# Paris Fashion Week Fall 2026 Trends (FW26)

Source: https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris
Data refreshed: October 2, 2026

Biggest risers at Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear: tailored pants (20.6% → 23.9% of looks), charcoal (6.4% → 9.4%) and wide leg pants (17.4% → 20.1%). Most common: black (56.5%), tailored pants (23.9%) and chocolate (22.3%).

Measured across 5,607 looks from 161 designers.

## In the press

We read 109 articles on Paris womenswear, FW26 from Vogue, WWD, Who What Wear and 17 more. The trends they named most: leather, lace, fur, black and floral. Leather (11.2%), black (56.5%) and floral (7.7%) held steady. Lace drew coverage, but its share fell from 3.7% to 2.8% of looks. Fur drew coverage, but its share fell from 5.2% to 4.1% of looks.

- Vogue, 2026-03-12: [Valentino Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/valentino). Alessandro Michele named his collection Interference and used tension as the theme, with rounded shoulders, belted furs and leathers, lace-framed cutouts, and a closing red dress with a deep V back.
- Vogue, 2026-03-10: [Miu Miu Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/miu-miu). Miuccia Prada centered the show on human smallness, with stripped-back basics in a restrained palette of black, camel and burgundy and a finale of sparkle-embroidered chiffon shift dresses.
- WWD, 2026-03-10: [Louis Vuitton Women’s Fall 2026: An Anthropology of Fashion](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/louis-vuitton/review/). Nicolas Ghesquière treated mountain folk dress as a sign of shared humanity, showing fuzzy capes, hairy textures, cropped leather jackets and stiff-shouldered capes against a futuristic set.
- WWD, 2026-03-10: [Miu Miu Fall 2026: The Skin You’re In](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/miu-miu/review/). Miuccia Prada showed pieces with a worn, lived-in look on a runway scattered with twigs: small tank dresses, leather jackets in washed finishes, wrinkled cotton blazers, and belted slim coats with matching flares.
- Who What Wear, 2026-03-12: [I Just Got Back From Paris: These Are the Key 5 Trends I Spotted on the Runways](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/trends/paris-fashion-week-autumn-winter-2026-trends). An editor on the ground picks five Paris themes: horse-inspired dressing tied to the lunar zodiac year, check prints, weatherproof outerwear, extreme silhouettes and faux fur.
- The Zoe Report, 2026-03-11: [Paris Fashion Week's Boldest Trends For Fall/Winter 2026](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/paris-fashion-week-fall/winter-2026-trends). Wrap-up of seven Paris fall looks: flight jackets, fringe skirts, twisted blazers, furry sleeves, peplum, royal purple and stirrup pants. The report sees personal style, not one fixed look.
- Coveteur, 2026-03-05: [Peplum & Sheer Lace At Paris Fashion Week](https://coveteur.com/paris-fashion-week-trends-fall-winter-2026). Early-week Paris report that names flared peplum waists, tartan and gingham checks, electric blue, see-through lace and croc-effect leather as the shapes and finishes of the fall season.
- Marie Claire UK, 2026-03-05: [Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2026: The Shows, Moments & Trends Everyone's Talking About](https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/fashion/paris-fashion-week-aw26-highlights). Day-by-day highlights of Paris autumn/winter 2026, from the Dior garden show to Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Alaïa farewell, Chloé, Givenchy, Celine, Chanel and the Miu Miu finale.
- Numéro, 2026-03-12: [Apparent simplicity at the Yohji Yamamoto show](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/yohji-yamamoto-fall-winter-2026-2027-show-paris-apparent-simplicity/). Numéro sees fluid, kimono-inspired silhouettes that follow the body, rich fabrics and a finale referencing Hokusai, in a collection that avoids simple nostalgia.
- AnOther, 2026-03-11: [Chemena Kamali Shows Us What Chloé Was, Is, And What It Could Be](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/17049/chloe-autumn-winter-2026-review-chemena-kamali). The review praises Kamali instinct-led approach: a folkloric Chloé with knits, prairie blouses and ruffled skirts, plus sharp tailoring that echoes the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- AnOther, 2026-03-11: [Miu Miu Finds Strength in the Human Body](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/17051/miu-miu-autumn-winter-2026-show-review). Miuccia Prada went small while most designers went big: tight, stripped-back clothes in a mossy forest set, built on the idea of a body against a vast world.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-11: [Louis Vuitton: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/louis-vuitton-fall-2026-review/). Ghesquiere explored how people dress to survive nature, from Turkish herder shapes to Mongolian and Nepalese references, with whimsy and architectural clothes.
- The Zoe Report, 2026-03-10: [Nicolas Ghesquière Looked To Nature For Louis Vuitton's Fall/Winter 2026 Collection](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/louis-vuitton-fall-winter-2026-review). Ghesquiere closed Paris with a nature-led show in the Louvre courtyard, where clothes act as protection from the elements, with huge-shouldered coats, triangular hats, animal motifs and cabin-shaped bags.
