Fashion weeks and events • 2026

Zegna moves its Spring/Summer 2027 runway show to Los Angeles on 5 June 2026.

Simone Rocha was named Guest Designer for Pitti Uomo 110.

JiyongKim is the Special Guest at Pitti Uomo 110 and will stage a Florence-specific project event at Fortezza da Basso.

DSM Kei Ninomiya was named Guest Designer for Pitti Uomo 110.

Thom Browne is reported to stage his first Milan menswear runway show on 22 June 2026.

Versace's first runway under Pieter Mulier remains unconfirmed for the Spring/Summer 2027 season.

WWD reported that Givenchy is preparing a possible Paris Haute Couture Week return, likely in July 2026.

July 2026 was flagged as the expected timing for Pierpaolo Piccioli's first Balenciaga haute couture collection at Paris Haute Couture Week.

An external listing claims Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda 2026 will return to Taormina in July, but no official confirmation has surfaced.

Animal fur is no longer permitted on the Official NYFW Schedule from September 2026.

Christopher Kane's first Mulberry runway is planned for London Fashion Week in September 2026.

Maison Margiela’s Shanghai presentation on 1 April 2026 became one of the defining moments of the season: the house’s first show outside Paris, positioned on the final day of Shanghai Fashion Week as a global debut rather than a routine calendar stop. The event extended beyond the runway through the MaisonMargiela/folders programme and related exhibitions in China, turning the show into a broader statement about visibility, archive, and market intent under Glenn Martens and CEO Gaetano Sciuto.

Withdrew from the PFW AW26 calendar (planned 6 March) shortly after cancelling the January 2026 couture show.

Final Alaïa runway show by Pieter Mulier before his move to Versace.

Antonin Tron's first Balmain runway show.

Sacai issued a lookbook instead of staging a runway show for AW26.

Maison Margiela’s absence from the official Paris Fashion Week AW26–27 calendar sharpened the significance of its Shanghai appearance: rather than a routine Paris-season outing, the 1 April 2026 show positioned Glenn Martens’s first major Margiela runway outside Paris as a deliberate international statement at the close of Shanghai Fashion Week.

Coperni skipped PFW AW26, citing financial and strategic reasons.

Off-White returned to the Paris schedule after showing in New York the previous season.

Valentino sat out PFW AW26 and showed in Rome instead.

Situationist made its debut for its 10-year anniversary on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.

Demna's first Gucci runway show followed an earlier lookbook-and-film debut in September 2025.

Meryll Rogge's first Marni runway show.

First co-ed Emporio Armani runway season presented by the house's designated design heirs after Giorgio Armani's death.

Maria Grazia Chiuri's first Fendi collection was shown at Milan Fashion Week.

Pangaia's AW26 presentation was the first season developed from its Milan studio under Kevin Grandal.

The adidas Originals partnership was first unveiled on Simone Rocha's AW26 runway.

Joseph returned to the London Fashion Week catwalk after last showing in September 2017.

William Costelloe led Paul Costelloe's first collection since Paul Costelloe's death.

Veronica Leoni staged Calvin Klein Collection's Fall 2026 runway show at New York Fashion Week.

Rachel Scott's runway debut at Proenza Schouler opened the official NYFW schedule.

Germanier closed Paris Haute Couture Week as a Guest House on 29 January 2026.

Valentino appeared on the Spring/Summer 2026 Paris Haute Couture Week calendar as a Corresponding Member.

Matthieu Blazy made his Chanel haute couture debut at Paris Haute Couture Week.

Jonathan Anderson made his Dior haute couture debut at Paris Haute Couture Week.

Stefano Gabbana’s 1 January 2026 resignation from his management positions at Dolce & Gabbana marks a real governance shift at the house, even if it stops short of a creative break. The company stressed that his creative activities remain unchanged, which makes this less a clean exit than a withdrawal from formal corporate power inside one of Italian fashion’s most tightly identified founder-led businesses.