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Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture
All the news and the top looks from the haute couture fashion shows in the French capital.
Chanel’s haute couture fall/winter 2026-27 collection, unveiled in Paris in July, proves that fantastical pieces can have a place in everyday life. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel’s Paris haute couture show was a storybook brought to life

Inspired by a fairy-tale book found in Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s library, Matthieu Blazy’s latest collection proves that fantasy and function can coexist.

Beauty

7 best beauty looks of Paris Haute Couture Week 2026, from Dior to Chanel

Fendi

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first Fendi haute couture collection debuts in Rome

Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Balenciaga, Jean Paul Gaultier and Robert Wun

Day 3 saw dazzling debuts from Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga and Duran Lantink at Jean Paul Gaultier, while Cardi B attended Robert Wun’s show wearing one of his playful new gowns.

Dramatic shapes and vivid colours at Balenciaga haute couture fall/winter 2026-27. Photos: Handout
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Meet the Hong Kong model nearing 60 who walked at Chanel’s haute couture show

The mum-of-7 – who just starred in Matthieu Blazy’s show – was born to Chiu Chow parents and got into modelling in her 50s.

Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week highlights from Chanel, Armani, Dior and Valentino

Nicole Kidman and Dua Lipa attended Matthieu Blazy’s feather-filled Chanel show, while Jonathan Anderson used florals for his Dior creations.

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Celebrity style

Connor Storrie’s style evolution, from Heated Rivalry to haute couture week

Appearing everywhere from the Winter Olympics to Paris Couture Week, Storrie’s wardrobe is filled with Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Bottega Veneta and more.

Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie is turning heads with his unique style. Photos: AP, @connorstorriebr/Instagram
Fashion

Gem-studded bags from Gucci and more promise sparkling nights out

At the Paris Haute Couture Week shows, luxury maisons gilded the lily by adding beautiful stones to statement accessories, bringing back the minaudière.

Fame and celebrity

Q&A | Laufey talks Chanel, jazz and her Grammy-winning Bewitched album

The Chinese-Icelandic singer, behind Spotify-busting album Bewitched, reveals how her family influenced both her musical taste and her love of Chanel.

Paris Fashion Week

Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Balenciaga, Maison Margiela and Robert Wun

A trio of showcases closing the season saw Kardashian channelling Elizabeth Taylor for Balenciaga, Glenn Martens making his debut at Maison Margiela, and macabre imagery from Hong Kong-born Robert Wun.

Kim Kardashian walked the Balenciaga haute couture runway clad in an outfit inspired by Elizabeth Taylor. Photo: Handout
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Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Chanel, Schiaparelli and Armani Privé shine

Chanel’s Creation Studio delivered its last collection before Matthieu Blazy’s debut in October, Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry adopted a ‘back to the future’ lens, and Armani Privé went ‘nocturnal’.

The Chanel Creation Studio delivered its last collection before Matthieu Blazy’s debut in October, at Paris Haute Couture Week 2025. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Michael Rider’s Celine debut steals the spotlight

Dior and Valentino are skipping haute couture week, while it’s unclear whether Giorgio Armani will be at his Armani Privé show – but Celine and Patou offer plenty of excitement.

Icons and Influencers

How China’s rising fashion designer Cheney Chan is captivating global audiences

He made his unofficial debut at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week last June, but his growing social media presence – 5.5 million Douyin followers and counting – has already made Chan a popular influencer.

