Reuse a cello and turn it into a dress? We have. A drum that becomes skirt? We also have. Ellen Hodakova’s winter 2025 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week, surprised and divided opinions about the parade irreverent and extremely bold, that brought a new meaning to the concept of ‘upcycling’ Transform musical instruments and everyday accessories into garments.
The images speak for themselves. A (Paris Fashion Week) has never seen anything like the winter 2025 collection by Ellen Hodakova. On social networks, comments multiply about this parade, which happened last week, and which left many mouths open for the boldness and creativity of the Swedish designer.
On the Paris catwalk, there is no wrong, not sure. Even because “a Clothing is for you to feel free“, Consider Ellen Hodakova. Jknown for its irreverent fashion, Swedish brought a new meaning to the concept of upcycling By transforming musical instruments and everyday accessories, such as belts, into clothing.
“I just follow intuition and trust in the process”
A cello is no longer just a musical instrument and became a dress, redefining the relationship between music, art and fashion.
But the designer didn’t stop there. How can we reuse a drum? Ellen Hodakova gives the answer: By turning into a skirt.
In the parade of this collection, the Passarela was more than a simple display of clothes and became a reinvention stage, where (almost) everything is possible. Pants can become coats. A coat can start to be a blouse. A blouse can be worn as a dress. And a dress can become a handkerchief.
Behind the scenes, the designer revealed to the press that in childhood I used to play some musical instruments and, when realizing that the Stiffness of adulthood had removed her from this feeling of freedom, decided to seek this energy again, bringing to the collection the same free spirit that music provided her in youth.
“I wanted energy this season,” he explained, adding that the spirit of rock and roll It was another of his inspirations.
