Iman Coccellato
2025
COCCELLATO
A RADICAL VISION OF FEMININITY
Founded by the French-Tunisian designer Iman Coccellato, the brand reimagines clothing as a talisman: an object of architecture, memory, and desire. Each piece sculpts a sovereign femininity both sensual and structured, rooted in an aesthetic designed to transcend time. Coccellato is not just a fashion house—it is a statement.
Inspired by the heroines of Almodóvar and the flamboyant women of his childhood, the house celebrates the emotional power of clothing not as ornament, but as an extension of the soul. At Coccellato, a dress is a soft armor, an intimate manifesto, an ode to the woman who dares to fully exist.
“I want to sculpt the female form as a monument to memory and desire.” — Iman Coccellato
A JOURNEY MARKED BY RESILIENCE AND BEAUTY
Born in Cannes and raised by his mother alone, Iman Coccellato discovered from an early age the transformative power of clothing. Without the means to fund his education, he began with a vocational degree in fashion before winning a life-changing competition that led him to Paris thanks to a prestigious scholarship funded by Carla Bruni and mentored by Jean Paul Gaultier.
Graduating from the Institut Français de la Mode, he honed his craft in the design studios of Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture, Chloé, and Lanvin, before founding his own house. His signature? A sculptural approach to clothing, influenced as much by the radical lines of Jean Prouvé and Andrée Putman as by the instinctive curves of Reinoso’s chairs. His pieces are inhabited—charged with stories, projections, and memory.
AN ARTISANAL, INSTINCTIVE, RITUALISTIC PROCESS
At Coccellato, each collection begins with a gesture. A shiver. A fabric touched in passing. Iman works in the old-fashioned way, sculpting directly on the toile, cutting by hand, adjusting by instinct. Nothing is industrialized: every prototype is hand-molded, refined toile after toile.
Fabrics are sourced exclusively from deadstock, primarily through Nona Source. It is the fabric that dictates the form: a crisp poplin calls for structure, while fluid silk inspires movement. Embroideries are done by hand, as are the labels—each one individually stitched with care.
This slow, radical form of luxury is the foundation of the house. Each garment is an offering. A prayer. An act of love.
AN ETHICAL APPROACH AT ITS CORE
For Coccellato, sustainability is not a marketing angle—it is a matter of faith. The house stands against overproduction, rejects discounting, and favors limited editions or made-to-order pieces. To produce less, but better. To offer garments that endure and inhabit the body.
Materials are chosen for their texture, their memory, and their ability to age gracefully. Denim becomes armor. Poplin breathes. Jersey clings to the soul’s moods. Seams trace internal roads.
“Every embroidery, every print is a memory.” — Iman Coccellato
Coccellato’s approach embraces the ethos of slow fashion—rooted, rigorous, sensitive. It invites us to rethink our relationship with clothing as an extension of the self, a space for liberation.
A DISCREET, POWERFUL, INTIMATE COMMUNITY
Coccellato does not speak to every woman. It speaks to those who listen to themselves. Those who stand tall in both shadow and light. Those who lead quietly, who choose intimacy over ostentation, subtlety over spectacle.
