Beginning with a long flared plaid trench coat, this collection produced a sense of refinement inspired by the best of Courrèges’ archives, known for its minimalist designs with geometric and futuristic cuts. Bringing together eras and juxtaposing cultures, Nicolas Di Felice has reworked the house’s joyful aesthetic into the contemporary world, as illustrated by spaghetti straps, thigh-high boots, XXL earrings and bags, asymmetrical tops, flared pants or leather jackets with turned-up collars and trapeze coats, perfectly in line with the brand’s DNA.
The 37-year-old Belgian designer, who graduated from La Cambre and worked at Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and Dior before becoming artistic director of Courrèges, immersed himself in the house’s archives and came to the decision “that everything had to be kept and redone,” as he told Le Figaro.