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Paris Haute Couture FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Schiaparelli

By Daniel Roseberry. 30 looks, shown 6 July 2026 in Paris. Known this season for latex / vinyl / PVC, corsetry, plunging.

Della Valle · luxury

30Looks
4.6%Of the week's looks
10th / 18Largest show
BeigeLead 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 30
BeigeBlackTanIvoryChocolate brownCoralPinkOlive
Look 11

Look 1 of 30

Black plunging long-sleeve draped dress with knotted waist and sheer tights

A severe, strong-shouldered black dress where a deep plunge and a twisted, gathered waist knot turn classic eveningwear into sculpted couture austerity.

Black 95%Chocolate brown 5%
Shape
draped · fitted · hourglass · inverted triangle
Pieces
dress
Fabric
satin-back crepe · ruched
Details
draping · gathering · knots · ruching
Styling
pumps · tonal head to toe
Mood
austere · elegant · powerful · sensual

What set Schiaparelli apart

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

Latex / vinyl / PVC materialCorsetry detailPlunging necklineGlossy / patent finishStrappy heeled sandals footwearStrapless sleeve

The palette

Share of garment area across 30 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Sculptural / architectural70%
  • Column53%
  • Fitted / bodycon50%
  • Asymmetric30%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder27%

Share of the 30 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 30 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Gown43%
  • Jacket27%
  • Corset27%
  • Dress20%
  • Trousers13%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

1 of Schiaparelli's 159 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in France.

  • Pankou / frog closures · China · East AsiaLook 49

    France → China

    “Orange corded knot-and-loop fastenings down the centre front, matching the orange piping and short standing band collar, suggest Chinese pankou closures on a fitted velvet jacket.”

The character of the clothes

Schiaparelli's clothes were lighter, more vivid, warmer, more textured, more formal, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 83% of collections
  • MutedVividmore vivid than 79% of collections
  • CoolerWarmerwarmer than 93% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 95% of collections
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 98% of collections
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 96% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 96% of collections

Schiaparelli 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

Schiaparelli, in context

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