End of Month Notes: August
A note from Liv, Founder & Creative Director
September: A Season in Bloom
The first day of spring always feels like a reset button — the light shifts, the air warms, and suddenly everything feels a little more possible. September at MAISON ESSENTIELE has been a month of transition, preparation, and a few beautiful celebrations along the way.
A New Season, A New Collection
Much of this month has been spent behind the scenes, putting the finishing touches on our upcoming Resort collection. It’s one our best collections we've created to date, and I can’t wait to reveal it to you ahead of its November 2026 launch. It already feels like one of our strongest stories yet.
Fresh Colourways of Our Cult Status Pieces
You’ve spoken, and we’ve listened. This month we’ve been cutting new colourways of our signature silhouettes — the pieces you return to again and again, including our new Asymmetric Lace Top, now in Chocolate. I’ve been sharing little snippets of the process over on TikTok (@maison_essentiele and @livkoennecke), and your feedback has been so helpful in shaping what makes it into production. It feels like a true collaboration with our community.
Spring Awakening
With the arrival of September came the first day of spring. We celebrated the change in season with you in our showroom on Saturday, filled with flowers for customers, refreshments by THECCA and a few surprise giveaways. Thank you to everyone who came by — your energy was the perfect way to welcome spring.
Looking Ahead: Melbourne & Paris
We’ve been quietly planning our upcoming Melbourne pop-up — more details to come very soon, but I can say it will be something really special. At the same time, the team and I are getting ready for our Paris trip later this month, where we’ll be hosting our showroom and connecting with international style makers and friends of the brand. If you’d like to share in the energy of our Paris week, we’ve made a playlist for you to listen along — tune in here.
As always, thank you for being part of this journey. Whether you’re with us in the showroom, following along on TikTok, or waiting patiently for Resort to drop, it’s our #MAISONgirls that fuel everything we do.
Until next month -
Liv x
Founder & Creative Director
