Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture: Bigger, bolder and baroque

Daniel Roseberry isn’t interested in playing safe. While the fashion industry retreats to minimalism, he’s running full speed in a different direction— straight into decadence, drama, and the kind of couture that makes you gasp. Schiaparelli’s spring 2025 collection wasn’t just a show in Paris but a spectacle.

Corsets so firm they defied anatomy, with intricate embroidery and silhouettes so grand they demanded their own postcode. If fashion is meant to transport us, Roseberry just handed us a first-class ticket to another world.

If you were hoping for quiet luxury, you were in the wrong place.

Go big or go baroque

The collection, titled Icarus,  felt like stepping into a dream—one stitched together with satin ribbons, pearls, and centuries-old couture techniques. Roseberry found inspiration in antique ribbons from the 1920s and ’30s, transforming them into gowns that shimmered like relics of a forgotten era. The palette? Muted and mysterious—dusty nudes, faded greens, burnt saffron—like something unearthed from an aristocrat’s attic.

Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli

“I’m so tired of everyone equating modernity with simplicity,” Roseberry declared backstage. “Can’t the new also be extravagant?”

Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli collection via Schiaparelli

With this question in mind, Roseberry unveiled a couture collection that was indeed extravagant. Kendall Jenner floated down the runway in a pearl-grey embroidered gown, its nude mesh base draped in satin and trailing into a sculpted train. Dresses boasted orbital necklines so low they made bras a fashion statement. And bustle-backed gowns exploded in layers, proving that Roseberry isn’t afraid to take up space.

The devil’s in the details

Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli

Schiaparelli’s legacy isn’t just about surrealism—it’s about craftsmanship. Roseberry dug deep into the archives, reviving embroidery techniques that haven’t been seen since the early 1900s. The result? He presented the audience with gowns dripping in pearls, feathers, and hand-sewn embellishments so intricate they felt almost otherworldly. The runway itself—covered in golden sun-shaped tiles—set the stage for a collection that blurred the lines between fashion and fantasy.

A couture escape

Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli

The collection wasn’t just about nostalgia; it was about possibility. Roseberry pulled from the greats—Charles Frederick Worth, Madame Grès, Yves Saint Laurent—without copying them. “Schiaparelli’s signature isn’t about a silhouette,” he explained. “It’s an ethos.”

And that ethos? More is more.

Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli collection, via Schiaparelli

In a world obsessed with speed and simplicity, Schiaparelli’s spring 2025 couture show felt like a delicious, indulgent escape. It reminded us that fashion doesn’t always have to be wearable or practical. Sometimes, it just has to take your breath away.

And Roseberry did just that—one pearl, one feather, one extravagant masterpiece at a time.

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