Co-founders at Coperni are ceasing operations after eight years, marking the end of an extraordinary era.

Do you remember where you were when you first saw Coperni spray a synthetic dress onto Bella Hadid's body in real time? The fashion world collectively paused in shock and admiration. With that singular moment, Coperni enshrined itself in fashion history. Its lifetime as a brand was punctuated by a series of similarly unforgettable moments of innovation and spectacle.
Only eight years after its inception, co-founders Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant are shutting down Coperni, officially announcing its closure today.&nbsp;

Despite the appearance of business as usual, from its ambitious runway productions to its extravagant Spring/Summer 2025 show, the Parisian fashion house has been on the brink of closure for several months. Now, the legal and financial dispute that brought the brand's operations to a halt has come to a head, bringing the house's short-lived run to an end.
Since 2019, Tomorrow Ltd has served as the Parisian house’s majority shareholder and distributor, providing financial backing for the brand's increasingly ambitious runway productions. However, in March, Tomorrow Ltd was acquired by Progetto 11.
Following this shift in leadership, Tomorrow Ltd reportedly stopped making payments to the brand, owing Coperni shares of revenue and reimbursements crucial to continuing production, <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/coperni-closes-following-relationship-breakdown-with-distributor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vogue Business</a> reported. As a result of the financial complications, Coperni has been absent from the past two Fashion Week seasons. This summer, Coperni SAS secured protection from the Parisian Court under the French wage guarantee scheme (AGS), alongside temporary relief from tax and duty payments. Without the founders' ability to independently steer the business, however, collapse was imminent.

Kylie Jenner closes Coperni Spring/Summer 2025. Getty Images.

With Meyer and Vaillant's ambitions driving the brand, Coperni consistently positioned itself at the cutting edge of luxury fashion, building a reputation for marrying technological ingenuity with runway theatrics. The brand first captured the internet's attention with its Spring/Summer 2021 show, staged atop Paris's Tour Montparnasse, the city's tallest skyscraper. Two years later, Bella Hadid’s spray-on dress garnered the brand $26.3 million in Media Impact Value. In October 2024, the designers brought their runway to Disneyland Paris, where Kylie Jenner made her luxury runway debut.
Despite its unfortunate brevity, Coperni's tenure in fashion leaves behind a legacy of spectacle, experimentation, and invention.

Bella Hadid closes Coperni Spring/Summer 2023. Getty Images.

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