« Haute Abstraction, » Viktor & Rolf’s Haute Couture collection for Fall/Winter 2024-2025, is a daring investigation of absurdism and geometric creativity. This season’s offering, inspired by their groundbreaking fall/winter 1998 « Atomic Bomb » collection, pushes the boundaries of silhouette design to unparalleled heights of abstraction. The collection transforms the body into a canvas with bold geometric shapes—cubes, …
Elie Saab’s « Enchanted Serenade » haute couture collection for Fall/Winter 2024-2025 unfolds like a spellbinding story of mystery and magnificence. The show began with a minimalist tone that honors Saab’s legacy while simultaneously hinting at a risk-taking shift. The opening act wore a sleek, form-fitting black velvet mermaid gown. Its modest elegance made a tremendous impression, …
Yuima Nakazato’s Fall/Winter 2024-2025 haute couture collection is a magnificent tribute to human fragility inspired by his work on the opera Idomeneo by Mozart, just opened at Paris Haute Couture Week. The collection, appropriately named « Clouds, » tells a story of fashion and art centered on the transitory beauty of the clouds. The event began with …
Demna Gvasalia has done his haute couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 collection for Balenciaga. It had been a special blend of avant-garde design and deep thoughtfulness. In that sense, adhering to the personal tradition of struggling to find a balance between creativity and inner peace, the show opened with one guided meditation wherein guests were asked to …
Franck Sorbier’s Fall/Winter 2024-2025 haute couture collection, « Clouds, » transports us to a strange world where immaculate design meets the transitory beauty of clouds. This collection, which was presented at Paris, celebrates the majesty and lightness of clouds by drawing inspiration from their celestial attraction. Sorbier employs exceptional workmanship to create designs that capture the fragile …
It wasn’t just a fashion show; it was an emotional homage to the designer’s own story and « women who shaped my life. » She created a collection for Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Haute Couture in Paris called « Transmission, » effectively drawing the story of how her mother’s and grandmother’s clothes took on her notions to paint an endless circle …
Giorgio Armani Privé makes a case for pearl inspiration in its Paris Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show, epitomizing elegance and serenity. According to Armani himself, the collection is a tribute to the nourishing ability of the earth and its strong symbolism of love, purity, and holistic principles. Unlike the previous season’s aquatic motif, this collection …
Imane Ayissi, an avant-garde designer from Sub-Saharan Africa, has once again captivated the fashion world with his Spring/Summer 2024-2025 Haute Couture Collection, which debuted during Paris Haute Couture Week. Ayissi, the first designer from his region to be featured on the official couture calendar, blends global couture sensibility with African craftsmanship, drawing inspiration from Western …
Charles de Vilmorin’s collection « Reveuse Bourgeoise, » which debuted at Paris Fashion Haute Couture Week Fall/Winter 2024-2025, depicts a dramatic and intriguing story. The runway was transformed into a moonless night for the presentation, and everyone, including the audience, became suspects in a fashionable murder mystery. De Vilmorin deviated from convention with his second effort as …
Stéphane Rolland’s Fall/Winter 2024-2025 haute couture collection brought back the fair 1940s and 1950s Parisian era to Paris Haute Couture Week. This is an evening effect, full of elegance and sophistication, owing to iconic figures such as Édith Piaf and Yves Montand, matched in a very strict and monocromatic black-and-white color scheme. Feathers, stones, and …
