La Maison · Since 2011
A maison of the evening
Our story
Nocturne began in 2011 in two rooms above a closed lantern-maker's shop, with one stand, one bolt of silk velvet and a conviction that evening dress deserves the patience of haute couture. We still work that way: a small atelier, a handful of designs each season, every piece draped, cut and finished by hand — and numbered, because it will never be made again.
Pieces in each edition, at most
Hands in the atelier
Hours to finish a gown
Salons, by appointment
Chronology
Fifteen years after dusk
- 2011
Two rooms above a lantern shop
Hélène Marchetti-Vaux opens the atelier on Passage des Lanternes with one stand and one bolt of silk velvet.
- 2014
The first numbered edition
Nine gowns, forty of each, numbered by hand inside the lining. The last was delivered on New Year's Eve.
- 2017
The Salon Paris opens
The ground floor becomes a candlelit salon, open only by appointment.
- 2022
Milano and London
Two sister salons open — each with its own fitting room and a tailor from the Paris atelier.
- 2026
Automne–Hiver 2026
Fifteen years after dusk: the season is shown as a night in four acts, and the Nuit Blanche drop is announced.
The atelier
The hands behind the seams
