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Paris Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Balenciaga

By Pierpaolo Piccioli. 82 looks, shown 7 March 2026 in Paris. Known this season for top-handle, oversized collar, dropped shoulder.

Kering · luxury

82Looks

3.3%Of the week's looks

1st / 57Largest show

BlackLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 · 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 82

BlackCharcoalBurgundyRedChocolate brownForest greenPurpleGrey

1

Look 1 of 82

Oversized black leather bomber over front-zip leather pencil skirt

A study in tonal black leather: the bomber's ballooning, dropped-shoulder volume collapses into a severe split-front pencil skirt, pitting streetwear swagger against office-siren precision with pointed bow-trim pumps.

Black 71%Charcoal 23%Grey 6%

Shape: column · inverted triangle · oversized · fitted
Pieces: bomber · midi skirt · top (unspecified)
Fabric: knit · leather · crumpled
Details: bows · padding · shoulder emphasis · slits
Styling: stilettos · layered · tonal head to toe
Mood: austere · dark · edgy · powerful

What set Balenciaga apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Top-handle bagOversized collar detailDropped shoulder sleevePowerful moodDark moodSlicked back / wet look hair

The palette

Share of garment area across 82 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Oversized59%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder38%
Column30%
Cocoon28%
Straight / tubular26%

Share of the 82 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 82 looks described by our AI tagger

Overcoat23%
Wide-leg trousers22%
Trousers13%
Coat12%
Gown12%

The character of the clothes

Balenciaga's clothes were darker and smoother than most of the season.

DarkerLighterdarker than 98% of collections
MutedVivid
CoolerWarmer
SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 96% of collections
CasualFormal
ClassicDaring
ExperimentalWearable

Balenciaga against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Fall/Winter 2026

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Balenciaga, in context

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