- Wallpaper*, 2026-03-10: [Matthieu Blazy's sophomore Chanel collection is made for 'women to be unapologetically who they are'](https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beauty/chanel-aw-2026-review-matthieu-blazy). Set against a rush for his debut pieces in stores, Blazy 78-look show at the Grand Palais moved between day and night, with depth and desirable accessories.
- Numéro, 2026-03-10: [The folkloric tale of the Chloé show](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/chloe-fall-winter-2026-2027-show-paris-folkloric-tale/). Numéro picks standout pieces from the Devotion collection: thigh-high boots lined with fur, folk-inspired patterns on knits, tartan and quilted pieces, and ruffled dresses with new cut-outs.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-10: [Chanel Fall 2026: Matthieu Blazy Sets the Foundation](https://usa.10magazine.com/chanel-fall-2026-review/). Blazy follow-up to his debut was staged among construction cranes at the Grand Palais, with the skirt suit as base and a caterpillar-to-butterfly arc from day to night.
- Coveteur, 2026-03-09: [Matthieu Blazy's Chanel Metamorphosis](https://coveteur.com/chanel-fall-winter-2026-review). Blazy second Chanel ready-to-wear show moved from caterpillar daywear to butterfly evening wear, reworking the suit in many materials and giving the drop waist a new meaning.
- Hypebeast, 2026-03-09: [Michael Rider Champions Instinctive Personal Style for Celine FW26](https://hypebeast.com/2026/3/michael-rider-celine-paris-fashion-week-fall-winter-2026-runway-collection). Rider presented Celine in a historic Paris venue with no fixed concept, favoring personal style and a wardrobe that blends old and new Parisian codes.
- Who What Wear, 2026-03-07: [From Swim Shoes to Polly Pocket Dresses: Loewe Fall 2026 Embraces Childhood Whimsy](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/runway/loewe-paris-fashion-week-fall-winter-2026). Loewe second season under the new duo treated craft as play, drawing on artist Cosima von Bonin, with latex stamping, sculptural knits and a swim-shoe heel.
- Daily Front Row, 2026-03-12: [11 of Our Favorite Trends From the Paris Fall 2026 Runways](https://fashionweekdaily.com/trends-paris-fall-2026-runway-pfw/). Eleven Paris themes with a luxurious mood: dropped waists, lingerie lace, metallics, big shoulders, 3D embellishment, trains, velvet, wide legs, tuxedos, vintage knits and long fringe.
- Bonjour Paris, 2026-03-12: [Paris Fashion Week Highlights from Autumn/Winter 2026 Shows](https://bonjourparis.com/fashion/fashion-week/paris-fashion-week-highlights-from-autumn-winter-2026-shows/). A writer round-up of the Paris week: the garden-themed Dior show, Chanel, lace at Saint Laurent, the horse-themed Stella McCartney show, Matieres Fecales and the Miu Miu finale.
- Marie Claire Australia, 2026-03-11: [Paris Fashion Week In Bloom: The Autumn/Winter Shows Defining The 2026 Season](https://www.marieclaire.com.au/fashion/runway/autumn-winter-shows-paris-fashion-week-2026/). Round-up of the main Paris autumn/winter 2026 collections, with short reviews of Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Chanel, Balenciaga, Hermès, Celine, Schiaparelli, Dior, Saint Laurent, Dries Van Noten and Balmain.
- Whitewall, 2026-03-11: [Fall Winter 2026: Texture, Metallic Accents, and Materials](https://whitewall.art/fashion/fall-winter-2026-texture-metallic-accents-and-materials/). Whitewall examines material experiments in late Paris womenswear shows. Shiatzy Chen references Tang clothing and jade, while other labels explore sculptural metal, tactile surfaces, and lingerie details.
- Luxus Magazine: [Fringes, transparency, slits… 5 trends spotted at Fashion Week autumn-winter 2026-2027](https://magazine.luxus-plus.com/en/fringes-transparency-slits-5-trends-spotted-at-fashion-week-autumn-winter-2026-2027/). A recap of the whole fashion month, with Paris examples: giant 1980s-style shoulders, fringe, crop tops, see-through layers and high slits, as many labels began new chapters.
- Rain, 2026-03-21: [Pierre Cardin Autumn/Winter 2026: The CosmoCape Show](https://rain-mag.com/pierre-cardin-autumnwinter-2026-the-cosmocape-show/). Pierre Cardin combined Venetian references with futuristic capes. Rain examines the strongest variations, including crystal details, sculptural pleating, and unusual openings.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-13: [Yohji Yamamoto Fall Winter 2026 Connects Japan and Couture](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/yohji-yamamoto-fall-winter-2026.html). Yamamoto connects Japanese dress and European couture in a research-driven collection with kimono-based cutting and historical references, ending with Hokusai-printed dresses.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-12: [Beautiful Distortion Returns in UNDERCOVER Fall Winter 2026](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/undercover-fall-winter-2026.html). Jun Takahashi revisits the distorted language of his 2004 collection with light, everyday garments in premium materials, avoiding heavy decoration.
