Inspired by visit to an American vintage store, Parisian designers created the perfect overalls

French brand Baltimore-Paris creates convertible overalls that can be worn in full or can unzip the bib for a bottoms-only look. Bouch came up with the idea after finding the perfect overalls in a vintage store during a road trip in the United States. Photo: TNS

Five years ago, Quentin Bouche of Paris and his friend Nicky Dimbenza went on a road trip on the East Coast of the United States. Among the many stops they made, their day spent in Baltimore would prove the most significant: It inspired a new fashion line.

After visiting the Mount Vernon vintage store The Zone, they became enamored of a pair of jean overalls they found.