Paris couture will always be a study in contrasts, never more so than its final day, when Syria’s Rami Al Ali, Switzerland’s Germanier and New York’s Jordan Roth presented wildly different visions of fashion and art. Rami Al Ali: Damascus renaissance Rami Al Ali couture fall-winter 2025–2026 – Courtesy At the risk of sounding facetious,…
Often, the greatest progenitors of couture – a very French concept – are born thousands of kilometers from France. Three such talents – Elie Saab, Fang Couture and ArdAzAei – offered up impressive visions of revived couture classicism. None of them were born in France. Elie Saab haute couture Fall-Winter 2025–26 – Courtesy Elie Saab:…
The Cordovan brand returns to bring the Andalusian tradition to the Parisian Haute Couture Week. The University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, in the heart of the 5th arrondissement, hosted on July 8 the parade of the seventh haute couture collection of the firm founded by Juana Martín, in which the creator presented her proposals for autumn/winter…
Coco Chanel’s love of nature was the leitmotif of this season’s couture collection from the house, unveiled with poise and precision inside the newly renovated Grand Palais on a cloudy Tuesday morning. Chanel’s take on structured evening sensuality. – FNW The collection marked the last of seven created by the brand’s in-house studio, and it…
Two great couture originals staged subtly dramatic shows on Monday in Paris; Iris van Herpen with her latest techno Sturm und chic, and Rahul Mishra with 21st-century Sufism style. Iris van Herpen: Urban ornithology Iris van Herpen is an artist who used clothes to make unexpected and often very beautiful visual statements. Wearability is not…
Schiaparelli kicked off Paris haute couture week with a sensationally surreal collection that blended “entre-deux-guerres” imagery with punchy futurism. A black wool look styled with a cloche hat and opera gloves. – FNW With Dua Lipa, Cardi B and Brazilian star Anitta sitting front row inside the Petit Palais, the pre-show was a heated hive…
Paris is expecting one of the quietest haute couture seasons in memory — devoid of shows by Dior, Gaultier or Valentino and of any major debut, albeit as the parallel high jewelry season continues to expand rapidly. See catwalkElie Saab – Spring-Summer2025 – Haute Couture – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight In the wake of…
Couture, by legal definition a French term, very occasionally finds its highest expression outside of France, like this week in Naples, when Max Mara presented its Atelier Collection for FW 2025. A Max Mara Atelier coat blends structure and sensuality with a pleated twist on the tuxedo silhouette for Fall/Winter 2025. – Launchmetrics A brilliant…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 3, 2025 Swedish couture label ArdAzAei has reached a new milestone by appointing a CEO. The label, which shows at Paris haute couture week as invited member and is known for its sustainable design, has tapped the luxury sector expertise of Danish executive Ulrik Garde Due, who has taken…
The house of Dior will sit out the next Paris couture catwalk season in July, even as Maison Margiela and Iris van Herpen return to the runways in the French capital, according to a provisional calendar released Monday. See catwalkDior – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Haute Couture – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The decision by Dior…