Over the years, Véronique Leroy has cultivated a unique collection that flows effortlessly from season to season. For spring, she built upon themes introduced in the fall, reimagining her sharp, ’80s-inspired silhouettes with surprising materials such as soft terry cloth, resilient honeycomb mesh, and a figure-hugging gaufré fabric that adds a fun, tactile element to the designs.
Leroy continually explores a sense of dissonance through her choice of materials, colors, and proportions. Her elegantly flowing trousers were matched with form-fitting stretch-velvet swim tops or cropped taffeta blouses featuring sculptural puff sleeves. These can also be styled with tiny pieces, such as terry bustiers that shape to the body’s contours. “I enjoy the tension created by combining something fitted with something more oversized,” she expressed during her collection’s presentation at her studio. “There’s always a deliberate contradiction; that’s what lends an edge to the ensemble.” The interplay of color was executed with a similar sense of elegance and surprise, drawing inspiration from the soft pinks, vivid greens, and playful blues found in Sylvie Ruaulx’s art—displays of recycled plastic that adorn the walls of the atelier “like forgotten blankets.”
With an emphasis on precise silhouettes, Leroy is not one for flowing designs. She is drawn to structured shapes and delights in exploring volume while constantly seeking balance. Each season, she aims to establish a focal point on the body, anchoring the silhouette or developing a volume she can refine over several seasons. This time, she concentrated on the shoulders and sought to elongate the waist. “There are seasons when I center around a specific concept,” she shared, “and others when I prefer to delve deeper into my previous ideas, as though the exploration knew no bounds. When I scan through my archives, I sometimes feel as though I’ve been revisiting the same themes repeatedly.”
