The Big Four saved the best for last, and Fashion Connect has your front-row seat.
New York opened the conversation. London stirred the pot. Milan turned up the glamour. But everyone knows the season doesn’t truly land until the lights come up in Paris. From September 28 to October 6, 2026, the fashion capital of the world hosts Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027, nine days of pure spectacle that will decide what the world falls in love with next spring.
This is the grand finale. The crescendo. The moment the industry holds its breath.
Why Paris, Always Paris
There’s a reason the last word belongs to Paris. This is the city that invented the modern fashion show, the birthplace of haute couture, the home turf of Chanel, Dior, and Saint Laurent. Here, a runway isn’t just a runway, it’s staged inside the glass-and-iron cathedral of the Grand Palais, under the modernist lines of the Palais de Tokyo, in gilded hôtels particuliers and hidden courtyards that most tourists will never see.
And the show doesn’t stop at the catwalk. For nine days, the streets of Paris become the runway. Café terraces in Saint-Germain turn into style summits. The Tuileries fill with photographers chasing the season’s boldest looks. It-girls, editors, and A-listers turn every arrondissement into a moment worth capturing. In Paris, fashion isn’t an event, it’s the air you breathe.

The Numbers
Organised by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), this season’s provisional calendar brings together:
- 🗓️ 9 days of shows
- 👗 101 houses
- 💫 68 runway shows + 33 presentations
Slightly leaner than last season, but every slot is loaded.
The First Word & The Last Word
The week opens in fresh, exciting hands: Julie Kegels, the buzzy young Belgian label adored by Dua Lipa and Charli XCX, takes the very first slot on September 28. Proof that Paris always makes room for the next big thing.
And the finale? A titan. Louis Vuitton closes the entire week on October 6, reprising an honour the Maison has claimed again and again over the past decade. Expect a set-piece spectacle worthy of the last bow.

New Eras, New Names
Fashion history is being rewritten in real time this season:
- Drew Henry debuts as Artistic Director of Courrèges (Sept 30), arriving from Burberry. All eyes on how he reinvents the house’s space-age DNA.
- Kai Nesselrath unveils his first collection as Design Director of Carven (Oct 1) after a decade honing his craft at Saint Laurent.
- Maxhosa Africa makes its Paris debut (Sept 28), the South African label by Laduma Ngxokolo, famed for its electric Xhosa-inspired knitwear and worn by Beyoncé and Michelle Obama. A first-timer, and a statement.
The Comebacks We’ve Been Waiting For
Some legends are coming home. Valentino returns after showing in Rome. Maison Margiela rejoins the womenswear calendar after a season in Shanghai. And Sacai is back in the fold. When these names return to Paris, the whole industry pays attention.
The Powerhouse Line-Up
Day by day, Paris rolls out fashion’s royalty:
- Sept 29 — Christian Dior · Saint Laurent
- Sept 30 — The Row · Balmain · Dries Van Noten · Stella McCartney · Acne Studios · Tom Ford
- Oct 1 — Chloé · Balenciaga · Rick Owens · Schiaparelli · Isabel Marant
- Oct 2 — Loewe · Casablanca · Givenchy · Victoria Beckham
- Oct 3 — Chanel · Elie Saab · Alaïa
- Plus — Miu Miu · Celine · and the grand Louis Vuitton finale
There’s also a powerhouse Japanese contingent this season: Anrealage, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garçons, Noir Kei Ninomiya, Sacai, and Mame Kurogouchi, masters of cut, concept, and quiet drama.

Who’s Sitting This One Out
Every calendar tells a story in its absences, too. Alexander McQueen has decamped to London under Seán McGirr. Rabanne waits until March for Olivier Rousteing’s debut. Nina Ricci sits the season out after Harris Reed’s exit. And Alaïa, still without a permanent creative director after Pieter Mulier’s move to Versace, presents a studio-designed collection on October 3.
Mark Your Calendar
Paris Fashion Week · Womenswear SS27
📍 Grand Palais · Palais de Tokyo · across Paris
🗓️ September 28 – October 6, 2026
✨ 68 shows · 33 presentations · 101 houses
Trends, debuts, comebacks, and pure Parisian magic, this is the season’s beating heart. Keep it locked to Fashion Connect: we’re bringing you every runway moment, front-row look, and street-style steal as it happens.
Paris is calling. Are you ready?