Paris Haute Couture Week Fall/Winter 2026 returns to the city July 6 to 9, 2026, with 30 runway shows across four days. An increase from the 28 Maisons who gathered in January, a signal that the summer edition attracts more Maisons than its winter counterpart. The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode brings together the world's most exclusive ateliers for the season's most closed and coveted shows. This July, three major debuts, two new Creative Directors stepping into historic Maisons for the first time on the couture calendar, and Manish Malhotra making his Paris Haute Couture debut, the first Bollywood couturier to join the official calendar.
Key Highlights
Paris Haute Couture Week Fall/Winter 2026 calendar this July reads as a season of handovers. Pierpaolo Piccioli steps onto the Balenciaga runway on Wednesday July 8, his first couture show since his long tenure at Valentino ended in 2024. Across the same day, Duran Lantink reimagines Jean Paul Gaultier, the Dutch designer bringing his deconstructive sensibility to one of couture's most theatrical maisons.
Chanel arrives on Tuesday July 7 with two shows, Matthieu Blazy presenting his second Haute Couture collection for the Maison at 10am and noon. Christian Dior holds its customary afternoon slot on the opening day, Monday July 6 at 2:30pm. Giorgio Armani Privé closes Tuesday with back-to-back shows at 6pm and 7pm, the first couture outing for the Maison following Giorgio Armani's passing in September 2025.
Manish Malhotra lands in Paris on Wednesday July 8. Renowned across India and beyond for his work dressing Bollywood's biggest names and his mastery of intricate embroidery, the designer brings a craft built over three decades to the couture calendar for the first time.
Michael Stewart introduces Standing Ground to the official calendar on Monday July 6. The Irish designer, winner of the Savoir-Faire Award at the 2024 LVMH Prize, is known for his sculptural approach to eveningwear. Iris Van Herpen takes the floor the same day at noon. Adeline André closes the Week on Thursday July 9 at 4pm.
Conspicuous by their absence: Valentino, Giambattista Valli, Julien Fournié, Gaurav Gupta, Miss Sohee and Phan Huy. Fendi under Maria Grazia Chiuri decamps to Rome on the evening of Thursday July 9.
Paris Haute Couture Week Fall/Winter 2026 Schedule
Monday July 6
10:00 — Schiaparelli — Physical Show
11:00 — Imane Ayissi — Physical Show
12:00 — Iris Van Herpen — Physical Show
13:00 — Georges Hobeika — Physical Show
14:30 — Christian Dior — Physical Show
16:00 — Julie de Libran — Physical Show
17:00 — Rahul Mishra — Physical Show
18:30 — Standing Ground — Physical Show — First Time
20:00 — ArdAzAei — Physical Show
Tuesday July 7
10:00 — Chanel — Physical Show
12:00 — Chanel — Physical Show
13:30 — Alexis Mabille — Physical Show
14:30 — Stéphane Rolland — Physical Show
15:30 — RVDK Ronald Van Der Kemp — Physical Show
17:00 — Germanier — Physical Show
18:00 — Giorgio Armani Privé — Physical Show
19:00 — Giorgio Armani Privé — Physical Show
20:00 — Ashi Studio — Physical Show
Wednesday July 8
10:00 — Yuima Nakazato — Physical Show
11:30 — Balenciaga — Physical Show — First Time Pierpaolo Piccioli
12:30 — Franck Sorbier — Physical Show
13:30 — Robert Wun — Physical Show
14:30 — Elie Saab — Physical Show
16:00 — Viktor&Rolf — Physical Show
17:30 — Jean Paul Gaultier — Physical Show — First Time Duran Lantink
18:30 — Zuhair Murad — Physical Show
20:00 — Manish Malhotra — Physical Show — First Time
Thursday July 9
10:00 — Célia Kritharioti — Physical Show
11:30 — Peet Dullaert — Physical Show
13:00 — Rami Al Ali — Physical Show
14:30 — Aelis — Physical Show
16:00 — Adeline André — Physical Show
Paris Haute Couture Week Fall/Winter 2026 Side Events
FDI Graduate Show — Fashion Design Institut
📅 Sunday July 5, 2026, 1pm
📍 Galerie Bourbon, 79bis Avenue Marceau, Paris 16th
🌐 fashion-design-institut.com
Fashion Design Institut graduates open the Week before it officially begins, presenting their custom créations on the steps of the couture calendar. A rare moment of first looks, free from the codes of the established Maisons.
Precious Room — Muriel Piaser
📅 Tuesday July 7 to Wednesday July 8, 2026
📍 Palais Vivienne, 36 rue Vivienne, Paris 2nd
Muriel Piaser opens her Precious Room at the Palais Vivienne during the heart of the Week. A curated presentation in one of Paris's most beautiful covered passages, the kind of address that rewards those who know where to look.
Stéphane Rolland — Charity Couture Show at L'Olympia
📅 Tuesday July 7, 2026, 2:30pm
📍 L'Olympia, 28 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris 9th
🌐 olympiahall.com
Maison Stéphane Rolland transforms the legendary stage of L'Olympia into a couture runway for the third year running, in partnership with the Fondation des Hôpitaux and the Pièces Jaunes campaign. 1,500 seats. Open to the public. 100% of proceeds go to children and adolescents in hospital. Tickets from €25.
Saiid Kobeisy - FW26/27 Couture Collection
📅 Wednesday July 8, 2026, 7:30pm
📍 TBC, Paris
🌐 Saiid Kobeisy
Eva Mingé — Seven Contemporary Sins
📅 Wednesday July 8, 2026, 7:30pm
📍 Les Salons Hoche, 9 Avenue Hoche, Paris 8th
🌐 evaminge.com
Eva Mingé presents Seven Contemporary Sins, a performative manifesto built around Love, Time, Intelligence, Courage, Happiness, Freedom and Virtue, a contemporary reflection on value, where beauty is measured against permanence. Fall/Winter 2026-2027 collection. Dress code: Couture Black Chic. RSV: Concierge@babble-up.com
