Jacquemus Captures Elemental Grace in Corsica With "Le Bonheur"
Staged along the windy shores of Île-Rousse, the Spring/Summer 2027 collection merges impressionist hues, shibori-manipulated leather, and foldable footwear.
Summary
Jacquemus debuted its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, "Le Bonheur," at the historic Phare de la Pietra in Corsica
The collection highlights physical movement and lightweight volume, utilizing sheer triple organza, technical taffeta, and custom organic textures
Landmark design innovations include paper-thin leather tanks, shibori-molded pearl impressions, and the introduction of the foldable "Les Ballerines Pietra"
Jacquemus has officially unveiled its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, titled “Le Bonheur” (Happiness), hosting an intimate, open-air runway presentation in Corsica. Set along the rugged, windswept path leading to the Phare de la Pietra on the Île-Rousse in Corsica, the show functioned as a poetic love letter to slow Mediterranean summers, leveraging natural elements like warm morning light and coastal breezes to breathe fluid motion into avant-garde silhouettes.
The collection moves fluidly between minimalist tailoring and highly expressive, playful structures. Grounded in a desire to liberate textiles from structural stasis, designer Simon Porte Jacquemus experimented heavily with transparency and lightweight layering. The runway showcased sheer tailored jackets and matching shorts engineered from delicate triple organza, dramatic floor-length robe coats that billowed with each step, and black chiffon gowns designed to capture the coastal wind. Subverting traditional tailoring, the menswear lineup emphasized cinched, highly defined waistlines, featuring technical taffeta suits with structured jackets tucked directly into tightly belted trousers.
Texture played an equally vital role, with the house deploying meticulous artisanal craftsmanship across sporty and organic frameworks. A classic athletic tank silhouette was completely reimagined through paper-thin leather, bonded crepe, and borders treated with a traditional Japanese shibori technique—where fabric is bound tightly around physical pearls before their removal to leave a permanent, sculptural memory of their form. These clean lines were dramatically contrasted against Tiered taffeta skirts and voluminous evening pieces laden with cascades of red ostrich feathers, utilizing roughly 2,700 handcrafted feather bunches to mimic blooming coastal buds.
In a statement, Simon Porte Jacquemus said, “I imagined this collection like the summer itself. The sun, the colours, the beauty of simple things, the feeling of lightness. For me, this is happiness… le bonheur.”
The painterly color palette reads like a live-action Impressionist canvas, clashing soft, chalky pastels with sharp, saturated interruptions. A silk-wool trench coat arrived completely saturated in sun-soaked yellow, while a vibrant green shirt layered aggressively beneath a wool melange jacket. Accessories echoed this naturalistic engineering: orange leather trousers were physically embossed to mimic the exact, dimpled micro-texture of citrus skin, while a standout gown was detailed with a sea of undulating silk organza bias strips that cascaded downward like moving seaweed.
The presentation’s footwear and accessory catalog introduced highly versatile, modular shapes. Models marched across the coastal stones in strappy sandals wrapped over brightly colored socks, alongside the debut of “Les Ballerines Pietra”—an ultra-light ballerina flat specifically engineered to effortlessly fold in half. On the bag front, the house brought back its supple leather “The Valérie” top-handle bag in an array of custom embroideries, alongside a spacious, sharp-angled new tote called “Le Tote Pietra,” recognizable by its geometric calisson-shaped structural base. The entire panoramic experience was synchronized to a custom, newly orchestrated symphonic soundtrack composed and adapted by French electronic musician Para One.
