(Atelier) — 14 Rue de Charonne, Paris
SILK AFTER DARK started in 2019 as two cutters, one sewing machine and a studio that only had electricity after 8 pm. The constraint became the concept: design for the night, under the light of the night.
Today the atelier employs fourteen people. We still close the doors at sunrise, still fit every look after midnight, and still sign every garment by hand.
Move across the silk
(Values) — Three rules of the house
01
Patience
A bias-cut dress hangs for 48 hours before we finish the hem. We do not rush silk, and silk does not forgive rushing.
02
Precision
Every seam is French, every hem is rolled by hand, every garment is signed by the person who finished it.
03
Provocation
A little danger in every look — a slit, a back, a shade of red that makes the room go quiet.
(Timeline) — Seven years of nights
(People) — The night shift
Élise Morand
Founder & Creative Director
Tomás Rey
Head Pattern Cutter
Ines Kaur
Atelier Manager
Luca Moretti
Night Photographer