Haute Couture Week: Ashi Studio, Peet Dullaert, and Robert Wun

Haute Couture Week: Ashi Studio, Peet Dullaert, and Robert Wun

Aelis, Ashi Studio, Peet Dullaert, Robert Wun, and Ardazaei presented their fall-winter 2024-2025 haute couture collections on the last day of Haute Couture Week in Paris this Thursday (27).

Being in transit and daydreaming inspired Ashi Studio’s fall-winter 2024-2025 haute couture collection, called ‘Sculpted Clouds.’

“The truth is [couture] is not art, it’s an [applied] art but these objects have to have a message and a meaning […]. Otherwise, it’s just clothes at the end of the day,” said Ashi to WWD.

Ashi brought textures that recalled patina, such as cashmere, golden threads, chiffon, and velvet. Black dominated the collection, with a few off-white, blue, silver, gold, and beige pieces. On the runway, Ashi showcased well-structured, voluminous dresses featuring lace, asymmetry, transparency, crystals, sequins, and feathers.

Natural beauty was the starting point for Peet Dullaert to develop his collection. “In my opinion, the job of couture is just exploring possibilities of that architectural approach to clothing, which in the end for me is always defined by comfort […] It’s the best gift you can give yourself”, he said in an interview.

On the runway, we saw beige, white, butter yellow, lilac, light pink, baby blue – but mostly black pieces. Long gloves were a highlight. Textures came in embroideries, beads, bows, tulle, and ruffles.  Blazers and some office wear made their way into the collection. Transparency was present as well.

“This is for me what fashion really is about,” he said. “It’s really that expression of individuality, next to the clothing, that doesn’t need to fit a certain narrative.”

This season, Robert Wun celebrated the first decade of his eponymous label at the Fall-Winter 2024-2025 Haute Couture show. Titled “Time,” he reflected on why he creates fashion and what time means. “I asked myself why I do fashion and what time signifies […] The answer is accepting that everything ends one day — and that’s okay,” Robert Wun shared in an interview.

Time was pictured through the four seasons, starting with a black dress and veil embroidered with crystals, symbolizing the first snowfall. Then came butterflies and flowers announcing the arrival of spring. The passage of time was also illustrated by burns on some pieces. The final four looks represented skin, flesh, bones, and soul. “Nothing lasts forever, and that’s the beauty of it,” said the designer.