Final, First Shield, Julien Fournié Haute Couture

JULIEN FOURNIÉ HAUTE COUTURE First Shield Tuesday July 4th, 2023 Runway Show Salle Gaveau Julien Fournié launches his counterattack on style and fashion design, a real call to resist fake trends with elegance and creativity. Defender of feminine values (diplomacy rather than conquest, humor rather than aggression, seduction rather than submission), the French couturier asserts more than ever that women are the only real shield to protect mankind from all the outbursts of masculinity that are endangering it with war and violence. The French couturier achieves this by diverting the medals, trimmings and other ornaments from military pageantry on his outfits in a festive spirit. The officers’ braid silk trimmings and shoulder pads are displaying new colors, tassels are replacing medals, the stars in the generals' caps are invading the dresses for the the human race’s true defenders. First playing on extremely feminized men's outfits (over-embroidered tuxedo, belts with pockets, silk jersey separates, upcycled military pants and shirts, a revisited First World War soldier coat), Julien Fournié plays with army codes to bring out the shimmer of ladies. Embroideries literally attack, gain ground, and invade precious fabrics. A battle of glitter takes place between the elaborate weaving of silk and lurex devoured by embroidery. Elsewhere, “cannetille”, a metal thread, adorns the collar of “oversize” jackets in silk dupioni, velvet or satin. Loose coats stand out for their volume. Som