HAUTE PERFORMANCE
(ref. to haute couture as well as to extraordinary achievements)
Our muse this time is an Olympic and Paralympic athlete, strength is an expression of femininity. 9 custom gowns were designed embracing the unique silhouettes of the athletes, shaped by sport.
Paris Olympics 2024, for the first time in history, had an equal rate of participants of both genders.
Haute Performance continues to celebrate women in sports and beauty in all its diversity.
Photography: Linas Masiokas, Linas Čekanavičius
Creative advise: Rūta Kiškytė
Gowns developed by Gražina Čekanavičienė
The exhibition for this project was held at the Lithuanian Embassy in Paris, October - December 2021
AUSTRA SKUJYTE, track & field:
- Heptathlon silver medal, Athens Olympics 2004
- Decathlon world record holder with 8366 points, 2005
- Heptathlon bronze medal, London Olympics 2012
- Coach since 2017
TJIKI SIDIBE, fitness
- European champion, 2012
- World vice champion, 2012
AGNE JONKUTE, track & field :
- Shot put and discus throw multiple-time national champion
- European championship finalist
UGNE MAZUTAITYTE, swimming :
- 50 m backstroke national record holder at 00:28:76, 2021
- 100 m backstroke national record holder at 1:01:60, 2021
- 200 m backstroke national record holder at 2:11:56, 2019
VALÉRIE GAUVIN, football :
- French Women's National team, since 2015
- North Carolina Courage team, since 2022
- FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2019
- Gold medal, Summer Universiade, 2015
- Top scorer of the league, 2013 - 2014
GINTARĖ PETRONYTĖ, basketball :
- Reyer Venezia team, Lithuania women’s national team (captain)
- European Cup winner, 2010
- Greek league champion, 2010
- Turkish Cup winner, 2011
- Polish Cup winner, 2015
- Lebanese league champion, 2017
- Italian Cup winner, 2021
- Lithuanian national league champion, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
RAIMEDA BUČINSKYTĖ, para shooting :
- European vice champion, 2023
- Lithuanian para athlete of the year, 2022, 2023
GIEDRĖ LABUCKIENĖ, basketball :
- Spar Girona team, Lithuania women’s national team
- Bronze medal, U16 European championship, 2006
- Spanish Queen’s cup winner, 2021
SIMONA KRUPECKAITĖ, track cycling :
- 500 m world record holder at 33.296 s, 2009
- 500 m time trial world champion, 2009
- Keirin world champion, 2010
- Flying 200 m time trial world champion at 10.793 s, 2010
- Lithuanian sportsman of the year, 2009, 2010, 2016
