Introduction to Schiaparelli’s Autumn/Winter Haute Couture Show
Schiaparelli served up a stunning autumn/winter haute couture show for 2025-26. The A-list crowd in the front row included notable celebrities such as Hunter Schafer, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa. Dua Lipa wore a breathtaking, scaled bridal dress with a legendary keyhole from the label’s spring couture collection, while Cardi B embodied Schiaparelli’s theatrical spirit in an evening dress adorned with pearls, accompanied by a live crow on her arm.
The Evolution of Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli is a couture label that blossomed in the 1920s and 1930s but has recently gained more mainstream traction thanks to its notable runway models and celebrity endorsements. The label’s designs have been worn by prominent figures, including Lauren Sanchez Bezos, who wore a golden, corseted Schiaparelli dress from the 2025 spring collection to her high-profile Venetian wedding with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
"Back to the Future" Haute Couture Show
The theme of the haute couture show this season was "back to the future." Creative Director Daniel Roseberry successfully merged vintage designs from the fashion house’s heyday with the sculptural silhouettes that Schiaparelli is known for today. Roseberry drew inspiration from the past by incorporating vintage pieces into the catwalk, such as a black-gold palm leaf dinner jacket from Schiaparelli’s 1936 Winter Haute Couture collection.
Reinventing the Past for the Future
For the evening ensembles, Roseberry reimagined a velvet jacket from the label’s 1937 Haute Couture collection, adding exaggerated revers and stitch connectors to bring the piece into the 21st century. The collection featured pops of lively retro red and splinters of diamonds, which decorated otherwise reserved clothing like stars coming to life. Roseberry’s use of silver diamond embroidery, arranging shiny constellations, symbolized reinvention, a concept famous to Schiaparelli.
A Boldly Imaginative Future
Roseberry transformed the human form into a canvas for starlight, marrying science fiction fantasy with couture in the golden age. As the first American to head an established French Couture House, Roseberry shows no signs of slowing down as he concludes his sixth year at the label. The collection, featuring metallic bodices, liquid lamé dresses, and sculptural surrounds, propelled the brand’s surrealistic legacy into a boldly imaginative future.
Conclusion
As the final looks, with mirrors and gilded garments, flooded the runway, it was clear: Schiaparelli’s future is as dazzling as its past. With each piece, Roseberry continues to push the boundaries of fashion, blending the old with the new and the surreal with the real, ensuring Schiaparelli’s place as a leading couture house for years to come.
