Alphonse Maitrepierre, who dressed Farida Khelfa for the Olympics opening ceremony, mixed gaming nostalgia with the latest AI-generated video trend on TikTok with a nod to Surrealism for his namesake label’s fifth-anniversary show.
With hypnotizing AI videos on replay at the venue, Maitrepierre offered a collection for those who refuse to grow up. Cue the opening look with a top that seemed a camp take on Apple’s turn-of-the-century icon, the iMac G3. Some models carried flip phones down the runway, and game consoles became wristbands.
Other high notes included a pink top with a kawaii anime motif that reads best friend in Japanese, tracksuit-pajama hybrids, web-like striped tops, a sweeping bathrobe gown, an LBD with a static noise effect neckline and Raphael Everdeen’s 3D-printed jewelry pieces. The brand noted all pieces were made from deadstock, waste or certified materials, courtesy of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned Nona Source.
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The footwear was cute too. A collaboration with heritage French brand Carel, it featured kitten heels that looked like cartoonish pigeons, mice and rodents “on acid” in brat green, baby blue, black and gray.