The Origins of ARCHAIA CREATIONS
ARCHAIA CREATIONS is a clothing brand that takes you on a journey through history, mythology, and ancient civilizations. It was founded in October 2021. But the story of its creation obviously goes back further.
The origins of ARCHAIA CREATIONS
ARCHAIA CREATIONS was founded by Romain, a young 24-year-old French entrepreneur of Chinese-Cambodian origin.
After several years of interest in entrepreneurship, and the opening of an Asian jewelry brand, then other projects that did not come to fruition, he decided to embark on a new adventure in 2021.
Having a particular appreciation for fashion and having had the idea of launching his own ready-to-wear brand for some time, he decided to make this idea a reality.
However, it was at this point that he had to choose what kind of brand he wanted to make, what kind of designs he wanted to create, what clothes he would like to wear and why these clothes rather than others.
Then, after a few days of reflection, the answer became clear to him: a brand inspired by history, mythology, and ancient civilizations.
Indeed, one of Romain's first wishes in creating this company was to do something he loved, something that would make him enthusiastic about getting up early in the morning and going to bed late at night, and that he could do even if he wasn't paid.
So he thought he simply had to combine one of his passions with this clothing brand, and that's what he did.
Indeed, since his youngest age, he has been passionate about history, archaeology, ancient civilizations, their mythologies, their works of art and even their monuments.
However, he has very rarely found clothing brands that highlight these subjects and create clothing inspired by these cultures.
So he figured if he couldn't find what he wanted on the market, he'd just have to create it himself, and that's what he did. Transforming his imagination into reality, he launched ARCHAIA CREATIONS several months after the idea first emerged in his head.
Why ARCHAIA CREATIONS?
Romain initially wanted to name his clothing brand simply "ARCHAIA". A word coming from ancient Greek and meaning "ancient" in French, and which he found particularly appropriate to the "why" of his brand, and to his desire and his will to highlight the ancient history of the peoples, cultures and civilizations of our planet.
However, ARCHAIA alone was already taken, so he decided on ARCHAIA CREATIONS :)
The first collection
For the brand's first collection, he wanted to do something special: highlight 10 different civilizations from the four corners of the world. Civilizations from Europe, Africa, America, and even Asia.
Indeed, being himself the heir to a multicultural background with France and Europe on one side through his father and China and Cambodia on his mother's, he has always lived daily through this diversity and the richness that results from it.
A richness that exists all over the world, and across all its different peoples and cultures. Cultures that are the result of thousands of years of history and that have led, in one way or another, to the society we live in today.
However, this history, these cultures and these ancient civilizations are often very little known and highlighted even though they are full of incredible wealth.
This is why he decided to create a first collection highlighting these 10 civilizations. Well-known civilizations like the Greek or Egyptian civilizations, accompanied by others much less known, like the Khmer, Indus Valley or Caral civilizations.
The first collection he launched on October 4, 2021, and which he named PROTOS (which means "first" in ancient Greek, as it was the brand's first collection), is made up of ten models, each inspired by a different civilization.
For this first collection, the following civilizations were highlighted:
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Mesopotamian
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Egyptian
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Greek
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Roman
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Khmer
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Indus Valley
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Maya
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Caral
The rest...
Other collections are in preparation and will arrive very soon.
While waiting for them, Romain creates content every week on history, mythology, ancient archaeological sites or ancient civilizations that he publishes on Instagram (@archaia_creations) , Facebook (@archaiacreations) , the site's blog , as well as in the form of a weekly Newsletter that he named L'Argonaute .
Furthermore, particularly appreciating this tradition that is the Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, which he has celebrated every year with his family since his birth, he launched for the occasion a capsule collection that he named Lunar New Year, and which you can discover by clicking on the button below.
The second collection
After careful consideration, he chose the Celts, both so well known through the Gauls, and so little known in relation to the reality of this people and the distortions that may have been made over the millennia.
Celtic civilization was a source of inspiration for many cultures, and its influence was manifested in various forms of art, literature, and fashion.
This new collection is a mix of modern and streetwear style, with patterns and designs inspired by the rich cultural heritage of the Celts. 🎨
Discover the CELTES Collection
After this adventure in the world of fashion, Archaia Creations has evolved to become a blog entirely dedicated to the exploration of history, mythologies and ancient civilizations . If you are passionate about these fascinating worlds, you are in the right place! Find a wealth of inspiring articles now, and embark each week on a motionless journey through time.