paris

Twice a year, Haute Cou­ture week descends on Paris, defy­ing struc­tur­al and sar­to­r­i­al bound­aries through cre­ative crafts­man­ship. To par­tic­i­pate, each fash­ion house must receive Haute Cou­ture sta­tus from the Cham­bre Syn­di­cale de la Haute Cou­ture in Paris, and design (by hand) upwards of 35 looks twice a year. This arti­sanal work fus­es the avant-garde with…