The schedule for Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture Week has been announced, with shows set to run from July 6 to 9 in Paris. Thirty houses will participate, up from 27 last season.
Several debuts highlight the lineup. Pierpaolo Piccioli will present his first couture collection for Balenciaga. Duran Lantink is scheduled to make his debut for Jean Paul Gaultier. Returning designers include Jonathan Anderson for his second show at Dior, Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, and Silvana Armani at Giorgio Armani Privé. Guest houses feature Indian couturier Manish Malhotra and Standing Ground by Irish designer Michael Stewart. Iris van Herpen returns to the calendar along with Schiaparelli, Julie de Libran, Alexis Mabille, Elie Saab, and Viktor & Rolf. Valentino will not appear after shifting its couture presentations to January. Adeline André is set to close the Paris schedule on July 9 at 4pm. Later that evening Maria Grazia Chiuri will hold her first couture show for Fendi in Rome. Martin Margiela will auction archive items in Paris on the same day.