What remains of glamour when it meets the dusty horizon of the desert and loses its facade?
The raw expanse of the California desert and the codes of a tradition-heavy fashion house don’t sit easily together, and the collection doesn’t try to smooth that over. The maison’s couture origins get translated into something harder and shinier here, staged with a cinematic eye. Antonin Tron pulls from Balmain directly: the bold animal motifs, the mid-century drapery, the embroidery and beading that pull light into the fabric. Against that sits the Californian counterculture of the 1960s and 70s. Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, and Death Valley provide a specific geography that shows clearly in the clothes.
The silhouette lives in that exact tension. Silk dresses and lingerie pieces move with a lightness that borders on disorienting, inspired by 1950s backstage photos where models moved between states of dress and undress. Slim-fit pants and structured satin bomber jackets sit heavy against them, alongside soft, oversized coats that nod to Christophe Decarnin’s era at the house.
The palette mirrors that same shift, running from pale ivory and mineral gray to copper, gold, and warm orange, capturing the light of the West Coast sky at dawn and dusk. Even the footwear grounds the clothes in the landscape, featuring wedge sandals set on heels that look carved from agate, jasper, and fossilized marble.
Here are our standout looks and details:
Credits
Set Design: Faraguna
Direction and Production: Without Production
Music: Studio Frédéric Sanchez
Styling: Agata Belcen
Casting: Julia Lange
Hair: Karim Belghiran
Makeup: Karin Westerlund
Nails: Cam Tran