Women’s wear Spring/Summer 2024 showroom session will take place at the Palais de Tokyo from Wednesday 27th September to Tuesday 3rd. A digital version will also be available by invitation with the help of Le New Black and Grand Shooting from September 27th, 2023.
SPHERE PARIS FASHION WEEK® SHOWROOM
This season, the Sphere Paris Fashion Week® Showroom will feature:
BENJAMIN BENMOYAL
Benjamin Benmoyal joined Central Saint Martins after four years in the army. From this confrontation of experiences, is born the will to express himself with a fabric that is a sign of lost innocence. From this, was born a singular weave, mixing cotton threads and VHS magnetic tapes. After experiments at Alexander McQueen and Hermès, he founded his eponymous brand in 2020. Eco-responsibility and experimentation are at the centre of his work, mainly inspired by traditional Moroccan outfits. Benjamin Benmoyal joins the official Paris Fashion Week® Presentation Calendar in March 2021, and on this occasion, also integrates Sphere PFW® Showroom. In 2022, he was a finalist for the Andam Pierre Bergé Prize.
FLORENTINA LEITNER
Combining a chic wardrobe with a delicate, feminine aesthetic, Florentina Leitner aims to inspire joy and freedom. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Austrian designer Florentina Leitner began working with Dries Van Noten before launching her eponymous label in February 2022, based in Antwerp. Known for her 3D prints and flowers, Florentina Leitner offers unique and playful designs for women of all ages, produced in artisanal factories in Italy using eco-friendly materials. After joining the official calendar of the Paris Fashion Week® in September 2022, she won the Emerging Talent Award at the Belgian Fashion Awards.
LUCILLE THIEVRE
After studying at L’École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, Lucille Thièvre joined Hermès and then Givenchy. She founded her eponymous brand in 2021. In 2019, she was a finalist at Festival International de Mode de Hyères. With strong stylistic roots, the designer blends a sensitive and authentic wardrobe with a sustainable and ethical vision. Her career is deeply rooted in the creative ecosystem of the Ateliers du Wonder in Paris, where art, music, and know-how merge to inspire her unique creations. Each season, she demonstrates her love of jersey, borrowing from the vocabulary of swimwear to sculpt the body, the drape of shiny viscose, and iconic denim pieces with a twist.
MAITREPIERRE
After studying at La Cambre in Brussels and internshipsatJean-PaulGaultierandAcne,Alphonse Maitrepierre founded his eponymous brand in 2019. Mixing technological innovation and ecology, he masters an assumed old-fashioned with structured jersey silhouettes and colorful prints. In 2021, he won the Prix de la Ville de Paris Prize Emerging Brand and was also noticed for his collaborations with Emmanuelle Khan and Desigual. He joins the Official Calendar of Paris Fashion Week® in 2021.
ROLF EKROTH
Rolf Ekroth has a multi-dimensional approach: utilitarian, nostalgic, and sustainable, drawing on both Nordic aesthetics and streetwear. A graduate of Aalto University in Helsinki, Rolf Elkroth won Finland’s Young Designer of the Year award in 2015. The following year, he was a finalist at the Festival International de Mode de Hyères, where he won the Galeries Lafayette prize. Since 2021, his eponymous brand has been celebrating and modernizing Finnish heritage and expertise. He is presenting his collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week. He joins SPHERE Paris Fashion Week® Showroom this season.
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