- The Impression, 2026-03-12: [Valentino Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/valentino-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Michele staged the Interferenze show in Rome, exploring contrasts of discipline and desire with opulent, 1980s-flavored ornament, though the review questions its fit with the moment.
- Daily Front Row, 2026-03-11: [Nicholas Ghesquière’s Oddball Delight for Louis Vuitton Fall 2026](https://fashionweekdaily.com/louis-vuitton-fall-2026/). The writer finds the Louis Vuitton show playful and experimental, liking some plaid and patchwork pieces but questioning a few odd garments and the sculpted-shoulder finale.
- CRASH Magazine, 2026-03-04: [ARDAZAEI: FROM HAUTE COUTURE TO FLUID READY-TO-WEAR FW26](https://www.crash.fr/ardazaei-from-haute-couture-to-fluid-ready-to-wear-fw26/). ArdAzAei carries sea-inspired forms into ready-to-wear. CRASH describes architectural tailoring, flowing knitwear, embroidered dresses, and draped cashmere shapes.
- The Impression: [Dior Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/christian-dior-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). This review reads the Tuileries show as a social theater drawing on French court dress, with sculptural tailoring and embroidery doing the main work and a stronger sense of character than wardrobe.
- Vogue, 2026-03-10: [Louis Vuitton Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/louis-vuitton). Nicolas Ghesquière drew on shepherd garments and global cultures in a moss-covered set, offering exaggerated cloaks, painted sheep, forest-creature tweeds and cropped leather jackets with plant-like fur collars.
- Vogue, 2026-03-09: [Chanel Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/chanel). Matthieu Blazy presented his second main-season Chanel ready-to-wear, moving between 1920s-style drop-waist looks, modern blouson jackets and richly worked fabrics, and closing on a low-back black jersey dress.
- WWD, 2026-03-09: [Chanel Fall 2026: The Butterfly Effect](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/chanel/review/). Matthieu Blazy built his second mainline collection around the caterpillar and butterfly idea, moving between simple black jersey and iridescent metal mesh, with 1920s drop-waist references, tweed updates and low-slung belts.
- Vogue, 2026-03-08: [Sacai Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/sacai). Chitose Abe skipped the Paris runway this season but released a look book. A double-breasted dickey layer added to knits, shirts and jackets drove the collection, alongside hybrid garments.
- WWD, 2026-03-08: [Balenciaga Fall 2026: Collar Me Beautiful](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/balenciaga/review/). Pierpaolo Piccioli made face-framing portrait and funnel collars the collection feature, with statement coats, cocoon backs and black outerwear, plus draped jersey dresses, jeans and his first menswear on the runway.
- Vogue, 2026-03-07: [Ann Demeulemeester Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/ann-demeulemeester). Stefano Gallici staged a nocturnal show around a journal-inspired theme. Distressed leather, denim and varsity knits mixed 19th-century, festival and collegiate references.
- Vogue, 2026-03-07: [Balenciaga Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/balenciaga). In his second Balenciaga show, Pierpaolo Piccioli leaned toward the youth-culture heritage left by Demna, pairing black leather pieces with draped dresses, tailoring and silver sequined gowns.
- Vogue, 2026-03-07: [Hermès Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/hermes). Nadège Vanhée combined romance and utility around a twilight theme, using a narrow silhouette with zips and pockets, jodhpurs, removable shearling collars and spiral-zip leather coats.
- Vogue, 2026-03-07: [Celine Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/celine). Michael Rider left preppy styling behind for a slimmer silhouette, with close-fitting suits and coats, cropped kick-flare trousers, adapted peacoats and short leather jackets with double-breasted fronts.
- Vogue, 2026-03-07: [Elie Saab Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/elie-saab). Elie Saab titled the show Midnight in Manhattan, reimagining 1990s New York with leather, croc-stamped pieces, embroidered gowns and velvet, balancing elegance and edge.
- WWD, 2026-03-07: [Celine Fall 2026: We Like Bite in a Look](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/celine/review/). Michael Rider sharpened classics with slimmer silhouettes, flared flood pants, small gold buttons and white satin echoing Phoebe Philo, staged in a wooden box with amplifiers for a 1970s groove.
- Vogue, 2026-03-06: [Undercover Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/undercover). Jun Takahashi showed womenswear in the showroom instead of on a runway. Everyday clothes mixed sweetness and toughness, with floral prints, layered outerwear and wide-leg jeans.
- Vogue, 2026-03-06: [Loewe Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/loewe). Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez pushed their experiments further, with 3-D printed latex slip dresses, inflatable-looking parkas, shearling reworkings, bead-loop dresses and their first menswear.
