Paris Fashion Week schedule unveiled

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) released the provisional schedule for Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2026 last Thursday. The event_ held from 29 September to 7 October_ will bring together 76 shows and 36 presentations within its official programme.

Belgian designer Julie Kegels_ the avant-garde brand Matières Fécales and the eponymous label of Marni's new creative director_ Meryll Rogge_ are among the newcomers included in the show schedule. Belgian brand Façon Jacmin appears on the list of newcomers in the presentations programme_ alongside Danish brand Ganni_ which showed for the first time in Paris in September 2024_ but outside the official calendar.

The season will also be marked by the return of several major brands with new creative direction: French brand Jean Paul Gaultier_ accompanied by Duran Lantink; Carven_ with Mark Thomas; Mugler with Miguel Castro Freitas; Loewe with the duo composed of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez; and Maison Margiela (first ready-to-wear collection for its new creative director Glenn Martens). The return of Celine_ Vêtements_ Agnès b. Thom Browne and Lanvin has also been noted.

Among the most anticipated shows_ Chanel's probably tops the list. The French brand will present the first collection designed by Matthieu Blazy_ former creative director of Bottega Veneta_ on Monday 6 October at 8pm GMT. Pierpaolo Piccioli's first collection for Balenciaga will also be among the season's most closely watched shows.