Iris Van Herpen Sonic Starquakes Turns Vibrating Stars Plasma and Galaxies Into FW26 Haute Couture
Iris van Herpen's 'Sonic Starquakes' transforms the vibrations of stars into wearable art, blending science and fashion to redefine the boundaries of couture.
Iris Van Herpen Sonic Starquakes Turns Vibrating Stars Plasma and Galaxies Into FW26 Haute Couture
Iris van Herpen turns astrophysics into haute couture with “Sonic Starquakes”, her Fall/Winter 2026-27 collection shown at Paris Haute Couture Week on July 6 2026, transforming the vibrations of stars and the turbulence of plasma into sculptural garments about energy, sound and the body in the cosmos.
Sonic Starquakes at Paris Haute Couture Week
Presented on July 6 2026 during Paris Haute Couture Week, “Sonic Starquakes” continues Iris van Herpen’s signature blend of cutting edge science and experimental craftsmanship. The show and campaign describe the collection as inspired by “sonic vibrating stars, the branching structures of exploding supernovae, the spiraling geometries of galaxies, and the turbulence of plasma,” turning astronomical phenomena into wearable forms.
According to the brand’s own storytelling and fashion media coverage, the collection starts from the scientific premise that stars are not silent: like earthquakes, starquakes send waves through stellar bodies, causing subtle surface vibrations and rhythmic…
changes in brightness. Iris van Herpen translates these invisible rhythms into movement, pattern and volume, positioning the wearer as a body in dialogue with the wider universe.
Energy, sound and the body’s place in the universe In official posts, “Sonic Starquakes” is described as exploring “a different image of the human body; a temporary state where multiple scales of reality intersect.” The collection imagines the body not as a static silhouette but as a node in a network of forces, with fabric and structure acting like fields responding to cosmic vibrations.
Show notes and social content emphasize that the designs are “suspended between structure and fluidity,” echoing the idea of plasma and waveforms matter that is at once organized and dynamic.
In this context, couture becomes a way to make the intangible sound waves, starquakes, electromagnetic turbulence visible and tangible through material and motion…
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