- Vogue, 2026-03-06: [Lanvin Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/lanvin). Peter Copping put dresses at the center, including draped high-neck pieces in black silk, gray velvet and floral print, after opening with feminized tailoring and asymmetrically draped skirts.
- Vogue, 2026-03-06: [Givenchy Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/givenchy). Sarah Burton showed a confident, instinct-led Givenchy collection that ranged across many types of woman, from relaxed suiting and slip dresses to leopard-print shearling and fringed evening dresses.
- Vogue, 2026-03-06: [Mugler Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/mugler). Miguel Castro Freitas titled this chapter The Commander and reworked power dressing through boxy geometry, colored fur and leather, jeweled and metallic details, and strong-shouldered outerwear.
- WWD, 2026-03-06: [Givenchy Fall 2026: I’m Every Woman](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/givenchy/review/). Sarah Burton broadened her Givenchy approach in a personal show, mixing precise tailoring, a blue shearling coat, Spencer jackets, a slashed velvet slip dress and a green satin cape.
- Vogue, 2026-03-05: [Isabel Marant Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/isabel-marant). Kim Bekker revisited the 2010 era of the brand through denim with distressed embroidery, a reversible silk bomber, snake and zebra prints, and jackets using fur, shearling or leather.
- Vogue, 2026-03-05: [Chloé Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/chloe). Chemena Kamali drew on Dutch folk costume and girl-culture moments from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s for prairie-inspired looks, including tiered mousseline skirts, checked dresses, Victorian blouses and clogs.
- Vogue, 2026-03-04: [Dries Van Noten Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/dries-van-noten). Julian Klausner revisited a Paris high school location used in an earlier show and built the collection around teenage self-discovery, turning strict school staples into a layered mix of references.
- Vogue, 2026-03-04: [Balmain Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/balmain). Antonin Tron, three months into the role, rooted Balmain in the 1940s with film-noir silhouettes, rounded shoulders, pencil skirts, a flight-jacket opener, leather-feather coats and beaded croc-effect pieces.
- Vogue, 2026-03-04: [Stella McCartney Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/stella-mccartney). Stella McCartney marked 25 years of her brand with a show built as a runway autobiography, featuring horses, vegan materials, fringed knitwear, faux furs, moiré suiting and a paillette dress.
- Vogue, 2026-03-03: [Christian Dior Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/christian-dior). Jonathan Anderson showed Dior outdoors in the Tuileries Garden, softening the Bar jacket and letting fabrics drape and flow, with lace, lamé, shearling, denim and water-lily details.
- Vogue, 2026-03-03: [Saint Laurent Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/saint-laurent). Anthony Vaccarello marked sixty years since the first Smoking with a long run of dark trouser suits, then countered with silicone-covered lace body dresses and shiny rubber raincoats.
- WWD, 2026-03-03: [Dior Fall 2026: Sun King](https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2026/paris/christian-dior/review/). Jonathan Anderson played with formal 18th-century codes in the Tuileries, offering bustle skirts, peplum jackets, deconstructed frock coats, shearling blazers and easier pieces such as ribbon-embroidered jeans.
- Vogue, 2026-01-25: [Jacquemus Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2026-ready-to-wear/jacquemus). Simon Porte Jacquemus went back to the Picasso museum for a collection about Paloma Picasso, replacing full skirts with a tailored midi suit, clingy knit hourglass dresses and leather bomber looks.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-10: [Kiko Kostadinov: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/kiko-kostadinov-ready-to-wear-aw26/). People watching birds in London parks sparked the collection; the designers combined utility garments with shimmering, plumage-like surfaces.
- Numéro, 2026-03-10: [La féminité indocile du défilé Ottolinger](https://numero.com/mode/fashion-week/la-feminite-indocile-du-defile-ottolinger/). Ottolinger titled the show Female Fools after an Isa Genzken exhibition, celebrating a free, imperfect femininity with a more resolved version of its construction-and-reconstruction language.
- AnOther, 2026-03-09: [Nadège Vanhée Puts the Hermès Woman in Sharp Focus](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/17043/hermes-autumn-winter-2026-show-review-nadege-vanhee). Vanhee blended sensuality and modernism in a twilight-themed show, with leather, sporty references and engineered cuts, in colors the review calls unlike anything else on the schedule.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-09: [Jean Paul Gaultier: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/jean-paul-gaultier-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Duran Lantink second Gaultier show studied the label tailoring, with playful, shape-altering pieces that the review ranks among the week most exciting.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-09: [McQueen: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/mcqueen-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Sean McGirr showed a softer, prettier McQueen glamour, draped directly on the body and drawing on Mary Quant and 1960s noir films.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-09: [Ashley Williams: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/ashley-williams-ready-to-wear-aw26/). Ashley Williams imagined a world where staying home is the norm, filling the collection with domestic comfort signs and playful oddities.
