There’s hardly a time in the RUSSH team’s calendar like Paris Fashion Week. And this Autumn Winter 2026 season is no exception. From CHANEL to Dior to Antonin Tron’s debut at Balmain and Pieter Mulier’s final show at Alaïa – there are so many highlights to keep track of this season.
And while we have several team members on the ground this week covering all the shows from the front row (you can keep track on our Instagram and TikTok for all the latest) – we’ve also got you covered here with all the show notes, guest lists and highlights, below.
Kiko Kostadinov
Laura and Deanna Fanning’s AW26 womenswear collection observed a kind of urban wildlife – a kind of exotic, urban birdwatching spectacle that asked us, what does it mean to see or be seen? The show invitation itself was a functioning compass attached to a braided cord. Along the runway, American artist Oscar Tuazon installed cardboard and paper tape sculptures between which models in feathered hair extensions donned soft draped dresses, block-colour knits and rainforest camo.
Alexander McQueen
Seán McGirr’s AW26 outing for Alexander McQueen was held in a white, liminal space designed by Tom Scutt. The collection referenced plenty of house signatures – from “bumster” pants to the iconic skull scarf and face coverings. Jacquard dresses and capris, tweed skirt suits and wet-weather boots and rain coats were hallmarks of the collection. Backstage, McGirr told press: “We’re constantly performing… There’s this psychological disruption I wanted to think about this season… There’s a filter. Maybe you’re wearing your mask, maybe you’re not.”
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Laurens’ Going West collection focused on its 70s American Southwest sensibilities – from cowboy hats to suede fringed jackets and worn-in leather accessories. But what kept the collection from leaning too far into costume territory was how it perfectly melded its usual blend of rugged and refined. Tailored pants and blazers, strappy heels and even grey hoodies poking out from underneath a heavy jacket. The presentation was held at contemporary, open gallery space in the Marais. It also featured beaded outerwear from the Polo Ralph Lauren x Tópa collaboration as a part of their Artist in Residence Program.
Zimmermann
Zimmermann’s collection took inspiration from “trailblazing Australian women who redefined what was possible for future generations”. Their usual maximalist styling was on full display, mixing ruffled pants, lace-trimmed blouses, ballooning striped dresses and faux fur throws with patent oxfords and collegiate sweaters. The effect felt decidedly bohemian – channelling 1920s rebelliousness and its era of rule-breakers.
Roger Vivier
Roger Vivier showed its CHOC: Architecture de la Séduction collection in Paris this week – an ode to the 1959 Choc heel, which was considered radical and shocking at its outset. The collection unfolded through a series of rooms, also revisiting the Rose Vivier line and, of course, the Belle Vivier – one of the Maison’s most enduring icons.
Chloé
If 2026 is about living more whimsically, then Chemena Kamali certainly got the memo. The designer sent an abundance of silk chiffon, colourful tartan, ponchos, capes and blouses down the runway for Fall Winter 2026, in a collection that felt decidedly Chloé.
Alaïa
Peter Mulier’s tenure at Alaïa has been nothing short of impeccable, and his final collection at the helm of the House was a tribute to that. Fall Winter 2026 was a minimal collection comprising figure-hugging dresses, skirts that ruffled and contoured artfully, and outerwear that felt like an entire outfit in itself. The clothes were the real stars of the show, with models sporting clean faces and effortlessly pulled back hair for the occasion.
Acne Studios
Acne Studios staged its Autumn Winter 2026 show across a sequence of colour-washed rooms – pink, then gold, then white, then red, then green. This bold palette was reflected in the collection – gold pumps, electric blue leather jackets and draped emerald dresses mixed with florals, snake prints, tartans and hyperrealistic faces printed onto swishy skirts and dresses. The guest lists was just as much of a highlight, including the likes of Chappell Roan, Peggy Gou, Leslie Bibb, Vivian Wilson, Win Metawin and Johnny Suh.
Balmain
Antonin Tron’s Balmain debut was one of the most closely watched moments of the season. Billowing, soft-light curtains melted into the edges of the a concrete runway, which featured a collection that paid homage to some of the House’s key reference points – a gold and black palette, strong shouldered mini dresses, structural leather jackets and sparkling animal prints at its core. But there was a definite newness to the direction – we’re excited to see where Tron takes things.
Stella McCartney
Joy was on the agenda at Stella McCartney. The designer staged her Fall Winter 2026 collection inside a Parisienne horse stable, which paved the way for plenty of 80s power suits (peplums and stirrup trousers included), the most sumptuous oversized coats and floor-grazing scarves, bedazzled denim, fringing, bows, and iridescent fabrics.
Dries van Noten
For his fifth show at the helm of Dries van Noten, Julian Klausner took classic House codes and made them his own. A simple, stark runway made the perfect backdrop for intricate designs and fabrications, including clashing florals, plaids, and geometric prints, plenty of layering, and playful silhouettes.
Marie Adam-Leenaerdt
The rising Belgian fashion designer based in Brussels staged her AW26 show in an an industrial Parisian warehouse. Framed by raw concrete floors and lofty glass windows, the collection was hallmarked by punchy printed skirts, padded quilted pieces, polka-dot shift dresses, gingham boxy handbags, and glossy pink slipper heels – suggesting a kind of digital-age princess brought to life.
Saint Laurent
Anthony Vaccarello stuck to the classics this season – a show that marked the 60th anniversary of “Le Smoking,” one of founder Yves Saint Laurent’s most iconic signatures. Up front were an onslaught of these loose, tuxedo-style suits, followed by more House favourites: lace slip dresses and sensual trench coats – this time reimagined in weather-proof PVC. Oversized sculptural earrings in the shapes of doves – a recurring and iconic motif of the House dating back to the 1980s, and artist Georges Braque’s dove lithographs.
Dior
Anderson’s AW26 Dior show was met with balmy sunshine in the Jardin des Tuileries. Invites came in the form of two miniature green Tuileries chairs, and the entire construction of the site felt made in its image. The clothes felt like a natural extension of his Spring Summer collection – bar jacket silouhettes and swooping folded skirts finding their next evolution with more florals, gingham and polka dots for good measure.
Vacquera
Hold on tightly, let go lightly was the name of Vaquera’s AW26 Paris show – exploring both chaos and perfection in tandem. A bridal look opened the show (already a subversion of its tradition as the final look), and pieced its way through boxy satin dresses, fur-lined sweaters, cut-out denim and geometric tops in cubic and triangular sculptural shapes.
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