Schiaparelli Spring-Summer 22’ Collection at Paris Fashion Week

The Surrealist signatures of founder Elsa Schiaparelli inspired Creative Director Daniel Roseberry to unveil his latest Haute Couture collection 2022.

This was Schiaparelli’s first come back to the runway since the beginning of the pandemic and its anticipation over where creative director Daniel Roseberry would take Schiaparelli next was real.

Daniel Roseberry has been at the helm of the brand since 2019 and has taken the Surrealist signatures of founder Elsa Schiaparelli and run with them, making the house a red carpet and cover shoot favourite thanks to collections, with gilded moulds of body parts and dramatic and cartoonish silhouettes.

For Spring-Summer 2022 couture, the Creative Designer chose the Petit Palais to be the show venue for the SS22 Couture presentation, having sculptural metal pieces, archival references, and orbital symbols on the runway. “The heavens [is] a place to escape from the chaos of our planet,” Roseberry jotted down in the show notes. Moreover, he presented his ultimate collection as sun streamed through the long sash windows, bathing the runway in golden light. So, gold was back, this time contrasting a black palette. He also unveiled dramatic silhouettes more pared-back for this occasion.

The clothing itself was fancy, with sweeping column dresses, moulded bustiers, and sharp jackets with nipped-in waists showing Roseberry’s knack for contemporary glamour. “I definitely didn’t want to do ‘poofy’, like I think a lot of people expect from couture,” He commented.

Plus, accessories had a puritanical monochrome colour scheme. The star of the show was the incredible Medusa dress, crafted from gold leather and embellished with gemstones from the 1930s.

There were big, circular hats resembling planetary rings; gold, crystal-encrusted gloves rose up through the model’s hands like invaluable weeds; and celestial headpieces sprinkled throughout the 23 looks, which oozed surrealism.

Roseberry explained that this collection in specific has pushed him well beyond the outer limits of his comfort zone. “Doing this show has really freaked me out,” he expressed. “But even though at points I was terrified, I’ve come out of it feeling more confident and more tuned into the house. We’re sharpening our knives now, really refining what we do. It’s like something clicked.”

Let’s enjoy Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2022 collection.