- Coveteur, 2026-03-09: [Dispatch From The Balenciaga FW26 Basement](https://coveteur.com/balenciaga-fw26-show-recap). A front-row account of Piccioli second Balenciaga show, a hot underground venue, with clair-obscur contrasts between leather bomber looks and draped gowns, and the return of leggings.
- Numéro, 2026-03-09: [Au défilé Lacoste, on rêve à un jour de pluie](https://numero.com/mode/fashion-week/le-defile-lacoste-automne-hiver-2026-2027/). Lacoste based the show on a rain-interrupted 1923 tennis match, covering the court in a clay-colored tarp and building a rainwear wardrobe of technical materials.
- The Zoe Report, 2026-03-08: [Pierpaolo Piccioli Shines A Light On Paris Fashion Week](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/balenciagas-fall-winter-2026-show-review). Piccioli second Balenciaga ready-to-wear show, set in a darkened hall on the Champs-Elysees with a set made together with the Euphoria creator, mixed outerwear and evening glamour with a few nods to the streetwear era.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-08: [Balenciaga: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/balenciaga-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Piccioli built an 81-look show around contrast and the Renaissance clair-obscur technique, with outerwear and controlled silhouettes at the center.
- Numéro, 2026-03-08: [Ann Demeulemeester confirme la tendance de la veste officier](https://numero.com/mode/fashion-week/le-defile-ann-demeulemeester-automne-hiver-2026-2027-poetes-indie-sleaze/). Stefano Gallici kept an indie-sleaze, bohemian-rock wardrobe at the Latin Quarter, and made the officer jacket the central piece, shown short and cinched or in capes.
- The Zoe Report, 2026-03-07: [Hermès' Fall/Winter 2026 Show Captured The Quiet Magic Of Twilight](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/hermes-fall-winter-2026-show-review). Nadege Vanhee based the Hermès show on twilight, using a blue runway edged with moss and color contrasts between night and dawn tones, with riding-boot and jodhpur codes updated.
- AnOther, 2026-03-07: [At Loewe, The Act of Making Is an Expression of Joy](https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/17040/loewe-autumn-winter-2026-review). McCollough and Hernandez gave Loewe a playful second show of air-filled coats, vivid citrus colors and plasticky textures, also introducing their first menswear.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-07: [Lanvin: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/lanvin-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Peter Copping showed a severe, cinematic Lanvin in a mineral gallery, with muted colors, dark plaids, oversized low-pulled hats and an evening finale.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-07: [Victoria Beckham: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/victoria-beckham-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Beckham took painter Tamara de Lempicka as a starting point for sharp, body-aware tailoring, with structured outerwear, slip dresses and a controlled evening section.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-07: [Mugler: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/mugler-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Miguel Castro Freitas turned to military uniform and power dressing for his second Mugler show, building severe silhouettes in contrasting colors.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-06: [Schiaparelli: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/schiaparelli-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Daniel Roseberry titled the show The Sphinx and played with what a garment is and can be, using slouchy suiting, surreal details and a glittering evening finale.
- Numéro, 2026-03-06: [Versatile fashion at the Marie Adam-Leenaerdt show](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/marie-adam-leenaerdt-fall-winter-2026-2027show-paris-versatile-fashion/). The Belgian designer had guests build the runway from stools and showed a modular, reversible wardrobe that relies on confident simplicity rather than new risks.
