Coperni Ceases Operations Amid Distributor Conflict

Parisian fashion label Coperni SAS is ceasing operations after eight years in business, Co-Founders Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday. This move follows an ongoing conflict with Coperni’s majority shareholder and distributor Tomorrow Ltd., as the London-based company allegedly halted payments owed to the brand.

“Over the past few months, we have tried everything to preserve Coperni and find a resolution to the conflict with our shareholder and distributor, Tomorrow,” the co-founders said in a statement. “Despite all our efforts, no solution could be found. It is with profound sadness that we announce today that Coperni SAS is ceasing operations.”

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In February 2026, Coperni opted to not show at Paris Fashion Week as its relationship with Tomorrow Ltd. “has deteriorated significantly, to the point that Coperni no longer has the means to support its development,” per the co-founders. Then, in March, Tomorrow Ltd. was subsequently sold to Progetto 11, the parent company of Italian e-commerce firm The Level Group, for an undisclosed sum. Coperni’s designers sought to take control of their label, but their bids were reportedly not accepted by the group, according to Business of Fashion. Coperni entered receivership in June as a Paris court granted the label court protection.

Tomorrow Ltd. also owns a majority stake in Martine Rose, who had to cancel the production of her brand’s most recent collection. (However, Tomorrow Ltd. later said it would be “regularly producing” Martine Rose’s Fall 2026 collection, according to an announcement viewed by Complex.)

Meyer and Vaillant first met at the Parisian fashion school Mod’Art International, and later launched Coperni in 2013. The design duo were named creative directors of Courrèges in 2015 before returning to relaunch Coperni in 2018. The label went on to make waves in the fashion industry for its innovative designs and runway concepts, including the viral spray-on dress modeled by Bella Hadid at its Spring 2023 show and its Air Swipe Bag made from NASA’s nanomaterial silica aerogel (the lightest solid on Earth that is also used to capture stardust). Coperni also introduced C+, or “carewear” garments infused with a synbiotic blend of probiotics and prebiotics that seep into the skin when worn to “rebalance the microbiome.”

“These eight years have been incredible,” the co-founders said. “We have been able to bring our ideas to life, meet unforgettable people and share moments we would never have dared to imagine when we first embarked on this journey.”

Meyer and Vaillant signed off by saying “see you soon,” perhaps hinting that this won’t be the last the industry sees of the design duo.

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