The latest haute couture trend? condoms
Aquatics brand Botter turned heads when it unveiled a new runway accessory at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday.
Models strutted down the runway in a variety of bright blue designs, with water-filled condoms worn as gloves.
Designer Rushemy Botter created the collection with Lisi Herrebrugh with the goal of “bringing water to the runway,” according to Vogue.
A model presents a creation during the Botter Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week. AFP via Getty Images
“Our thought was, how can we collaborate with nature and not with another fashion brand? This is something that we have tried to investigate more and more each season,” Botter said.
There was “a lot of testing” going into making these condom gloves, according to France 24. The condom gloves are meant to show the hands of models swimming in prophylactic aquariums to raise awareness about the oceans.
There was “a lot of testing” to make these condom gloves for the Botter Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show.EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
Condom gloves are made to raise awareness about the ocean.EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
“It’s almost weird, romantic, mermaid vibes,” Botter said.
Botter and Herrebrugh also submitted designs using material made from seaweed, which they used for a pair of sheath dresses.
“It’s a starting point for how we can incorporate new material into the collection,” Herrebrugh told Vogue, hinting that we could see more seaweed-like material in the fall 2023 collection.
Botter and Herrebrugh also submitted designs using material made from seaweed.EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
Designer Roshemy Botter created the collection with Lisi Herrebrugh with the goal of “bringing water to the runway.”EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
They also incorporated the idea of the ocean in other ways, like the men’s tailored jumpsuits representing wetsuits, and some of the T-shirts were made entirely of seaweed.
Paris Fashion Week kicked off on Monday, with 107 brands showcasing their Spring/Summer 2023 collections.
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