- Numéro, 2026-03-06: [Alain Paul dives into the MAD archives for his show](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/alain-paul-fall-winter-2026-2027-show-paris-archives-mad/). Alain Paul staged the show in the Paris decorative arts museum and rebuilt eighteenth-century proportions and patterns in modern pieces, with dance-inspired sportswear.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-05: [Balmain: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/balmain-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Antonin Tron arrives from Saint Laurent and Atlein with a restrained, sensual Balmain built on leather, animal knits and cocktail dressing, drawing on the founder archive and autobiography.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-05: [Stella McCartney: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/stella-mccartney-ready-to-wear-fw26/). McCartney honored the zodiac horse year with a live horse performance in a Paris riding hall, and showed an animal-free collection tracing her path from Savile Row tailoring to today.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-05: [Alaïa: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/alaia-ready-to-wear-fw26/). Pieter Mulier closed five years at Alaïa with a pared-back show on clothes to wear, putting precise cutting, bodycon dresses and the perfectly shaped jacket first.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-05: [Acne Studios: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/acne-studios-ready-to-wear-aw26/). Acne Studios staged a heritage-meets-future show in a medieval college of coloured rooms, blending aristocratic dress, 1990s references and Scandinavian minimalism.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-05: [Dries Van Noten: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/dries-van-noten-ready-to-wear-aw26/). Julian Klausner staged a school-themed show in a Paris high school, mixing academic wardrobe codes with plaids and florals taken from Flemish still life paintings.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-04: [Dior Fall 2026: Jonathan Anderson's Garden of Delights](https://usa.10magazine.com/dior-fall-2026-review/). Anderson built a greenhouse around the Tuileries basin and drew on two Paris-set books, tying womenswear to his menswear with Bar jackets, petal skirts and garden-themed accessories.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-03-04: [Matières Fécales: Ready-To-Wear FW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/matieres-fecales-ready-to-wear-aw26/). Titled The One Percent, the show dissected power and wealth through a bourgeois family tableau, slashed Dior New Look codes and money-themed pieces.
- The Zoe Report, 2026-03-03: [Jonathan Anderson's Vision For Dior Is In Full Bloom](https://www.thezoereport.com/fashion/dior-fall-winter-2026-show-review). Anderson second Dior womenswear show in the Tuileries favored light, floral and romantic fall clothes: ruffled minis with trains, peplum blazers, balloon shapes and pastel silk trousers.
- Coveteur, 2026-03-03: [Austerity & Architecture At Saint Laurent](https://coveteur.com/saint-laurent-fall-winter-2026). Vaccarello sharpened the brand codes for fall: eight black and brown suits, a brown-toned middle section of fur and lace, and black lace evening gowns.
- Coveteur, 2026-03-03: [Find Jonathan Anderson In The Garden](https://coveteur.com/dior-fall-winter-2026-review). Anderson second Dior womenswear show in a greenhouse over the Tuileries pond layered tutu skirts with varied jackets and reworked the Bar jacket, florals and the New Look waist.
- Numéro, 2026-01-27: [A well-conducted chaos at the Sacai show](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/a-well-conducted-chaos-at-the-sacai-show/). Chitose Abe returned to the runway with a boxing-inspired, genderless collection about reconstruction after destruction, with ever more intricate layering.
- Numéro, 2026-01-26: [Working girl or party girl at Patou?](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/working-girl-or-party-girl-at-patou/). Guillaume Henry built Patou around adaptable looks that erase the line between day and evening, with medieval and musical references.
- Numéro, 2026-01-26: [Jacquemus pays tribute to Paloma Picasso](https://numero.com/en/fashion/fashion-week-en/jacquemus-pays-tribute-to-paloma-picasso/). Jacquemus returned to the Picasso Museum with a collection that revisits his archive and openly honors Pablo and Paloma Picasso, with no celebrity models.
- 10 Magazine, 2026-01-24: [Willy Chavarria: Menswear AW26](https://usa.10magazine.com/willy-chavarria-menswear-aw26/). Chavarria staged a music-video-meets-theater show in a judo arena set as a New York street, finishing with a surprising evening section for women.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-11: [CFCL Introduces Sculptural Knitwear for Fall Winter 2026](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/cfcl-fall-winter-2026-womens.html). CFCL draws on Joseph Beuys idea of social sculpture, treating knitwear as sculptural objects, with felt-like coats, lightweight drapey series and its first motif print.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-10: [TIME Fall Winter 2026 Builds Silhouettes Through Layers](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/time-fall-winter-2026.html). Layers of Time treats time as accumulation, shown in a Paris library with big-volume outerwear, wide trousers against narrow skirts, modular shirts and leather.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-09: [Niccolò Pasqualetti Fall Winter 2026 Explores Ethereal Form](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/niccolo-pasqualetti-fall-winter-2026.html). Pasqualetti centers touch and presence with earthy colors, rich leathers and suede, distorted jacquard and sequins, plus metal pieces and modular layers linked by rings.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-06: [Issey Miyake Fall Winter 2026 Explores Stillness and Form](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/issey-miyake-fall-winter-2026.html). Satoshi Kondo balanced shaping and release in a Louvre show: oversized knits and tailoring in neutrals, structured outerwear, a yellow pleated wrap and lacquered washi paper bodices.
