METAMORPHOSIS

"The starting idea was to talk about fusion. To increase the number of codes borrowed from different wardrobes to explore our relationship with the world...". Wide butterfly wings wrap around the body, and prints are placed to play with anatomical curves as well as flowers and leaves. Botanical camouflage? Handcrafted collages also merge with texture effects developed using artificial intelligence. 

Inspired by all these metamorphoses, Alphonse Maîtrepierre has designed his summer collection: a collection shaped by the transition between past, present and future. And by this rediscovered link with nature. The collection's highly structured lines and cuts are inspired by three masters: Charles James, Cristobal Balenciaga and Christian Dior. "You need to be anchored in history or reality to be able to create your own," says Alphonse Maîtrepierre, who even used Quetchua parachute bags to create a suit jacket that looks as if it came out of a 1940s haute couture atelier. 

Lines of heart, lines of life. A season of convictions and illusions, with our feet firmly rooted in the ground and our heads in the cloudless sky, with butterfly sunglasses made exclusively by Clara Besnard from recycled materials. The dawn of a promised rebirth.