Coperni closes as Arnaud Vaillant and Sébastien Meyer shut down the Paris label

Coperni

Coperni closes after its main French operating company, Coperni SAS, failed to reach an agreement with Tomorrow, the label's distributor and shareholder, over unpaid sums and licensing terms. Co-founders Arnaud Vaillant and Sébastien Meyer confirmed the closure in a statement, after months of dispute that also led to the cancellation of the brand's Fall/Winter 2026 runway show.

Why Coperni closes

According to the founders' statement, the crisis began when Tomorrow ended its licensing agreement with the brand amid unpaid debts. Coperni then sought protection from the commercial court in Paris earlier this year.

The situation became more complicated in March, when Tomorrow Ltd was acquired by Progetto 11, the holding company of The Level Group. Vaillant and Meyer tried to buy back the brand and take back control of it, but disputes over governance, financial pressure and the sudden cancellation of the Fall/Winter 2026 show forced the company to stop operating.

What the founders said

"These eight years have been extraordinary. Coperni has always been a collective adventure, and we are immensely proud of what we have created", the founders said. "As the world becomes increasingly challenging, particularly in the fashion industry, we believe there is still so much to create and reinvent. Innovation has always been our passion and a priority in everything we do. We look ahead with optimism and plenty of ideas, and cannot wait to share them with you."

The statement does not say what the two designers will do next, or what will happen to the Coperni name.

Coperni's eight years in Paris

Coperni built its name on runway shows that mixed fashion with technology and pop culture. Its Fall/Winter 2025 show turned the Adidas Arena in Paris into a LAN party, with models filming the runway on a limited edition of 3,600 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses made with the label, in a transparent black frame with grey mirrored lenses.

The label's signature accessory is the Swipe Bag, whose curved shape became a Coperni trademark. Coperni has made it in glass, 3D-printed a CD-player version in Paris in 2023, released an Air Swipe Bag, and in 2025 presented a Tamagotchi Swipe Case made with BANDAI.

Spring/Summer 2025 was shown at Disneyland Paris and followed by a Coperni x Disney collection of about 50 pieces based on Disney Princesses, Villains and Mickey Mouse, sold online and through pop-ups at stores including SHINSEGAE in Seoul and Printemps in Paris and New York. The label also worked with PUMA on several capsules, including reworked versions of the Speedcat and the 90SQR.