as a child in a military boarding school in Normandy, an experience he recalled as stifling and gray. “It was the absolute loneliness. It was colorless,” he said.
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