Paris Fashion Week isn’t only about fashion’s biggest names. On October 2, SSENSE turned its attention to the industry’s next generation with Salon des Refusés, a one-day Paris pop-up celebrating emerging design and creative culture. Inspired by the original Salon des Refusés of 1863—which gave boundary-pushing artists rejected by the Paris establishment a space to be seen—SSENSE brought that rebellious spirit into the present with a lineup featuring Kanika Agarwal, Laura Andraschko, MERRMA, Petra Fagerström, RESCHA, SECONDA and legendary milliner Stephen Jones.
The designers offered distinctly different visions of where fashion is headed. Agarwal merges her Indian heritage with sharp Parisian tailoring, while Andraschko brings early-internet references and playful glamour to contemporary womenswear. MERRMA transforms hair accessories into sculptural statements, Fagerström distorts familiar silhouettes through a digital-age lens, RESCHA explores French and Indian identity through heritage textile techniques, and SECONDA champions modular clothing designed for longevity and self-expression.
Visitors could discover, try on and shop the designers’ work before the pop-up transitioned into an evening celebration, with Memphy behind the decks and a special showcase from Smerz—bringing SSENSE’s longtime commitment to fashion discovery off the screen and into the middle of Paris Fashion Week.
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