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Paris Haute Couture SS26 · Runway show Womenswear

Elie Saab

59 looks, shown 28 January 2026 in Paris. Known this season for 1920s, geometric, metallic.

59Looks
7.6%Of the week's looks
2nd / 21Largest show
BeigeLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 · HC-SS26

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 59
BeigeTanIvoryGreyChocolate brownCharcoalBlackOlive
Look 11

Look 1 of 59

Embellished halter crop top with fawn-spot tulle ball skirt

Couture ball-gown volume recast as a two-piece: a jewel-encrusted cropped halter bares the midriff above a full tulle skirt dappled in a delicate fawn-spot print, making grandeur feel lighter and more modern.

Beige 81%Tan 12%Ivory 7%
Shape
A-line · hourglass · tiered · fitted
Pieces
crop top · maxi skirt
Fabric
chiffon · sequins · ruched · sequinned
Details
beading · embroidery · gathering · animal print
Styling
bare midriff · matching set · tonal head to toe
Mood
elegant · glamorous · romantic

What set Elie Saab apart

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

1920s eraGeometric patternMetallic colour_storySequins / paillettes materialPlunging necklineSparkling / embellished finish

The palette

Share of garment area across 59 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Column79%
  • Draped29%
  • Straight / tubular28%
  • Mermaid / fishtail24%
  • Tiered / layered volume16%

Share of the 58 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 58 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Gown83%
  • Scarf26%
  • Jacket12%
  • Cape9%
  • Waistcoat9%

The character of the clothes

Elie Saab's clothes were lighter, warmer, more textured, more formal and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 90% of collections
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmerwarmer than 96% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 96% of collections
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 99% of collections
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 94% of collections

Elie Saab against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Couture Spring/Summer 2026

Paris field notes →
  1. 1Dior63 looksBlack
  2. 2Alexis Mabille59 looksPink
  3. 3Chanel54 looksBlack
  4. 4Rahul Mishra53 looksBlack
  5. 5Georges Hobeika46 looksBurgundy
  6. 6Zuhair Murad46 looksSilver

The fortnightly digest

Elie Saab, in context

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