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Bad Bunny Leads Star-Studded Debut at Schiaparelli Fall/Winter 2026-27 Haute Couture Show
7/7/2026, 3:26:49 PM
Bad Bunny’s Couture Debut at Schiaparelli Fall/Winter 2026-27 Show
On Monday, during Paris Fashion Week, Schiaparelli unveiled its Fall/Winter 2026-27 haute couture collection, “The Abyss.” Bad Bunny arrived in a custom butter-yellow silk suit with pleated trousers, a double-breasted blazer, gold hoop earrings, and black leather cowboy boots.
Daniel Roseberry’s Vision for “The Abyss”
Creative director Daniel Roseberry framed the collection as a surrender to an unknown creative process, moving beyond traditional “noble” materials to explore whether beauty resides in material or imagination.
Materials, Techniques, and Design Details
The runway combined silicone-molded body pieces, latex tentacles, and paint-baked sheets with hand-applied feathers, freeze-dried hydrangea micro-embroidery, and gold hardware. Haute couture rules require a Paris atelier and custom hand-sewn garments, often priced above €50,000.
Celebrity Front Row and Styling Highlights
Front-row seats featured Bad Bunny, Emma Corrin, Michelle Yeoh, and Karlie Kloss. Bad Bunny’s suit displayed gold brooches referencing his 2022 album “Un Verano Sin Ti” and 2025 “DeBÍ TiRAR MÁS FOToS.” Corrin wore a black velvet blazer with feathered accents; Yeoh chose a minimalist black off-shoulder dress with Schiaparelli’s calf-skin Face Bag; Kloss arrived in creased black ballet flats paired with a lace camisole and zebra-print skirt.
Market Impact and Global Resonance
The show underscores Schiaparelli’s dominance in luxury, targeting billionaires and royalty. Analysts note that the collection’s aesthetic is shaping design trends in African markets such as Lagos and Nairobi, where high-net-worth consumers seek bespoke couture.
Official Statements & Responses
The brand’s press release said the collection transforms ordinary materials into extraordinary forms and that the creative journey itself is the process. A spokesperson added that “The Abyss” fuses avant-garde experimentation with centuries-old hand-sewing and embroidery.
Criticism & Opposition
Some observers called the collection “scary and appalled” yet also “wonderstruck,” indicating mixed reactions to its surrealist tension.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
One source emphasizes silicone and latex, another adds paint-baked sheets and silicone-infused “silk-like” fabrics; no source details exact material quantities, leaving the full technical composition unclear.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Couture has always transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. Here, that transformation asked us to think beyond ‘noble’ materials, asking whether beauty resides in the material itself — or in the imagination capable of reinventing it. We paired haute couture techniques with synthetic materials: instead of the traditional silks, satins, and wools, we instead used latex, silicone, pools of paint baked into sheets and sculpted into silhouettes,” — Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director, Schiaparelli
- “It was a total surrender to an unknown creative process, even on the materialization,” — Daniel Roseberry, backstage
- “I love the extreme. I mean, it’s couture,” — Daniel Roseberry, to WWD
- “Only when I surrendered to the void did I truly start to enjoy making this collection.” — Daniel Roseberry, Instagram video
- “Between Kloss and Bad Bunny, just put this collection in a museum already; it is truly a work of art.” — The Cut editorial
What’s Next
Schiaparelli will debut its Spring/Summer 2027 couture line later this year, and the next Paris Haute Couture week in October will further showcase the house’s avant-garde direction.
