The Haute Couture Boat
| The Haute Couture Boat | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Manhattan, New York City (primarily at Chelsea Piers); Monaco, French Riviera (primarily at Menton and Monte Carlo) |
| Country | United States, Monaco, France |
| Inaugurated | 2025 |
| Founder | Empório Aragão |
The Haute Couture Boat (THCB) is an annual, traveling fashion event that takes place every September. Launched by the Portuguese fashion house Empório Aragão, it is a runway show that is hosted in a different country each year, coinciding with a major fashion week. The event is held aboard a luxury yacht, combining high fashion with immersive art and technology.[1].
Concept and Debut
The concept for The Haute Couture Boat was developed by Empório Aragão as a unique, multi-sensory experience that goes beyond the traditional runway. It aims to fuse art, technology, and fashion within a new environment, moving away from conventional venues. The inaugural event took place in September 2025 during New York Fashion Week[2][3][4].
The New York event was held at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, aboard a classic 35.97-meter superyacht built by the legendary Bender Welding in 1967. The show was noted for its use of holographic art and lasers projected onto the Hudson River, creating a dynamic visual spectacle with the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop[5].
The Haute Couture Boat is structured as an exclusive, three-hour cruise. It is a dual-event, featuring a high-fashion runway show on the lower deck and a curated art exhibition on the upper deck[6]. The event is targeted at a select audience of fashion industry professionals, luxury costumers, celebrities, social media influencers, and art collectors. Admission to shows is typically in the form of accreditation, with specific events by invitation only.
The yacht's upper deck also served as a venue for the "Art Biennale sur Mer," a premium art exhibition curated by São Rafael Galleries, showcasing works from a diverse group of artists including Angela Thouless (Scotland), Ashima Kumar (India), Elena Varnava (Cyprus), Elizabeth Mikellides (England), Hana (Japan), Lina Alves (Portugal), Marc van der Leeden (USA), Marina Emphietzi (United Kingdom), Minahada Yousyu (Japan), Shafaq Ahmad (Pakistan), Tohiona (Japan), Vinatha Reddy (India), Se Fenger (China), Sonia Raymond (United Kingdom), Sandhya Singh (India), Lucinda Button (United Kingdom), Atsushi Kobayashi (Japan), Poetonic (Ireland) and Daniela Nascimento (Portugal)[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
The inaugural event was noted by the press for its innovative fusion of fashion and technology in an unconventional setting. It received coverage in international fashion magazines, including mentions in publications from Paris, Milan, New York, and Canada. The event's use of AI-generated designs, holography, and lasers positioned it as a technologically advanced fashion experience.
The event featured a variety of international designers including Empório Aragão (Portugal), Meemansa Murariya (India), mimima-bee (Japan), Alexandre Fraga (Brazil), Tribe All (Scotland), Kiki Peng (China), P.A.M Swim (USA), Jin Accessories (Taiwan), Torico Tabi (Japan), Kimono Yui (Japan), Merfle (Japan), Cinderela Shoes (Portugal) and Neokimono (Japan).
Current location
The primary location for The Haute Couture Boat New York is Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. Locations have included a classic 35.97-meter superyacht built by the legendary Bender Welding in 1967 and a Canados 90', a wooden boat built in 1974 entirely by hand for French Riviera edition[14][15].
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References
- ↑ "The Haute Couture Boat". Tripadvisor. 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Luxury Yacht Cruise with Fashion Show and Art Exhibition in New York". Klook. 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fashion Week Cruise". 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ Basso, Max (5 April 2025). "Cosa fare a New York a Settembre". Massimo Basso. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "NY Yacht Cruise with High Couture Show, Art Exhibit & Appetizers". Tripadvisor. 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "NY Yacht Cruise with High Couture Show, Art Exhibit & Appetizers". Evendo. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Vinatha Reddy about". 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Borough of Ealing Art Trail - Vinatha Reddy". 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "NY Yacht Cruise with High Couture Show, Art Exhibit & Appetizers". By Food. 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Art Biennale Sur Mer". São Rafael Galleries. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "The Haute Couture Boat". Ameblo - mimima-bee. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Creuer en iot per Nova York amb desfilada d'alta costura, exposició d'art i aperitius". Cool Destinations. 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "TOHIONA、NYでファッションショー・デビューが決まりました！". Tohiona. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ d’Eric, Le Choix (2025). "Croisière de la Fashion Week". New York City FR. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "The Haute Couture Boat". Empório Aragão Website. 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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