Schiaparelli is 'Ready-to-Wear' Vintage Couture in Spring/Summer 2025
Daniel Roseberry showcases his Prêt-à-porter collection in Paris Fashion Week, calling it ‘Future Vintage’.
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This year at Paris Fashion Week, artistic director Daniel Roseberry combines vintage couture and modern minimalism in Schiaparelli’s ‘Ready-To-Wear’ Collection for Spring/Summer 2025. The iconic week of celebrating fashion and designer brands kickstarted again on the 24th of September, with Schiaparelli’s Prêt-à-porter collection walking the runway on the 30th of September showcasing many famous faces such as Kendall Jenner, but also debut walks for the brand such as Alex Consani. Sat in the front row seats supporting the spectacle were many A-list celebrities known for their love of fashion, such as Kylie Jenner, Lindsey Lohan and Nicole Kidman.
Each look encapsulates a fusion of high-quality period pieces and sleek modernistic elements. From the return of the corset and collar into 2025 to chunky gold statement jewellery, Roseberry describes his Ready-To-Wear collection as “clothes not just for our clients, but for their daughters and granddaughters. Future Vintage, I’m calling it.”
Schiaparelli presents their sense of pride and legacy as a brand, with timeless pieces and luxury looks at every show they attend. Roseberry expresses his intentions saying “The world may feel more chaotic than ever, but here, the mood is celebratory: both of what fashion can be, but of how fashion can make you feel.” It is not just about the clothes for this expensive designer.
As each model graces the runway with confidence and style, each look showcases a different element of Shiaparelli’s signature features as a designer. Let us break down 3 out of the 47 looks and see how Schiaparelli brought vintage futuristic fashion to life.
Glistening Gold Statement Pieces
As soon as this first look took the stage at Paris Fashion Week, it was easily identifiably Schiaparelli’s famous couture from focusing on gold statement pieces such as chunky earrings and bracelets to embellished handbags. Every look from the show incorporated some element of their shiny gold style, showing off the designer's high quality and expensive taste. Uniquely known for focusing on striking goldware, Schiaparelli’s collection this year once again has brought classiness to fashion with luxury jewellery and expensive taste to every look on the runway. Culturally too, 2025 has seen a rising trend in the popularity of gold jewellery over silverware, which bodes well with Schiaparelli’s chic accessory choices.
Vintage Couture Corsets and Button Downs
Worn by the multi-millionaire American model Kendall Jenner, look three of the collection brought out the return of corsets which have become an increasingly popular staple in women's wardrobes for 2025. Historically known for being worn in the Victorian era, vintage corsets and collard shirts have become more popular in recent generations exploring the period era of fashion, with a modern twist. Paired with dark denim, this era fusion works well to show off the trends of 2025 along with historical fashion. Gracefully showing off slim waists and elegant necklines, the corset garment reinforces Schiaparelli’s class and prestigious brand representation.
Elegant Halter Necks and High Heels
Asymmetrical lines and sophisticatedly complimenting dresses were a frequent component of the styling theme of this runway. With beautiful colours such as blues and creams to accompany the bright blue simplistic backdrop, the entire atmosphere of elements worked together to create an immersive and engaging fashion experience. As Roseberry stated, their drive for this collection was the celebration of women and their natural beauty, therefore the timeless class of a simple and flowy halter neck dress shows off their qualities powerfully and positively. In addition, every look showcased on this runway was styled with a high heel, whether it was a classic stiletto or a platform heel. This highlights the sophistication and femininity of women's fashion, incorporating the brand's high-end quality once again.
Schiaparelli has proven success once again, as many fans online have expressed their impression and amazement of this year's work. After the show was premiered on YouTube, many followers commented positively about the outfits and the runway as a whole. One viewer said, “simply stunning”, with another agreeably commenting “the most wearable fashion line yet”. Overall, it is clear that Schiaparelli put on yet another “very memorable” show, and they continue to work towards their next collection.
Showing his gratitude to his team at Schiaparelli, Roseberry said
“This collection, like all my work, owes everything to the women who brought it to life. Every stunning model on this runway, my stylist, my collection director, my studio members—every woman, from client to seamstress to artisan and technician. This collection isn’t just possible because of you, it was designed for you and with you. It exists because of you. Thank you.”