Fashion

Robert Wun, in his own words: from Hong Kong to the Met Gala

The London-based couturier reflects on his legacy as the first Hong Kong-born designer to debut at Paris Couture Week

The London-based Robert Wun couturier reflects on his legacy as the first Hong Kong-born designer to debut at Paris Couture Week. Photo: Handout
Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week 2024, day 2: Chanel and Armani Privé

Chanel stunned with tutus and capes in first show without a creative director, while pearls dazzled in Armani Privé – with Keira Knightley and Cate Blanchett attending, respectively

Model Vittoria Ceretti opened the Chanel autumn/winter 2024-25 haute couture show in a voluminous black cape paired with a white bodysuit. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week 2024, day 1: Schiaparelli and Dior

The Olympic Games might be next month, but fashion still rules Paris this week: shows celebrated gold, savoir faire and sports – and Jennifer Lopez, Doja Cat and Kylie Jenner were in attendance

Royalty

How to get Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi’s Chanel show look

The royal’s timeless tweed suit turned heads at Chanel’s runway – showing she has the fashion instincts of her mother Princess Caroline and grandmother Grace Kelly

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Fashion

The bows are back in town: brands and stars celebrate feminine fashion

The bow is making a huge comeback in fashion in 2023 – seen in looks from big designer houses like Viktor & Rolf and Chanel, and on social media, and embraced by singers, models and princesses alike.

Jennie Kim at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a Chanel dress. Photo: FilmMagic
Fashion

Meet the designers pioneering Saudi Arabia’s fashion revolution

As Mohammed Ashi becomes the first Saudi Arabian designer at Paris Fashion Week, calling it the ‘peak’ of his career, excitement for the kingdom’s booming fashion industry is palpable

Haute Couture

Style’s 5 top moments from Paris Haute Couture week, from Chanel to Schiaparelli

We were amazed by the sheer amount of stunning looks unveiled in Paris this week – here’s our editor’s top moments from the City of Love, from Chanel to Schiaparelli, and more ...

High Jewellery

Paris Haute Couture Week last day round up: Fendi, Imane Ayissi and Repossi

On the last day of Haute Couture Week, Chloé confirmed its creative director Gabriela Hearst would be leaving, and Kim Jones once more defied traditional couture boundaries at Fendi

Models present an initial parade of nude creations by Kim Jones at Fendi during the Women’s Haute-Couture Fashion Week in Paris on July 6. Photo: AFP
Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week day 3 round up: Elie Saad to Yuima Nakazato

From the established mastery of Lebanese designer Elie Saab, to up-and-coming Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato, day 3 of Paris’ Haute Couture Week didn’t disappoint

Lebanese designer Elie Saab’s creations were nothing short of spectacular at Women’s Haute-Couture Fashion Week in Paris on July 5. Photo: AFP
Chanel

Paris Haute Couture Week day 2 round up: Chanel, Giorgio Armani and more

Chanel staged an ode to Parisian elegance, Alexis Mabille sent his models down the runway with champagne coupes and Stéphane Rolland’s creations struck a bold and poetic note

Dior

Paris Haute Couture Week day 1 round up: from riots to Daniel Roseberry

Dior brings ethereal goddesses and silver threads to Paris couture, while Iris van Herpen created a futuristic underwater universe

Fashion

Meet Robert Wun, the first Hong Kong designer at Paris Haute Couture Week

You’ve probably seen Hong Kong-born Robert Wun’s designs donned by Blackpink’s Lisa, Lizzo, and Celine Dion, but what do you know about his inspirational rise to fashion stardom?

Robert Wun’s dresses have been worn by celebrities like Lizzo and Priyanka Chopra. Photos: @robertwun/Instagram; SCMP
Fashion

Luxury fashion’s worst-kept secret and the fear of a ‘Made in India’ tag

Many haute couture houses – luxury fashion’s pinnacle – source textiles from India, yet their pieces won’t acknowledge the fact. Some Indian designers are taking to Paris runways themselves.

A look from Gaurav Gupta’s SS23 couture collection.
Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week: Givenchy’s SS23 show portrayed grunge galore in the rain

For Givenchy’s SS23 show, designer Matthew Williams wheeled out grunge galore, although not everyone was on-board with some of the clashing styles

Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week: Valentino’s SS23 show flaunted bold glitz and glamour

For Valentino’s spring/summer 2023 collection presented on October 2 at Paris Fashion Week, Pier Paolo Piccioli looked to glitzy outfits with unique cut-outs

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