Courrèges

One aspect of the talent of Nicholas Di Felice is how smartly he optimizes the functionality of clothes through social observation—then makes it cool and sexy. This season, his thought process was triggered by watching the universal…

Nicolas Di Felice found his resort inspiration in an obscure 1970 movie. According to its IMDB description, A Swedish Love Story follows two teenagers who fall in love in spite of the disapproval of the cynical adults around them. In her…

Nicolas di Felice found his pre-fall inspiration in an obscure 1970 movie. According to its IMDB description, A Swedish Love Story follows two teenagers who fall in love in spite of the disapproval of the cynical adults around them. In her…

It’s September in New York, just after Labor Day, and Nicolas Di Felice, artistic director of Courrèges, is putting the finishing touches to the French house’s new store in the city. (This is the second; the first shuttered 38 years ago.)…

The boutique before the “rainbow vibe” of the Reedition vinyl pieces were installed.Photo: Angela Hau / Courtesy of CourrègesHow can you tell that Nicolas Di Felice’s rebrand of Courrèges is white-hot? First came the Dua Lipa and Bella…