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Paris Fashion Week · SS27 · 28 Sep – 6 Oct 2026

Paris

Soft tailoring, sheer layers and a return to the bow.

39Shows

1,619Looks catalogued

39Designers

BlackColour of the week

What stood out in Paris

The season's trends →

53% more often than in other cities

Charcoal

1 in 3 Paris looks featured charcoal.

Paris32%Other cities21%

in 38 of 39 shows

Junya Watanabe Man look

Givenchy look

Amiri look

Georges Hobeika look

43% more often than in other cities

Grey

1 in 6 Paris looks featured grey.

Paris17%Other cities12%

in 36 of 39 shows

Elie Saab look

Ashi Studio look

Saint Laurent look

Georges Hobeika look

The signature combination

Ivory over beige

Ivory tops with beige bottoms appeared 3.4× more often than the city's colours alone would predict.

13 looks across 8 shows

From the runway

All 1,619 looks →

The palette

Black24%
Charcoal15%
Grey8%
Ivory / cream7%
Beige / camel5%
White5%

Share of garment area, measured from the clothes in every look (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Straight / tubular42%
Oversized31%
Column26%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder20%
High-rise19%
Sculptural / architectural16%

Share of looks.

Fabric, texture and finish

Measured from the surface of the clothes in every look

Texture

Paris sat mid-pack on texture; these were its busiest surfaces.

Knits, pleats, prints and embellishment: the busiest surfaces of the week, one look per house.

Dior, look 57

Chanel, look 20

Schiaparelli, look 16

Ami Paris, look 29

Julie de Libran, look 3

Julie de Libran

Robert Wun, look 16

Shine

Paris sat mid-pack on shine; these looks caught the most light.

Satin, leather, vinyl, sequins and lamé: the looks that caught the most light.

Undercover, look 43

Georges Hobeika, look 9

Georges Hobeika

Schiaparelli, look 7

Robert Wun, look 11

Elie Saab, look 38

Givenchy, look 24

Fabrics

What it was made of.

Cotton: Wooyoungmi — Cotton33% of looks

Wool: Louis Vuitton — Wool30% of looks

Silk: Alexis Mabille — Silk28% of looks

Jersey: Junya Watanabe Man — Jersey17% of looks

Chiffon: Georges Hobeika — Chiffon16% of looks

Knit: Louis Vuitton — Knit15% of looks

Details

The finishing touches.

Beading: Junya Watanabe Man — Beading26% of looks

Shoulder emphasis: Ami Paris — Shoulder emphasis21% of looks

Belts: Ami Paris — Belts20% of looks

Pleats: Dior — Pleats20% of looks

Padding: Dior — Padding18% of looks

Hardware: Junya Watanabe Man — Hardware14% of looks

Surface

How the fabric was worked.

Sequinned: Giorgio Armani — Sequinned21% of looks

Ruched: Georges Hobeika — Ruched18% of looks

Crumpled: Ami Paris — Crumpled17% of looks

Pleated: Dior — Pleated14% of looks

Jacquard: Giorgio Armani — Jacquard10% of looks

Pattern

Prints and patterns.

Stripes: Louis Vuitton — Stripes13% of looks

Floral: Ardazaei — Floral10% of looks

Abstract print: Iris Van Herpen — Abstract print6% of looks

Colour-block: Dior — Colour-block5% of looks

Check: Louis Vuitton — Check4% of looks

Pinstripe: Junya Watanabe Man — Pinstripe4% of looks

Mood

ElegantRelaxedGlamorousDarkAustereSereneNostalgicPlayful

Era references

1970s1990s1980s1950s1960sVictorianFuturistic1920s

How it was worn

Footwear

Derbies / oxfordsPumps / court shoesSneakersLoafersAnkle bootsSandalsStilettosStrappy heeled sandals

Styling

LayeredTonal head to toeOpen / unbuttonedTucked inMatching set / co-ordBelted overClashing / mismatchedSocks pulled up

Fit

RelaxedFittedRegularOversizedVoluminousSkin-tight

The character of the clothes

Paris sat close to the middle of the season, if a little muted.

DarkerLighter
MutedVivid
CoolerWarmer
SmoothTextured & printed

Paris the other 8 cities measured so far · from the colours of every garment

The shows

All 39 shows →

Louis Vuitton, look 1 — Louis Vuitton79 looks

Rick Owens, look 1 — Rick Owens72 looks

Dior, look 1 — Dior66 looks

Amiri, look 1 — Amiri63 looks

Chanel, look 1 — Chanel63 looks

Junya Watanabe Man, look 1 — Junya Watanabe Man62 looks

Lemaire, look 1 — Lemaire60 looks

Elie Saab, look 1 — Elie Saab57 looks