STÉFÈRE’s Midnight Garden Unveiled at Hôtel Costes During Paris Couture Week

STÉFÈRE presented Midnight Garden, its new high jewellery collection, as an immersive, nocturnal tableau in a softly lit salon at Hôtel Costes on Place Vendôme. Under founder and designer Corina Larpin’s creative direction, the maison organized the collection into three acts - Midnight Bloom, Serpent of Eden and Moonlight Rock - and staged the pieces as "suspended dreams" and, Saywho reported, "presented on clouds like a dream come true."

The unveiling took place during Paris Couture Week 2026, with editorial accounts dated February 24 to February 27, 2026 and an event narrative placing the public reveal within the couture schedule. Guests included Heart Evangelista, designer Fredrik Robertsson and Princess Astrid von Liechtenstein, alongside what sources described as "the crème of both French and international media," reinforcing STÉFÈRE’s bid for a wider international presence at a strategic Paris platform.

Midnight Garden is explicitly organized around motifs of butterflies, serpents and blossoms. AEWorld called the debut a "nocturnal fairytale" and mapped symbolic meanings onto the work: butterflies for freedom and metamorphosis, serpents for power and mystery and florals for "quiet intensity." The Serpent of Eden chapter featured a highlighted diamond serpent and pieces that emphasize fluidity and movement, while Moonlight Rock offered bolder forms that, in Saywho’s words, "electrified the night with its enchanting glow."

Material choices and techniques were consistent across reports: precious metals set with diamonds and coloured gemstones, sculptural silhouettes executed with high-jewellery craftsmanship, and designs intended to be layered and worn. AEWorld noted Larpin’s balance of "poetic symbolism with a confident, rock-infused attitude," and described the pieces as "designed to be noticed, layered and lived in, rather than reserved for rare occasions." On the house website, product examples that echo the collection’s language include a Peridot Petal Ring, a Pink Sapphires Butterfly Ring, a Blue Sapphires Diamonds and Aquamarine Butterflies Ring, and a Green Garnet, Diamonds and Green Tourmaline Butterfly Ring.

STÉFÈRE framed Midnight Garden as more than spectacle; Stefere US described the evening as "a celebration of artistry, style, and women’s empowerment," and AEWorld referenced the maison’s #TRAVELWITHSTEFÈRE programming that links creativity with destination. That positioning aligns with industry commentary that narrative-driven, nature-inspired collections remain a dominant trend at Couture Week and that independent maisons use Paris to amplify global ambitions.

One detail remains unresolved: STÉFÈRE’s own site carries a page header reading "January, 2025 – Exclusive Presentation at Hotel Costes on Place Vendome, Paris, France" for Midnight Garden, which conflicts with multiple editorial timelines placing the unveiling in February 2026. Whether that entry records a private preview in 2025 or a misdated post is not reconciled in the materials supplied. Regardless, the theatrical Hôtel Costes presentation and the three-act structure crystalize Corina Larpin’s continued effort to define STÉFÈRE as a Parisian high jewellery house that marries sculptural technique with cinematic storytelling.