Atelier — XUAN Paris

Atelier

The Craft

L'Artisanat

The XUAN atelier is located in Paris's 2nd arrondissement. Every collection is conceived, cut, and finished here — and at the family workshop in the Netherlands, where Xuan-Thu Nguyen's relationship with textiles began.

XUAN works exclusively in natural fabrics: cotton, silk, wool. The embellishments — cloth flowers, crocheted petals, silk ruffles, broderie anglaise — are made entirely by hand. No laser cutting, no digital printing. The technology is the hand.

Each couture piece takes weeks. Collections are small by design. The atelier operates on its own time, not the fashion calendar's.

Production is shared between Paris and Holland — the two places that shaped the designer, and the two places that make the clothes.

L'atelier XUAN est basé à Paris. Chaque collection y est conçue, coupée et finalisée — ainsi qu'à l'atelier familial aux Pays-Bas, là où la relation de Xuan-Thu Nguyen avec le textile a commencé.

XUAN travaille exclusivement en matières naturelles : coton, soie, laine. Les ornements — fleurs en tissu, pétales au crochet, volants en soie, broderie anglaise — sont entièrement faits main. Pas de découpe laser, pas d'impression numérique. La technologie, c'est la main.

Chaque pièce de couture prend des semaines. Les collections sont petites par choix. L'atelier fonctionne à son propre rythme, pas celui du calendrier de la mode.

Materials Matières

Cotton

Structure. Weight. The foundation of every architectural silhouette.

Silk

Movement. Light. The material that carries fragility into form.

Wool

Warmth. Depth. The tactile language of the colder collections.

Also by Xuan-Thu Nguyen

Paris RE Made

Circular luxury — vintage designer garments reimagined in the Paris studio using the same couture technique. From €95.

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X-TN

The origin label — prêt-à-porter from Amsterdam, 2001–2010. The beginning of the story that became XUAN Paris.

Visit X-TN →

Production & Materials Production & Matières

Natural Fabrics Only

XUAN Paris works exclusively in cotton, silk, and wool. No synthetic fibres. No laser cutting. No digital printing. Every embellishment — cloth flowers, crocheted petals, silk ruffles, broderie anglaise — is made entirely by hand. Production is split between the Paris atelier and the family textile workshop in the Netherlands.

Haute Couture Standard

As a guest member of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, XUAN Paris presents its collections twice yearly on the official Paris Haute Couture calendar. Each piece takes weeks to make. Collections are small by design — quality over volume, always.

"Growing up in a tailoring family, I treasured handwork precision."— Xuan-Thu Nguyen