The queen of crescent moons is also the high priestess of circular fashion.
If you’ve walked the streets of Paris, browsed the edgier racks at Galeries Lafayette, or scrolled fashion feeds anytime in the past few years, you’ve seen it: the moon. That crescent-moon print—part-sci-fi, part-henna, part-French futurism—belongs to none other than Marine Serre, the enfant terrible of sustainable couture.
But Serre is far more than a motif-maker. She’s at the forefront of eco-futurist fashion, building garments that fuse sleek design with upcycled materials—from deadstock denim and retro towels to vintage lace and recycled plastic.
A Fashion House Rooted in Reclamation
Marine Serre doesn’t just flirt with sustainability—she builds her empire from it. Nearly half her collections are made using regenerated materials. Her ateliers are known to cut and reassemble pre-loved items into entirely new forms:
– Towels become tailored coats
– Silk scarves form bodycon dresses
– Tablecloths become eveningwear
It’s couture meets compost—except every piece is wearable, chic, and imbued with meaning.
The Aesthetic: Apocalyptic But Make It Beautiful
Serre’s work is an elegant hallucination: functional, dystopian, sensual, and surreal. She has cited climate change, migration, martial arts, and spiritual iconography as inspiration—filtering it all through her signature silhouettes: body-hugging, athletic, a little alien.
Key pieces include: – Her crescent moon catsuits (seen on Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, and Rosalía)
– Patchworked outerwear from regenerated sportswear
– Armored accessories made of leather offcuts and recycled metal
She’s not just making fashion. She’s telling the story of survival—stylishly.
The Marine Serre Experience in Paris
While she doesn’t operate a traditional flagship boutique, Serre’s collections appear at select Parisian stockists including:
– Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées: for a high-fashion, high-visibility dive into her latest ready-to-wear drops
– Dover Street Parfums Market: for limited pieces in a curated, avant-garde setting
– The Broken Arm (3e): a concept store frequented by editors and in-the-know fashion folk
She also occasionally stages immersive presentations and showroom installations during Paris Fashion Week—a blend of performance, philosophy, and provocation.
Why Marine Serre Matters
Because in an industry obsessed with newness, she proves that style doesn’t need to come at the planet’s expense. She’s shaping the future not with fantasy alone, but with fabric that already exists, reimagined.
Marine Serre is the future of fashion—stitched from the past.
Final Note from The Socialites:
Marine Serre is what happens when design meets discipline, when waste becomes wonder. She doesn’t just dream of a better fashion world—she cuts it, sews it, and makes it walk.
—The Socialites