Meta Collabs, Girl Gamers and Hot Dogs: What Went Down at Coperni's LAN Party
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What do you do after you've hosted a fashion week show at actual Disneyland with Kylie Jenner walking the runway? A LAN party with 200 streamers and a Meta collaboration, of course. At least, that's what Coperni's designers Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant did this Fall/Winter 2025 season.
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Days before its FW25 showcase, Coperni teased a Tamagotchi swipe bag on its Instagram account. Prior to the show, the brand announced it would host a 200-streamer LAN party, which already had the industry in pretty big anticipation. What followed was exactly as it sounded, a 200-person streaming party set in the middle of Paris' Adidas Arena, complete with a full runway show and a guest list of fashion editors, buyers, influencers and celebrities there to watch.
Following the show, Hypebae sat down with designers Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant to discuss Tamagotchi bags, sourcing streamers and future innovation. "Each season, we do a special swipe," Vaillant tells us, speaking about the Tamagotchi bag.
"This season, because of the gaming inspiration, we thought it would be cool to do the Tamagotchi which is something we loved when we were younger. We posted it a few days ago and the reactions were amazing. I didn't know it was still famous with the new generations," the designer continued. "Sometimes the special Swipe we do is very rare and very expensive. And sometimes it's something that's very popular and cheaper. I love to play with both," Meyer adds.
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Now, back to the LAN party. Popularized in the late '90s and early 2000s, the event requires a connection to a local area network (or LAN) and means that gamers can play along with their friends. "Sébastien is fascinated by technology and innovation, so he always keeps an eye on what's going on in the world," Vaillant says. "New possibilities, new materials, new everything. He has been following LAN parties for a while and he went to the biggest one in Stockholm about six months ago. It's called Dreamhack and it was a beautiful moment because it's a beautiful human gathering. You're meeting so many inspiring people and we thought it would be great to organize our own," he told us.
The showcase also featured prominent models like Alex Consani, Lila Moss and Paloma Elsesser, presenting a slew of femme-forward silhouettes with tech-inspired twists.
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Along with the Tamagotchi bag, Coperni's FW25 showcase debuted a collaboration with Meta and Rayban, creating custom glasses that recorded video and audio during the runway. Speaking about the partnership, the designers explained "It's one pair that we co-designed together, but we're very very proud of it. When we do a collaboration, we want to do something that we believe in and create a product that we love. Personally, we wear it every day. We think it's perfection and the quality is amazing."
In terms of what's next, and how the duo continues to innovate with every passing season, the designers said "The idea is just to try things, to open conversations, to think about things differently and to have fun. I think what's next is just to keep going."
Take a look at the brand's LAN party showcase above and for more PFW shows, check out our latest recap.
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