Paris Haute Couture Week

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

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

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.

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.