{"id":20329,"date":"2026-02-19T08:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/?p=20329"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:03:47","slug":"haute-couture-without-conformity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/haute-couture-without-conformity\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Julien Fourni\u00e9 &#8211; Haute Couture Without Conformity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/logocouturenotebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/logocouturenotebook.png\" alt=\"haute couture fall 2022\" class=\"wp-image-6952\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"1305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559.jpg\" alt=\"haute couture\" class=\"wp-image-20330\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_0559-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haute Couture Week<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In an era when many houses seek relevance through sustainability narratives or commercial pragmatism, Fourni\u00e9 chooses expression. He rejects the cycle of wardrobe obsolescence and aesthetic conformity, returning couture to its essential promise: not blending in, but standing apart.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/couturenotebook.com\/best-haute-couture-blog?author=58ca05e8bf629a24b325fddd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop<\/a> Couture Notebook<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/couturenotebook.com\/best-haute-couture-blog\/julien-fournie-spring-2026-interview\" style=\"border-width:1px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">You&#8217;re going to love this, too!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fashion category-in-the-press\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/zhang-ruonan-in-julien-fournie-haute-couture-grazia-china\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/zhang-ruonan-in-the-alabaster-bride-by-julien-fournie-haute.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zhang Ruonan (\u7ae0\u82e5\u6960) in Julien Fourni\u00e9 Haute Couture for GRAZIA China\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/zhang-ruonan-in-the-alabaster-bride-by-julien-fournie-haute.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/zhang-ruonan-in-the-alabaster-bride-by-julien-fournie-haute-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/zhang-ruonan-in-the-alabaster-bride-by-julien-fournie-haute-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/zhang-ruonan-in-the-alabaster-bride-by-julien-fournie-haute-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/zhang-ruonan-in-julien-fournie-haute-couture-grazia-china\/\" target=\"_self\">Zhang Ruonan (\u7ae0\u82e5\u6960) in Julien Fourni\u00e9 Haute Couture for GRAZIA China<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In the October 2026 issue of GRAZIA China (\u7ea2\u79c0GRAZIA), actress Zhang Ruonan (\u7ae0\u82e5\u6960) wears the Alabaster Bride from Julien Fourni\u00e9\u2019s First Misfits Haute Couture collection.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/zhang-ruonan-in-julien-fournie-haute-couture-grazia-china\/\">See<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21355 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fashion tag-first-misfits tag-halloween tag-haute-couture-embroidery\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/halloween-chic-2026-haute-couture\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1619\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Halloween Chic 2026: 5 Haute Couture Looks and 4 Bags from Julien Fourni\u00e9\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001.jpg 1619w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/Haute-Couture-Embroidery-Inside-the-Kraken-Dress-FIrst-Misfits-Haute-Couture-Collectin-Julien-Fournie00001-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1619px) 100vw, 1619px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/halloween-chic-2026-haute-couture\/\" target=\"_self\">Halloween Chic 2026: 5 Haute Couture Looks and 4 Bags from Julien Fourni\u00e9<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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 \u20ac385.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/halloween-chic-2026-haute-couture\/\">See<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fashion category-haute-couture-outfits-secrets\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/haute-couture-overalls-dress\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1445\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/salopette-grand-soir-haute-couture-overalls-dress-in-black-s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Salopette Grand Soir: a Haute Couture Overalls Dress\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/salopette-grand-soir-haute-couture-overalls-dress-in-black-s.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/salopette-grand-soir-haute-couture-overalls-dress-in-black-s-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/salopette-grand-soir-haute-couture-overalls-dress-in-black-s-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/salopette-grand-soir-haute-couture-overalls-dress-in-black-s-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/salopette-grand-soir-haute-couture-overalls-dress-in-black-s-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1445px) 100vw, 1445px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/haute-couture-overalls-dress\/\" target=\"_self\">The Salopette Grand Soir: a Haute Couture Overalls Dress<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/haute-couture-overalls-dress\/\">See<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21348 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-press category-fashion\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/angelababy-f-magazine-china\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1224\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/Angela-Baby-in-F-Magazine-China.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angelababy Covers F Magazine China\u2019s October 2026 Issue in Julien Fourni\u00e9 Haute Couture\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/Angela-Baby-in-F-Magazine-China.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/Angela-Baby-in-F-Magazine-China-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/Angela-Baby-in-F-Magazine-China-768x878.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/Angela-Baby-in-F-Magazine-China-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/Angela-Baby-in-F-Magazine-China-600x686.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/angelababy-f-magazine-china\/\" target=\"_self\">Angelababy Covers F Magazine China\u2019s October 2026 Issue in Julien Fourni\u00e9 Haute Couture<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For the third year in a row, Angelababy (\u6768\u9896) covers F Magazine China, wearing two Julien Fourni\u00e9 haute couture looks in its October 2026 issue \u2014 the only house represented twice in the shoot.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.julienfournie.com\/en\/angelababy-f-magazine-china\/\">See<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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