The state of couture
For me, couture is about triggering a deep, deep, emotional response
from people.
-Daniel Roseberry
Schiaparelli creative director Daniel Roseberry is creating a fashion fantasy dipped in gold. At just 36 years old, he has become a dynamo of couture, delivering opulent, surrealist collections in the image of the brand's late, great founder, Elsa. To learn more about his process and his plans, we connected the Dallas, Texas native with fellow Schiaparelli alumnus and living legend Christian Lacroix to discuss the legacy of couture in a changed world.
Roseberry says: "My mantra for every season is, “I want people weeping in the front row,” and not just my mom. I think most people design clothes because they love this industry, or because they love dressing women, and that is not me at all. For me, it's about triggering a deep, deep, emotional response from people. Couture has become the mechanism by which we can do this. And it's true, as you said, that as the world starts to fall apart or things start heating up, I find myself running to the couture, seeking refuge inside of the process. I was just complaining about this week, because it's fashion week, it's ready-to-wear—you really feel the machine. I find it so much more exhausting."