A study of symmetry and sensuality, the FW24 collection shifts the paradigms of Nicolas Di Felice’s Courrèges. The FW24 collection casts each garment as an actor of living geometry, a protagonist of the unravelling of a body’s passions in pursuit of the ultimate thrill.
A STUDY OF SYMMETRY AND SENSUALITY, THE FW24 COLLECTION SHIFTS THE PARADIGMS OF NICOLAS DI FELICE’S COURRÈGES. Both instinctive and methodic, his reductive process draws its strength from the infinite potential of primary shapes.
Through playful takes on functionality, the collection explores hybrid combinations that reveal the body’s singularity. Key features of classic styles - the notched lapel of a coat, the ribbed straps of a tank top, the riveted waistband of biker pants - are mirrored on their hems and cuffs like siamese trims.
In the final flourish of silhouettes, bias-cut slip dresses, latex footwear, lingerie finishings and leather pin-up bras take the story behind closed doors...
The soothing tempo of a woman’s breath fills the space like a beating heart. ‘Take it, Take it slow’ she chants, as the silhouettes shed their protective layers. Little by little, Di Felice’s quest for heightened emotions builds up like shivers in the surrounding scene.
Set to an ascending soundscape - composed by Sene, Sophie Koella and Di Felice himself - the show closes on the haunting melody of Chopin’s ‘Nocturne’ as the last model, sheathed in black silk, glides weightlessly past the audience.
The FW24 collection casts each garment as an actor of living geometry, a protagonist of the unravelling of a body’s passions in pursuit of the ultimate thrill.