- Daily Front Row, 2026-03-05: [Pieter Mulier Shows His Final Collection for Alaïa](https://fashionweekdaily.com/pieter-mulier-alaia-fall-2026/). Mulier last Alaïa collection is described as reduced, restrained and sexy, with tank dresses, crocodile-style coat echoes, velvet suits and full ruffled skirts.
- Daily Front Row, 2026-03-04: [Saint Laurent Asserts Their Dominance Over the Biggest Trend of Fall 2026](https://fashionweekdaily.com/saint-laurent-fall-2026/). The writer says Saint Laurent leads the season tuxedo theme, offering over twelve fresh versions of Le Smoking on its 60th anniversary, plus hardened lace and oversized faux fur.
- Daily Front Row, 2026-03-04: [Antonin Tron Debuts His First Collection for Balmain](https://fashionweekdaily.com/antonin-tron-balmain-fall-2026/). Tron debut makes Balmain softer and more minimal than the Rousteing era, with lighter construction, more fluid draping and a muted nocturnal palette.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-04: [Mame Kurogouchi Fall Winter 2026 Reflects on Misty Mountains](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/mame-kurogouchi-fall-winter-2026.html). Kurogouchi built the collection on mountain and fog memories, using vapor-like textiles, washi-printed mountain plants, sheer outerwear and a deep green palette.
- Design Scene, 2026-03-04: [Alainpaul Fall Winter 2026.27 Turns the Wardrobe Into Repertoire](https://www.designscene.net/2026/03/alainpaul-fall-winter-2026-27.html). Alainpaul studied archive garments at the Paris decorative arts museum, building tailoring around pulled closures and eighteenth-century shapes.
- Design Scene, 2026-01-27: [Patou Fall Winter 2026 Explores Individuality](https://www.designscene.net/2026/01/patou-fall-winter-2026.html). Patou presents one continuous wardrobe with no split between day and evening, where each look stands alone while the whole reads as a unit.
- The Impression: [Saint Laurent Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/saint-laurent-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Vaccarello staged a sepia-toned, cinematic show built on repeated variations of a few silhouettes: strong-shouldered black suits, silicone-coated lace and glossy vinyl outerwear, ending with a Le Smoking tribute.
- The Impression: [Elie Saab Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/elie-saab-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Saab took inspiration from the 1990s New York art scene, adding sharper downtown tailoring to romantic eveningwear, with painterly florals and sequins.
- The Impression: [Zimmermann Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/zimmermann-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Nicky Zimmermann dedicated the show to pioneering Australian women of the 1920s, keeping the romantic brand codes light while adding a purposeful message.
- The Impression: [Gabriela Hearst Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/gabriela-hearst-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Hearst stayed within her recognizable language of earth tones, precise tailoring and strong outerwear, with a slightly more sensual evening section.
- The Impression: [Akris Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/akris-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Kriemler built the collection as a dialogue with the Colombian fiber artist Olga de Amaral, making fabric development the star, from soft brocades to woven horsehair.
- The Impression: [Celine Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/celine-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Rider second Celine show is led by instinct instead of concept, with long coats, exact jackets and layered knits, and eccentric accessories giving the wardrobe character.
- The Impression: [Givenchy Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/givenchy-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Burton third Givenchy collection offers portraits of modern femininity, with tailoring as the base and softness from lace, satin and historic embroidery.
- The Impression: [Jacquemus Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/jacquemus-fall-2026-fashion-show-review/). Le Palmier at the Picasso Museum paired satirical teaser films with a nonchalant collection that revisits earlier Jacquemus archives and the style of Paloma Picasso.
- The Impression: [Lemaire Fall 2026 Men's Fashion Show Review](https://theimpression.com/lemaire-fall-2026-mens-fashion-show-review/). The review finds the theatrical presentation and the collection overloaded, calling it an uneasy evolution from the label wearable utilitarian layers.

