Founder and designer, Julie Kegels
Julie Kegels
Belgian
Julie Kegels graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and interned at Meryll Rogge and Alaïa before launching her womenswear label in 2024. Her debut collection, 50/50, was shown off-schedule in Paris, and she joined the official Paris Fashion Week calendar in September 2025.
Houses
Their runway, measured
80 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Julie Kegels's looks are lighter, more muted, cooler and less colour-blocked.
Colours
- Charcoal17%
- Silver · 2.5× the average13%
- Black12%
- Grey7%
- Beige / camel6%
- White6%
- Pink · 2.6× the average6%
- Ivory / cream5%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness50/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation11.0more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals62%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues60%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks34%about average · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 31less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture3.20smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.031more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 55%1.4×
- Column 28%1.4×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 26%1.4×
- Oversized 25%
- Asymmetric 24%1.5×
Materials
- Jersey 40%2.6×
- Silk / satin 34%1.4×
- Cotton / poplin 29%
- Wool / tailoring cloth 25%
- Knit 20%
Details
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 30%2.0×
- Shoulder emphasis 24%
- Padding / sculpted volume 23%1.6×
- Belts 18%
- Piping / contrast stitching 16%
Patterns
- Floral 8%
- Colour-block 8%1.4×
- Trompe l'oeil 5%17.6×
- Abstract print 4%
- Ombre / gradient 4%1.7×
Mood
- Subversive 51%4.5×
- Elegant 33%
- Austere 31%1.6×
- Serene 28%1.3×
- Playful 26%1.5×
Era references
- 1990s 19%2.5×
- 1980s 4%34% less
- Victorian 4%
- 1960s 3%
- 1930s 3%2.1×
From the AI tags on 80 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
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