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Key items, Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear

Maxi dress appeared in 9.9% of looks at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows, down from 11.2% in FW25. 110 designers showed the trend across 553 looks.

Share of looks
9.9%
Change vs FW25
−1.3 pts
11.2% → 9.9%
Looks
553
of 5,607
Designers
110
of 161

Number 5 of 73key items by share of looks. Also measured in all cities (12.0%), New York (16.6%), Milan, London (15.1%), Copenhagen (9.2%). Other seasons: SS27.

Updated October 2, 2026

Zuhair Murad, FW26 womenswear, Maxi Dress, look 26
Carven, FW26 womenswear, Maxi Dress, look 29
Chloé, FW26 womenswear, Maxi Dress, look 51

Looks

11 of 553 looks, across designers.

  • Tom Ford, look 53
  • Zimmermann, look 20
  • Gabriela Hearst, look 39
  • Magda Butrym, look 19
  • Christopher Esber, look 10
  • Viktor & Rolf, look 28
  • Givenchy, look 8
  • Balenciaga, look 76

+542 looks

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

In the press

Maxi dress came up in 5 articles from Who What Wear, Numéro, 10 Magazine and 1 more. In the data it was in 9.9% of looks, down from 11.2% in FW25.

Summaries are written by T-Fashion. Read each article at the source.

  1. Who What Wear · Mar 12, 2026 · Trend report

    I Just Got Back From Paris: These Are the Key 5 Trends I Spotted on the Runways

    Who What Wear identifies a checked Chloé dress with ruffles, a high neckline, and a floor-length cut.

  2. Numéro · Mar 6, 2026 · Show review

    Alain Paul dives into the MAD archives for his show

    AlainPaul embroidered hanging floral imagery on long, closely fitted dresses.

  3. 10 Magazine · Mar 5, 2026 · Show review

    Acne Studios: Ready-To-Wear FW26

    Acne Studios let long satin dresses fall over tightly fitted suede boots.

  4. 10 Magazine · Mar 4, 2026 · Show review

    Matières Fécales: Ready-To-Wear FW26

    Matières Fécales dressed Michèle Lamy in a floor-length gray knit with enlarged shoulders and furry sleeves.

  5. The Impression · Show review

    Saint Laurent Fall 2026 Fashion Show Review

    Saint Laurent combined its closing tuxedos with floor-reaching lace gowns.

Designers

Looks with maxi dress, by designer.

  1. 1 Zuhair Murad 43
  2. 2 Elie Saab 24
  3. 3 Chloé 21

107 more designers

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.

Ranking

Share of looks among key items. The tick marks FW25.

All 73
  1. 1 Tailored Pants 23.9%
  2. 2 Wide Leg Pants 20.1%
  3. 3 Oversized Coat 14.6%
  1. 5 Maxi Dress 9.9%

Worn with

Share of the 553 looks with maxi dress that also had each detail.

Colors

Details

  • Fitted 48%
  • No Waist Waistline 46%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with maxi dress

This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.

Maxi Dress in full

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11 looks All 553 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 110 designers, each with their looks
Top pairings Every pairing by color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern
Snapshot as of the last update Updated as each show is analyzed
– Moodboards, concepts and tech packs from the same looks

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Questions

How popular was maxi dress at the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows?
Maxi dress appeared in 553 looks from 110 designers. That is 9.9% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the Paris Fashion Week FW26 womenswear shows.
Is maxi dress a trend for fall 2026?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 9.9%, down from 11.2% in FW25.
Which designers showed the most maxi dress for FW26?
Zuhair Murad (43 looks), Elie Saab (24 looks) and Chloé (21 looks).
How does T-Fashion measure this?
T-Fashion tags every look of every Fall/Winter 2026 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the key item divided by all womenswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with FW25.