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Paris Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear

Balmain

55 looks, shown 30 September 2026 in Paris. Known this season for animal print, ruching, metallic.

55Looks

2.3%Of the week's looks

12th / 58Largest show

BlackLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 · SS27

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 55

BlackChocolate brownTanBeigeCharcoalOliveGreyIvory

1

Look 1 of 55

Olive satin trench over gold lamé scoop top and ruched leather skirt

Liquid satin turns the trench into eveningwear, worn open over a molten gold lamé top and crinkled leather pencil skirt, with lace-up peep-toe boots adding a nocturnal, slightly louche edge.

Black 52%Charcoal 19%Chocolate brown 12%Olive 10%Beige 7%

Shape: column · fitted · oversized · fitted
Pieces: midi skirt · top (unspecified) · trench coat
Fabric: leather · metallic · silk · crinkled
Details: belts · lacing · ruching
Styling: knee-high boots · layered · open · tucked in
Mood: dark · edgy · sensual

What set Balmain apart

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

Animal print patternRuching detailMetallic finishSunglasses eyewearMetallic / lame materialSunglasses accessory

The palette

Share of garment area across 55 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Fitted / bodycon65%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder47%
Column33%
Draped29%
Asymmetric27%

Share of the 55 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 55 looks described by our AI tagger

Dress31%
Midi skirt29%
Shirt18%
Top (unspecified)18%
Trench coat11%

The character of the clothes

Balmain's clothes were warmer, more textured and more formal than most of the season.

DarkerLighter
MutedVivid
CoolerWarmerwarmer than 77% of collections
SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 93% of collections
CasualFormalmore formal than 84% of collections
ClassicDaring
ExperimentalWearable

Balmain against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Spring/Summer 2027

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Balmain, in context

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