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Paris Haute Couture FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Julie de Libran

25 looks, shown 6 July 2026 in Paris. Known this season for balletcore, ballet flats, ballet flats.

25Looks
3.8%Of the week's looks
15th / 18Largest show
BlackLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2026-2027 · HC-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 25
BlackIvoryCharcoalGreyWhiteBeigeNavyChocolate brown
Look 11

Look 1 of 25

Black crepe slip gown with sequinned ruffle tiers and trailing sleeves

An eveningwear gown walked through a Pilates studio: sequin-edged ruffles and floor-sweeping detached sleeve panels meet ballet flats and wrist cuffs, collapsing red-carpet drama into a studio-to-soirée balletcore idea.

Black 65%Charcoal 35%
Shape
column · mermaid · tiered · fitted
Pieces
gown
Fabric
chiffon · satin-back crepe · sequins · ruched
Details
beading · cape back · cut-outs · ruffles
Styling
ballet flats · tonal head to toe · worn off the shoulder
Mood
dark · elegant · romantic

What set Julie de Libran apart

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

Balletcore styleBallet flats accessoryBallet flats footwearSport / athletic referenceTiered / layered volume silhouetteRuffles detail

The palette

Share of garment area across 25 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Column68%
  • Straight / tubular60%
  • Tiered / layered volume32%
  • Asymmetric16%
  • Boxy12%

Share of the 25 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 25 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Jacket24%
  • Dress20%
  • Midi skirt16%
  • Wide-leg trousers16%
  • Tunic16%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Julie de Libran's 54 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in France.

  • Traje de flamenca · Spain · European folk & regional dressLook 25

    France → Spain

    “Body-hugging lace bodice to the hip, then stacked ruffle tiers (volantes) flaring into a full ruffled hem, the classic flamenca silhouette, reworked in black lace and chiffon.”

The character of the clothes

Julie de Libran's clothes were more textured and more formal than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighter
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 86% of collections
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 82% of collections
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Julie de Libran against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Couture Fall/Winter 2026

Paris field notes →
  1. 1Dior66 looksWhite
  2. 2Chanel63 looksBlack
  3. 3Giorgio Armani57 looksBlack
  4. 4Elie Saab57 looksBlack
  5. 5Georges Hobeika44 looksGrey
  6. 6Rahul Mishra36 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Julie de Libran, in context

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