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Paris Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Jean Paul Gaultier

44 looks, shown 8 March 2026 in Paris. Known this season for gloves, covered by headwear, padding / sculpted volume.

44Looks
1.8%Of the week's looks
28th / 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 44
BlackCharcoalBurgundyGreyWhiteIvoryChocolate brownRed
Look 11

Look 1 of 44

Sculptural black wool overcoat with gathered waist over shirt and tie

Masculine tailoring reshaped into a dramatic hourglass: an oversized strong-shouldered coat pinched at the waist into a flaring skirt, worn over a crisp shirt and skinny tie for a severe, gothic dandy effect.

Black 100%
Shape
A-line · hourglass · inverted triangle · oversized
Pieces
overcoat · shirt · trousers · waistcoat
Fabric
cotton · silk · wool · crumpled
Details
gathering · oversized collar · padding · shoulder emphasis
Styling
stilettos · layered · shirt and tie · tonal head to toe
Mood
austere · dark · dramatic · powerful

What set Jean Paul Gaultier apart

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

Gloves accessoryCovered by headwear hairPadding / sculpted volume detailSculptural / architectural silhouetteHourglass / cinched waist silhouettePowerful mood

The palette

Share of garment area across 44 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Sculptural / architectural57%
  • Hourglass / cinched waist41%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder36%
  • Straight / tubular34%
  • Column27%

Share of the 44 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 44 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Trousers27%
  • Shirt23%
  • Wide-leg trousers18%
  • Bodysuit16%
  • Top (unspecified)14%

The character of the clothes

Jean Paul Gaultier's clothes were darker, more muted, warmer, more textured, more formal, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterdarker than 86% of collections
  • MutedVividmore muted than 86% of collections
  • CoolerWarmerwarmer than 93% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 85% of collections
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 79% of collections
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 97% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 91% of collections

Jean Paul Gaultier 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

Jean Paul Gaultier, in context

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