{"id":552306,"date":"2025-11-06T06:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/552306\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T06:07:17","slug":"net-a-porter-rabanne-unveil-a-high-shine-holiday-capsule-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/552306\/","title":{"rendered":"Net-a-porter, Rabanne Unveil a High-shine Holiday Capsule in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLONDON<\/a> \u2014 <\/strong>If there were ever a collection that cried out for a party, it\u2019s Net-a-porter\u2019s<\/a> holiday capsule with Rabanne<\/a>, which landed with a bang, and a shower of silver and gold, in Mayfair on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\n\tRabanne-clad guests, including Iris Law<\/a>, Jean Campbell, Pom Klementieff<\/a> and a host of VVIP customers, outshone the glitter ball, and the mirrored ceiling, during the launch party at The Scotch of St. James, the historic nightclub and symbol of Swinging \u201960s London.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Niamh<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tNiamh McCormack<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRowben Lantion\/Courtesy of Rabanne<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cozy basement club was the first place Jimi Hendrix<\/a> performed when he touched down in London<\/a> in 1966, and where members of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones mingled with Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart and Sonny and Cher.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor one night only it was transformed into Le Club Rabanne, a showcase for the high-shine collection filled with chainmail minis and beanies, halter-neck tops, citrus green and gold dresses, and zebra-print sets, all inspired by the golden age of Miami nightlife in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe party was Net\u2019s first big moment under new ownership, and management. Now part of LuxExperience<\/a>, parent of Mytheresa, and with Heather Kaminetsky<\/a> as chief executive officer, the retailer is ready to start a new chapter.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA look at the launch of Net-a-porter<\/a> and Rabanne\u2019s holiday capsule.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJamie Stoker\/WWD<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNet-a-porter<\/a> was founded in London, and this felt like a beautiful, circular moment to reignite the magic \u2014 and nobody does a party capsule like Rabanne,\u201d said Kaminetsky, adding that the collection is aimed squarely at the Net-a-porter customer.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhen you enter The Scotch and you see this collection, it screams \u2018Net-a-porter customer,\u2019 and that\u2019s the lens we\u2019re constantly keeping. The EIPs [extremely important people] are at the center of every decision we make,\u201d she said, adding they were also a key part of Wednesday night\u2019s guest list.<\/p>\n

\n\tNet has been taking a leaf out of the Mytheresa playbook. Not only is it focusing on top customers who spend the most, it is also amplifying full-price and high-item values and taking a frugal approach to everything the customer doesn\u2019t see.<\/p>\n

\n\tKaminetsky, who worked at Net earlier in her career and who was most recently president, North America, at Mytheresa, knows the playbook by heart. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kai<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tKai Isaiah-Jamal<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRowben Lantion\/Courtesy of Rabanne<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe work every day for those customers. They are the end users, and they are on the journey with us. They want us to succeed because they are part of our community. They tell us everything \u2014 everything! \u2014 and they don\u2019t hold back,\u201d Kaminetsky added.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat consumer, she said, loves fashion, discovery and inspiration. \u201cShe sees something on the runway and she runs after it because of her love of fashion. She doesn\u2019t sit there waiting to be told what a trend is; she\u2019s setting the trend because she is so fashion-obsessed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJulien Dossena<\/a>, Rabanne\u2019s creative director who cohosted the party with Kaminetsky, said the customer is not only precious \u2014 she\u2019s a wellspring of inspiration.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs a designer, the customer connection is the best one you can have. While it\u2019s always nice to get compliments on your designs, these women also talk to you in a very personal way. They talk about why they love the designs, how the clothes move, how they feel on the body and how they wear them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA look at the launch of Net-a-porter and Rabanne\u2019s holiday capsule.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJamie Stoker\/WWD<\/p>\n

\n\tThat feedback keeps him going. \u201cI love to see and hear how customers interpret these clothes in real life. Designers often think in abstract terms \u2014 we talk about making \u2018empowering\u2019 clothes, but it\u2019s good to listen to what women actually want \u2014 and then deliver it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\n\tDossena described the capsule as \u201cpieces that you wear to dance and to let go. It\u2019s kind of mythological when you wear those mesh clothes. You feel that you are this Paco Rabanne<\/a> girl,\u201d channeling the energy of the founder\u2019s collections from the 1960s.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe capsule also showcases all of the original materials and techniques that Rabanne developed. <\/p>\n

\n\tDuring an interview, Dossena pointed to a gold chainmail minidress made from diamond-shaped, laser-cut sequins hooked together, by hand, with tiny metal rings and a floppy beanie done in silver metal mesh, a material inspired by the protective layers on butcher\u2019s gloves and shoes.<\/p>\n

\n\tOnce he finishes mingling with customers, Dossena plans to seek even more inspiration during his trip to London. Over the next few days he\u2019ll be hitting the city\u2019s vintage shops, on Portobello Road and elsewhere, which he believes are second to none.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA look at the launch of Net-a-porter and Rabanne\u2019s holiday capsule.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJamie Stoker\/WWD<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey\u2019re different from anywhere else. You can find Victorian clothing, 1960s and 1970s vintage, Ossie Clark, printed fabrics, and the best tea dresses \u2014 and lingerie,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore he heads back to Paris, he also plans to visit Brighton for the first time \u2014 and is well-prepared for the gray autumn skies and sea. \u201cI\u2019m from Brittany \u2014 I know all about that,\u201d the designer said.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA look at the launch of Net-a-porter and Rabanne\u2019s holiday capsule party.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRowben Lantion\/Courtesy of Rabanne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONDON \u2014 If there were ever a collection that cried out for a party, it\u2019s Net-a-porter\u2019s holiday capsule…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":552307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,176819,257,163698,176820,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-552306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-julien-dossena","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-net-a-porter","14":"tag-paco-rabanne","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115501259120265053","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/552307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}