Maitrepierre’s A/W 2021 collection tells the story of spring in winter, « Bloom » is a flowering, a positive invitation to rethink the body by imagining new lines, delicate, opulent, soft, fun, sculptural « flower women ».

Alphonse Maitrepierre felt the need in the current context to speak of flowering, of life drive, to be inspired by the female singers of the 1950s that he listened to during lockdown, by the volumes of flowers that he saw through the window. Torn between the sometimes gloomy reality and a virtual life that allows to escape from home. The idea of blossoming and blooming is combined with a kind of maturity. A strange mix between whole afternoons wrapped up in one’s comforter, exploring artists’ archives during lockdowns or simply walking in the open air that we cherish so much nowadays.

Bloom is a manifesto. This A/W 2021 collection uses Haute Couture codes, extra large volumes, which contrast with raw and incongruous materials totally upcycled: recycled fleeces, linen sheets and 100% virgin wool blankets, but also a seaweed-based silicone developed by a nautical laboratory in Amsterdam. This season Maitrepierre also unveils a collection of sunglasses created in collaboration with Emmanuelle Khan.

Discover the films and best looks below.