Haute Couture · 2025 · Paris
Maison Noir — Autumn Couture
“An obsidian study in laser-cut leather and oxidised silver thread.”
Category
Haute Couture
Year
2025
Duration
11 months
Pieces
6 looks
The Brief
For the maison's autumn couture, the creative director envisioned six looks built around a single material idea: light caught on a black surface. Our brief was to develop a couture-grade lattice that read as architectural by day and faceted as jewellery under stage light.
Techniques Developed
- 01Aari embroidery in oxidised silver bullion
- 02Sub-millimetre laser-cut nappa leather lattice
- 03Hand-set Czech glass bugle beads
- 04Heat-pressed petal embossing on silk gazar
Materials
- — Italian nappa leather
- — Silk gazar
- — Oxidised silver bullion
- — Czech glass beads
- — Antique brass eyelets
In Their Words
“It became impossible to tell where the leather ended and the embroidery began.”
— Creative Director, Maison Noir
