What’s hot for SS25
From Anrealage’s surreal proportions, Julie Kegel’s bright metallics and RUIbuilt’s liminality, this Paris fashion week has it all. To round off the explosive week, we compiled a ‘lil guide to take you from show to shown – ensuring that all the most impressive shows make it to your radar.
Cool-wear for a hot world
With temperatures rising, Anrealage introduces a “cool-wear” wardrobe that quite literally refreshes. The lightweight, windproof pieces are equipped with hidden fans creating a wearable breeze.
Poetic volumes
These pieces bloom into full, exaggerated shapes, blending abstract motifs and delicate drapping. Formalwear gets a quirky upgrade with windproof organza and bonded tweed.
The future in full form
Pushing the boundaries of innovation, this collection showcases pieces crafted from a specially developed airtight material, the fabric is woven from ultra-fine threads—each measuring just one-third the thickness of a human hair, creating garments of unprecedented lightness.
From Boulevard to the Beach
Belgian designer Julie Kegels debuted her sophomore collection at an epic Paris Fashion Week pool party this season. Fusing together classic European silhouettes with carefree, Californian details, the looks were topped off with Kegels’signature bold and tongue-in-cheek-style accessories.
Luminous Materials
Silks, satins, and textiles with a luminous, liquid-like sheen dominated the collection. Models sauntered around the garden as their poolside-glam looks reflected under the evening lights.
Classic Prints Meet California Cool
Balancing opulence and summertime ease, classic patterns and silhouettes — think argyle and tweed suits — were reimagined in playful pastel colorways.
Jorre Janssens
Jorre Janssens
The Wedding Collection
This was a season of celebration for Belgian designer, Meryll Rogge. After getting married in Northern Spain earlier this year, the designer looked to this life milestone for inspiration in her SS25 collection. Offering dramatic proportions, festive embellishments, and upcycled denim, The Wedding Collection explores the joys of festive dressing, reimagined for the everyday.
Bouquets and Rings
Wedding-inspired embellishments can be found on a number of pieces within the collection. Floral knits and beaded detailing nod to to sempre viva bouquets, symbolizing eternal love, while large, silver eyelets adorn an organza dress — a stand-out piece that references wedding rings — a quintessential symbol of matrimony.
Something Old, Something New…
Pieces of upcycled denim are transformed into fresh, sophisticated pieces: a white denim jacket and skirt set resembles a voluminous wedding gown, washes of black denim construct a reimagined LBD, while other pieces are patchworked together to create a peplum top, expertly balancing the fine line between casual and formal attire.
Cauchemar in the Kitchen
Weinsanto opened Paris Fashion Week with his SS25 collection entitled Cauchemar in the Kitchen, an ode to the French capital and its chic, free-spirited, and bold women.
From Kitchen to Table
Taking place at the iconic Centre Pompidou restaurant Le Georges, which boasts stunning views of the Parisian skyline (tour de Eiffel included), Weinsanto served up a performance followed by a series of sultry, yet playful looks.
Art Nouveau Prints
A number of looks featured Weinsanto’s standout print of the collection: a vibrant, floral , Art Nouveau-inspired motif, that nods to the architecture and decor of Paris.0
Lingering On
Designer Rui Zhou explores liminal spaces with Lingering On, RUIbuilt’s SS25 collection. Using soft fabrics, her signature cut-outs, and pearl adornments, Zhou’s pieces further explore the boundaries of the body and translates the poetic experience of liminal spaces into tangible designs.
Seaside Sensuality
Complimenting Zhou’s signature pearl detailing were a series of pieces– relaxed bubble mini skirts and slinky cut-outs tops, to name a few — adorned in reflective seashell embellishments. These details, along with models’ slicked back hairstyles (think: ocean siren-chic), gave a nod to the elegant fantasies of the natural world.
Signature Denim
Alongside a series of sultry cutout garments, this season’s collection offered elevated casual wear. Most notably, bootcut stone wash jeans adorned with Zhou’s signature web-like motifs.
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Words by Nabi Williams
