côte&ciel
Presents ‘LA FORME’

côte&ciel introduces its latest editorial, a reflective portrait set in the brand’s birthplace and centred on the many forces that have shaped its identity. While Paris provides the atmospheric backdrop, the editorial brings equal focus to three intertwined elements: the iconic designs that have defined côte&ciel, the hands that craft them, and the creative individuals who carry them forward.

At the heart of the conversation are three Paris-based creatives, a DJ, a photographer, and an artist, whose practices contribute to the city’s evolving cultural landscape. They embody the idea of culture being shaped not by spectacle, but by committed, thoughtful work. Each represents a contemporary creative force whose perspective echoes côte&ciel’s own ethos of curiosity, exploration, and reinvention.

To ground these cultural voices in the brand’s material world, the editorial turns to the Paris atelier, where côte&ciel’s most iconic silhouettes first took form. The tools used daily by designer Emily Arnault, the early mock-ups etched with trial and adjustment, and the components that evolve through testing all appear as quiet markers of process. These artefacts reveal the hands and gestures that have shaped the bags themselves, underscoring the intimate, often unseen work that precedes every final design.

The bags featured throughout the editorial stand as symbols of this lineage: pieces that have shaped côte&ciel’s design vocabulary and continue to influence its direction. By placing these iconic forms in dialogue with both their makers and the people who wear them, the series creates a layered narrative about influence: how ideas shape objects, how objects shape experience, and how experiences shape culture.

more. www.eu.coteetciel.com

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Image courtesy of côte&ciel

Image courtesy of côte&ciel

Image courtesy of côte&ciel

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