Paris Haute Couture Emerging Designers : Julien Fournié
“I cried a lot making this collection”: French designer Julien Fournié put on a sexy and “ultravulnerable” woman in reaction to the pandemic, war, and rising extremism in his haute couture show on Tuesday.
The music was dramatic, and the models, draped in figure-sculpting maxi dresses, looked slightly distressed with their tousled hair and dark green lipstick. Manta rays and jellyfish were evoked in the colours and elements of some of the dresses, to evoke both fascination and dread. As with many of the collections this season, most of the looks were ultra-sexy, with plays of transparency and lots of openings on the body.
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Zhang Ruonan (章若楠) in Julien Fournié Haute Couture for GRAZIA China
In the October 2026 issue of GRAZIA China (红秀GRAZIA), actress Zhang Ruonan (章若楠) wears the Alabaster Bride from Julien Fournié’s First Misfits Haute Couture collection.
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Halloween Chic 2026: 5 Haute Couture Looks and 4 Bags from Julien Fournié
A sea monster, a punk ghost, a haunted chandelier, a blood-spattered tuxedo and a masked rabbit: five hand-embroidered looks from the First Misfits collection for Halloween 2026, and four bags to carry with them, from €385.
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The Salopette Grand Soir: a Haute Couture Overalls Dress
Look 22 of the First Misfits collection takes a workwear garment and brings it to the ball: work overalls cut in black silk faille, worn over a nude sequin body-polo, above a ball skirt embroidered with waves of vintage crystals.
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Angelababy Covers F Magazine China’s October 2026 Issue in Julien Fournié Haute Couture
For the third year in a row, Angelababy (杨颖) covers F Magazine China, wearing two Julien Fournié haute couture looks in its October 2026 issue — the only house represented twice in the shoot.
