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Schiaparelli Debuts ‘The Sphinx’ at the Louvre With Illusion Knits and Viral Kitten Heels

The collection reinforces the maison’s surrealist identity, with press attention building ahead of a V&A retrospective.

Overview

  • Daniel Roseberry presented the Fall/Winter 2026–27 ready-to-wear show inside the Carrousel du Louvre on a dramatically lit black runway.
  • Roseberry cited a Giacometti-designed sphinx brooch from Elsa Schiaparelli’s archive as the catalyst for a chimera theme of human and animal hybridity.
  • Trompe-l’oeil effects featured printed fur on denim, solarized body prints, and illusion tulle spliced into knits, suiting, and beaded gowns to appear suspended on skin.
  • Accessories drew outsized attention with gilded bird-claw handbags and the hissing ‘Sphynx’ kitten/mule heel fabricated to resemble taxidermy without using animals, which went viral on social platforms.
  • A high-craft statement look included a silver skirt cut from 10,200 CDs with tens of thousands of beads, paired with a jacket embroidered in cassette tape, set against elongated tailoring, faux fur, sculpted leather, and glossy satin.