On my site, « Haute Couture: the eighth art, » I love to decipher those moments when fashion transcends clothing to touch the artistic. Elie Saab’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 collection, titled « Portrait of a Dream », is precisely one of those magical instances. What Saab offers us here is a total immersion in an « Impressionist garden. » I …
Late January 2025, the renovated Grand Palais pulsed with the rhythm of the CHANEL Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 show. A doubly symbolic moment, I find: not only celebrating the house’s 110 years in this supreme art form that is Haute Couture, but also a collection born in the interim, designed by the in-house studio while …
Paris, late January. Haute Couture Week is in full swing, and all eyes are on Dior. On January 27th , Maria Grazia Chiuri unveiled her vision for Spring/Summer 2025, a collection conceived as a deep dive into « sartorial memory. » Far from a simple retrospective, the ambition was to create a dialogue between eras, to « disrupt …
Paris Haute Couture Week is always a special moment, a bubble where the most exquisite craftsmanship meets the wildest imagination. But let’s be honest, some shows resonate more than others. Franck Sorbier’s, presented this January 29th for Spring/Summer 2025, was definitely one of those. With his collection titled « Symphonie Barbare » (Barbarian Symphony), the designer offered …
For the Spring-Summer 2025 Haute Couture season in Paris, Spanish designer Juana Martin, the only woman from her country admitted to the official calendar , presented her collection « Identidad ». More than just a collection, it is a vibrant manifesto for authenticity and artisanal craftsmanship , a response to a fashion world sometimes disconnected from its …
Imagine: the curtain rises at the Théâtre Mogador, not for a musical, but for an extraordinary Haute Couture show. On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Julien Fournié invited us to his « First Circus, » a Spring/Summer 2025 collection that celebrated much more than fashion. It was a personal event, marking the designer’s 50th birthday and the 16th …
Throughout the 20th century, haute couture emerged as the pinnacle of creativity and craftsmanship, where the famous designers Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld expanded horizons concerning what fashion could be. Their innovative approaches took a new turn not only in realigning the aesthetics of clothes but also redefining the role of women in society, …
The concept of timeless fashion is something way more than just a fad; rather, it’s about styles that live beyond seasonal or fast-fashion fads and transcend the very notion of elegance and sophistication. Haute Couture contributes in this respect with beautifully created clothes that are robust and aesthetic. Every stitch has its story to tell, …
Julien Fournié’s haute couture collection for Fall/Winter 2024 will be presented on June 25, 2024, at the Musée Grévin. It’s a wonderful tribute to Marie-Antoinette. Fournié’s blend of historical grandeur and modern ingenuity is inspired by the last queen of France, who was famed for her adventurous fashion choices. Fournié’s collection, Last Queen, celebrates Marie-Antoinette’s …
The Paris haute couture show by Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fall-Winter 2024–2025 show glowed with artistic flair and surreal surprises. Despite technological obstacles, Nicolas Di Felice, the new Gaultier leader, drew attention, demonstrating that new blood can revive a storied tradition. Di Felice, who is renowned for redefining Courrèges with a daring blend of futuristic and sensual, …
