• Website: coperni.com
• Founder: Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant
• Founded: 2013, Paris, France
• Ownership: Independent, founded and owned by Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant
• Known For: Swipe Bags, Futuristic Silhouettes, Technology-Driven Experimentation, Minimalist Design, Viral Runway Moments, Technical Textiles
• Category Focus: Ready-to-Wear, Dresses, Denim, Outerwear, Handbags, Footwear, Accessories
Coperni is one of France's most distinctive contemporary fashion labels, renowned for its minimalist silhouettes, technology-driven experimentation, viral runway moments, and futuristic interpretation of Parisian style. Established in 2013 by Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant, the Paris-based house combines fashion design with an ongoing fascination for science, technology, mathematics, and innovation.
Known for combining precise construction, streamlined silhouettes, technical textiles, sensuality, geometric forms, and playful experimentation, Coperni takes its name from astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. His heliocentric research and spirit of rebellion inform a design universe that combines scientific references with the romance of French Nouvelle Vague cinema.
Today, Coperni spans ready-to-wear, dresses, denim, outerwear, handbags, footwear, and accessories, with the Swipe Bag developing into one of its strongest commercial signatures. The house has also become famous for transforming fashion shows into cultural events, from Bella Hadid's spray-on dress to its Disneyland Paris presentation.
Swipe Bag
Mini Swipe Bag
Air Swipe Bag
Glass Swipe Bag
Bridge Boots
5T Shoes
Cut-Out Dresses
Spray-On Dress
Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant met while studying at fashion school in Paris. Meyer specialized in fashion design and pattern making, while Vaillant studied fashion business and management, creating the creative-commercial partnership that remains fundamental to Coperni.
The pair established Coperni in 2013, naming the label after Nicolaus Copernicus. Early recognition arrived rapidly, but the designers temporarily stepped away from their own house before relaunching it in 2018 with a stronger emphasis on the relationship between fashion, society, technology, and innovation.
Key Milestones:
• 2013: Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant establish Coperni in Paris, developing a modernist fashion vocabulary influenced by science, mathematics, and technology.
• 2014: Coperni wins the ANDAM Creative Label Prize, recognizing the young label's creative and commercial potential.
• 2015: Coperni becomes a finalist for the LVMH Prize, before Meyer and Vaillant withdraw following their appointment as artistic directors of Courrèges.
• 2017: The designers step away from Coperni to pursue other ventures.
• 2018: Coperni is relaunched, beginning the contemporary era that establishes its distinctive combination of minimalist Parisian fashion and technological experimentation.
• 2020s: The Swipe Bag, experimental materials, viral runway concepts, and technology-focused presentations transform Coperni into one of Paris fashion's most recognizable contemporary labels.
Coperni continues demonstrating how technology, precision, sensuality, experimentation, and Parisian fashion can coexist within an accessible contemporary luxury vocabulary.
“Coperni makes technology feel seductive, blending precise Parisian design, futuristic experimentation, iconic accessories, and playful cultural spectacle.”
Coperni matters because it has demonstrated that technology and experimentation can make fashion more playful and culturally engaging without overwhelming the clothes themselves.
Its influence can be seen across:
• Technology-Driven Fashion
• Contemporary French Luxury
• Experimental Accessories
• Viral Runway Presentations
By combining modernist design, scientific curiosity, precise silhouettes, technical experimentation, and highly shareable cultural moments, Coperni has developed an identity that feels distinctly suited to the digital era. Yet beneath the spectacle remains a relatively disciplined wardrobe of streamlined dresses, tailoring, accessories, and footwear.
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