Nicolas Di Felice’s latest collection for Courrèges Spring/Summer 2025, presented at Paris Fashion Week, is a masterful blend of subtle seduction and mathematical ingenuity. The Artistic director’s vision for the upcoming season focuses on the back as an unexpected erogenous zone, while deftly navigating social media censorship with innovative designs.
Di Felice’s collection is inspired by diving and aquatic elements, as evidenced by the show’s 28-foot-wide ocean drumset piece. The invitation, a silver metal Möbius loop, hinted at the collection’s underlying theme of infinity and cyclical patterns.
The designer’s standout pieces included “magic bandeau” tops, strategically sized to pass through Instagram’s nipple filters, paired with leather pants and wrap skirts. Di Felice’s exceptional pattern-cutting skills shine through in bra tops that transform into apron dresses with deeply scooped backs, and jackets with intricate slits woven into fabric panels.
Courrèges‘ signature space-age aesthetic is updated with miniskirts with slashed waistbands and pants with thigh-high zippers. The collection’s color palette remains largely monochromatic, allowing the innovative constructions to take center stage.
Di Felice’s exploration of geometry extends to his “Infinity” dress, which combines a plunging neckline with a spiral skort design. Wrap dresses made from single pieces of fabric are loosely pinned or suspended from invisible corsets, exemplifying the designer’s minimalist approach.
Accessories include visor-like sunglasses and earrings adorned with fish feathers to complete the aquatic-inspired looks.
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