Known for her avant-garde approach toward couture, Iris van Herpen made a striking comeback to Paris Haute Couture Week with her Fall-Winter 2024-2025 collection, « Hybrid. » Expected to be one of the most highly anticipated runway shows, this performance broke away from usual presentations, turning into an intriguing 45-minute performance blurring the lines between fashion, art, …
This past week, the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2024-2025 season opened in Paris with a breathtaking presentation by Schiapareli, raising the stakes in both craftsmanship and appeal. Daniel Roseberry, its creative director, picked a rather unusual location: the basement of the Salomon de Rothschild Hotel. He deviated from convention by creating a mood of semi-darkness emphasized …
John Galliano’s Maison Margiela Artisanal show on January 25th, 2024, was nothingshort of stunning, making an indelible effect on the audience and the fashion world. The event,held under Paris’ renowned Alexandre III Bridge, was a fitting climax to Spring/Summer 2024Haute Couture Week.The event itself was a visual feast, with a cinematic backdrop reminiscent of the …
Couturier Robert Wun, reflecting on his recent achievement in Paris, is overwhelmed bythe huge applause from the spectators, admitting the bizarre nature of the event. With his brandcollecting 50,000 Instagram followers following the show, Wun’s ascent as a force in hautecouture strengthens his status as more than just a one-hit wonder. At only 32 years …
The Fendi Spring/Summer 2024 Haute Couture Show, under the creative supervision of ArtisticDirector Kim Jones, was a salute to Karl Lagerfeld’s futurism while embracing a profound senseof humanity. The collection, which debuted in Paris on January 25, had a compelling mix ofretro-meets-futuristic elements, accented with beautifully crafted embroidery and decorations.Jones debuted the new Scatola silhouette, …
Peet Dullaert’s Spring – Summer 2024 Haute Couture collection, « Couture Unfolds, » debuted at Paris Couture Week and set out to alter couture’s established rules. The collection is suitably named« Float. Into the Blue. » « Skim. The Mist. Row » was an examination of beauty, craftsmanship, andsustainability, with a focus on celebrating the variety of human outlines.The collection’s central …
Valentino’s Le Salon Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 collection, led by CreativeDirector Pierpaolo Piccioli, represents a notable departure and return to the world of hautecouture. Piccioli’s vision for the collection demonstrates a profound connection to modern life,embracing current ideals while remaining loyal to the eternal essence of couture.The show took place at the legendary Valentino salon …
Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Spring Summer 2024— « A Tyrian Arabesque »—pays homage to the love the Phoenician civilization had for the sea. Murad expresses timeless Mediterranean charm by matching tradition with modernity while celebrating this rich heritage of adventure and beauty from the region.The collection emanates a powerful sensuality, drawing influence from strong female figuressuch as …
Simone Rocha’s inaugural couture collection in partnership with Jean Paul Gaultierduring Haute Couture Week reignited the fashion industry’s interest. This was Rocha’s firststep into haute couture, bringing her own Irish taste to the Paris runway.The collection flawlessly combined both houses’ unique elements, resulting in a stunning arrayof dramatic silhouettes, ballgowns, and tulle creations. Bows, frills, …
Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 invites the audience toBusy markets in Marrakech, their colors brilliant and their atmosphere—fascinating. The runway is a symphony of blush pink chiffon clouds, lilac blue crepe knits, and a faint perfume of amberand sandalwood that captures the soul of the Moroccan city.Metallic knits, silk thread tresses, and ornately etched …
