Night of the living dead has rarely looked as good
With transfixed upward gazes and their smudged palms held forward like sleepwalkers, the models minced around the catwalk in long, lean gowns in translucent fabric, with strategically placed opaque paneling and covered in dark ink smudges. Scarlet Swarovski crystals glinted like fresh bloodstains dripping down the shoulders of one dress, while terrible scenes of Medieval torture – showing little figures on the stake – enlivened its hemline.
“It’s about violence against women and the strength it takes to overcome that and turn it into something beautiful,” Julien Fournie told The AP.
The young Frenchman, who’s showing on the sidelines of the haute couture displays, was on-trend with his second-skin beige pants and a molded jacket covered in anatomical sketches that recalled Givenchy’s skeleton jumpsuits and his palette was steeped in the same somber shades of navy blue and black as Stephane Rolland’s.
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Fireworks
Chapter 26 The Fireworks Haute Couture Gown was born on the runway of the First Misfits collection by Maison Julien Fournié, a Paris haute couture house that has held the officially protected “Haute Couture” designation since 2017. It layers a crossover wrap dress with kimono sleeves in black silk tulle over a draped bustier dress…
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Haute Couture Dress : The samurai dress
Chapiter 25 The Samurai Haute Couture dress from the First Circus collection Haute couture coat dress with scooped back and raglan sleeves, presented on the catwalk for the First Circus Haute Couture collection. This Haute Couture dress has an anatomical cut and is made of powdered wool and black silk doupion. The entire haute couture…
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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.