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## Rising

1. [Tailored Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/tailored-pants): 20.6% → 23.9%
2. [Charcoal](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/charcoal): 6.4% → 9.4%
3. [Wide Leg Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/wide-leg-pants): 17.4% → 20.1%

## Fading

1. [Black](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/black): 62.0% → 56.5%
2. [White](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/white): 14.5% → 10.3%
3. [High Neckline Dress](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/high-neckline-dress): 9.5% → 7.1%

## Most common of 132 trends

| Trend | Type | Share of looks | FW25 | Change | Looks | Designers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Black](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/black) | Key colors | 56.5% | 62.0% | −5.5 pts | 3,169 | 159 |
| [Tailored Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/tailored-pants) | Key items | 23.9% | 20.6% | +3.3 pts | 1,340 | 154 |
| [Chocolate](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/chocolate) | Key colors | 22.3% | 20.2% | +2.1 pts | 1,248 | 151 |

### Key items

1. [Tailored Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/tailored-pants): 23.9% of looks
2. [Wide Leg Pants](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/wide-leg-pants): 20.1% of looks
3. [Oversized Coat](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/oversized-coat): 14.6% of looks

70 more key items: https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/key-items

### Colors

1. [Black](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/black): 56.5% of looks
2. [Chocolate](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/chocolate): 22.3% of looks
3. [White](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/white): 10.3% of looks
4. [Charcoal](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/charcoal): 9.4% of looks
5. [Steel](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/steel): 7.5% of looks
6. [Beige Twins](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/beige-twins): 5.8% of looks
7. [Taupe](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/taupe): 5.4% of looks
8. [Sand](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/sand): 3.7% of looks
9. [Midnight Blue](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/midnight-blue): 3.7% of looks
10. [Scarlet](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/scarlet): 3.1% of looks

22 more colors: https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/colors

### Patterns

1. [Floral](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/floral): 7.7% of looks
2. [Striped](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/striped): 7.3% of looks
3. [Geometric](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/geometric): 3.1% of looks

4 more patterns: https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/patterns

### Fabrics

1. [Satin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/satin): 14.3% of looks
2. [Poplin](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/poplin): 11.3% of looks
3. [Leather](https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/leather): 11.2% of looks

17 more fabrics: https://tfashion.ai/runway/fw26/paris/fabrics

## Other seasons

- [SS27 womenswear Paris](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss27/paris): 138 trends
- [SS26 womenswear Paris](https://tfashion.ai/runway/ss26/paris): 168 trends

## Garment categories

- Pants: 45.6% of looks
- Jacket: 28.5% of looks
- Coat: 25.2% of looks

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