Press

WWDCiara Shows Off Her Baby Bump in Sheer Black and Dramatic Feathers at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaICYMI: Hanifa's Relaunch, Nuuly Is 'Spring Awakening''s Styling Partner & Amber Valletta and Teddy Charles on Their New Hair-Care Brand FashionUnitedMr Marvis surpasses 25-store target and eyes new European markets Field NotesMilan: 31,500 looks from 691 houses, now on the map WWDKaty Perry, Jackie Tohn, Olandria Carthen and More Go for Textured Gold at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaESP Showroom Is Hiring A Wholesale Fashion Showroom & Sales Coordinator In New York, NY (Hybrid)FashionUnitedWho is David Epstein, Hugo Boss’s next CEO?Field NotesParis: 11,161 looks from 267 houses, now on the map WWDBarbara Palvin Joins the Embellished Shoe Trend in Giuseppe Zanotti Pumps at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala Fashionista'Angels Among Us' Winner Solange Omon Shares Advice for Aspiring Models FashionUnitedRimowa and Maison Margiela release limited-edition travel set Field NotesNew York: 2,080 looks from 49 houses, now on the map WWDCardi B Goes All In on Feathered Drama With Tamara Ralph Couture at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaMust Read: Smart Glasses Launch Reopens Debate Over Privacy, How Fashion Helped Protect Great Bear Rainforest FashionUnitedMade in France: Mélenchon wants to revive French textile industry Field NotesTokyo: 1,743 looks from 54 houses, now on the map WWDKerry Washington Twirls in Metallic Gold Gianvito Rossi Sandals at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaHow This Former Teacher Built a Business Selling and Archiving Vintage Luxury Fashion FashionUnitedBrand Radar: Kardo - the Indian brand turning artisanal textiles into modern menswear Field NotesCopenhagen: 1,455 looks from 51 houses, now on the map Field NotesLagos: 1,409 looks from 50 houses, now on the map Field NotesLondon: 1,164 looks from 33 houses, now on the map Field NotesBerlin: 985 looks from 41 houses, now on the map Field NotesSão Paulo: 287 looks from 8 houses, now on the map Field NotesMexico City: 267 looks from 9 houses, now on the map Field NotesFlorence: 137 looks from 3 houses, now on the map Field NotesMadrid: 131 looks from 3 houses, now on the map Field NotesSydney: 127 looks from 4 houses, now on the map Field NotesMumbai: 116 looks from 5 houses, now on the map Field NotesSeoul: 37 looks from 1 houses, now on the map

WWDCiara Shows Off Her Baby Bump in Sheer Black and Dramatic Feathers at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaICYMI: Hanifa's Relaunch, Nuuly Is 'Spring Awakening''s Styling Partner & Amber Valletta and Teddy Charles on Their New Hair-Care Brand FashionUnitedMr Marvis surpasses 25-store target and eyes new European markets Field NotesMilan: 31,500 looks from 691 houses, now on the map WWDKaty Perry, Jackie Tohn, Olandria Carthen and More Go for Textured Gold at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaESP Showroom Is Hiring A Wholesale Fashion Showroom & Sales Coordinator In New York, NY (Hybrid)FashionUnitedWho is David Epstein, Hugo Boss’s next CEO?Field NotesParis: 11,161 looks from 267 houses, now on the map WWDBarbara Palvin Joins the Embellished Shoe Trend in Giuseppe Zanotti Pumps at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala Fashionista'Angels Among Us' Winner Solange Omon Shares Advice for Aspiring Models FashionUnitedRimowa and Maison Margiela release limited-edition travel set Field NotesNew York: 2,080 looks from 49 houses, now on the map WWDCardi B Goes All In on Feathered Drama With Tamara Ralph Couture at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaMust Read: Smart Glasses Launch Reopens Debate Over Privacy, How Fashion Helped Protect Great Bear Rainforest FashionUnitedMade in France: Mélenchon wants to revive French textile industry Field NotesTokyo: 1,743 looks from 54 houses, now on the map WWDKerry Washington Twirls in Metallic Gold Gianvito Rossi Sandals at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala FashionistaHow This Former Teacher Built a Business Selling and Archiving Vintage Luxury Fashion FashionUnitedBrand Radar: Kardo - the Indian brand turning artisanal textiles into modern menswear Field NotesCopenhagen: 1,455 looks from 51 houses, now on the map Field NotesLagos: 1,409 looks from 50 houses, now on the map Field NotesLondon: 1,164 looks from 33 houses, now on the map Field NotesBerlin: 985 looks from 41 houses, now on the map Field NotesSão Paulo: 287 looks from 8 houses, now on the map Field NotesMexico City: 267 looks from 9 houses, now on the map Field NotesFlorence: 137 looks from 3 houses, now on the map Field NotesMadrid: 131 looks from 3 houses, now on the map Field NotesSydney: 127 looks from 4 houses, now on the map Field NotesMumbai: 116 looks from 5 houses, now on the map Field NotesSeoul: 37 looks from 1 houses, now on the map

Paris Haute Couture FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Aelis

By Sofia Crociani. 24 looks, shown 9 July 2026 in Paris.

Founded 2017 · aeliscouture.com ↗

24Looks

2.4%Of the week's looks

23rd / 26Largest show

9 JulyShow date

The show

The collection, look by look

Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027 · HC-FW26

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 24

1

Look 1 of 24

Who designs Aelis

aeliscouture.com ↗

Founder and designer

Sofia Crociani

Since 2017 · about 9 years

Italian

Crociani, who previously worked with Karl Lagerfeld, founded the Paris couture house Aelis in 2017. She describes her approach as art-to-wear couture built on upcycling, including collections made from vintage costumes of the Paris Opera Ballet. Aelis has been on the official Haute Couture Week calendar since 2019.

Their runway style →

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Aelis's 26 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in France.

Assuit / tulle bi telli · Egypt · Middle East & North AfricaLook 2
France → Egypt
“Sheer white net with dense small silver metallic dots forming lozenge, diamond and banded geometric patterns, typical of Egyptian assuit; could also be generic sequin or crystal embroidery.”

Also in Paris, Couture Fall/Winter 2026

Paris field notes →

The fortnightly digest

Aelis, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.