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Paris Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Gauchere

27 looks, shown 5 March 2026 in Paris. Known this season for snaps / poppers, ankle boots, ankle boots.

27Looks
1.1%Of the week's looks
50th / 57Largest show
BlackLead colour

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 27
BlackCharcoalNavyChocolate brownIvoryTanRedGrey
Look 11

Look 1 of 27

Oversized black snap-front storm-flap coat over pinstripe wide-leg trousers

A technical rain coat recast as sculpture: the detached-looking storm flap, scattered silver snaps and funnel collar turn utilitarian outerwear into an austere, all-black statement over soft tailoring.

Charcoal 96%
Shape
cocoon · inverted triangle · oversized · relaxed
Pieces
coat · top (unspecified) · wide-leg trousers
Fabric
cotton · technical · wool
Details
belts · cut-outs · hardware · oversized collar
Styling
ankle boots · layered · open · tonal head to toe
Mood
austere · dark · powerful · utilitarian

What set Gauchere apart

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

Snaps / poppers closureAnkle boots footwearAnkle boots accessoryTurtleneck / funnel necklineQuiet luxury styleBun / updo hair

The palette

Share of garment area across 27 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular52%
  • Oversized52%
  • High-rise41%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder41%
  • Column22%

Share of the 27 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 27 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Wide-leg trousers56%
  • Top (unspecified)33%
  • Knit sweater19%
  • Shirt19%
  • Trousers19%

The character of the clothes

Gauchere's clothes were darker, smoother, more classic and more wearable than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterdarker than 93% of collections
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 99% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaringmore classic than 82% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore wearable than 85% of collections

Gauchere against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Fall/Winter 2026

Paris field notes →
  1. 1Balenciaga82 looksBlack
  2. 2Celine70 looksForest green
  3. 3Isabel Marant67 looksBlack
  4. 4Dior66 looksBlack
  5. 5Loewe66 looksBlack
  6. 6Miu Miu66 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Gauchere, in context

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