Oprah Winfrey and her longtime friend Gayle King sat front row at the Chloé Fall/Winter 2026-2027 women’s collection during Paris Fashion Week on March 5, 2026. Designer Chemena Kamali presented a folk-inspired lineup emphasizing humanity and empathy in fashion. The event drew other celebrities including Olivia Rodrigo and Brooke Shields.
The Chloé show took place in a UNESCO conference hall in Paris, where Oprah Winfrey settled into the front row beside Gayle King. Other notable attendees included Olivia Rodrigo, Brooke Shields, Neneh Cherry, Mabel, Maude Apatow, Nina Dobrev, and Paris Jackson. Winfrey, known for her rare fashion week appearances often alongside King, wore head-to-toe Chloé: high-rise wide-leg blue jeans with a pale ruffled blouse tucked in, snakeskin shoes, and a cropped gathered jacket. She accessorized with sunglasses, rings, and a small cream Paddington bag, completing the look with a bubble ponytail featuring dark brown highlights.
Chemena Kamali's collection focused on “irregularities” and “human care” over machined perfection. In her designer note, she aimed for fashion to convey “humanity, empathy and devotion” in a mechanized world, highlighting the time and effort in each garment. The runway featured folk styles with bohemian ease and structure, including a opening look of a trapeze skirt, long tailored jacket with graphic shoulders, and a folk blouse embroidered with small flowers. Other elements included long fluid dresses, capes, delicately cut pieces, leather trousers, oversized buckles, and a Western influence. The standout accessory was fur-lined leather thigh-high boots, described as maximal and confrontational.
The blouses, with stitched florals and fuller shapes, drew on Chloé’s heritage while feeling current. Kamali's designs balanced softness against strength, prairie sweetness against city armor, underscoring that luxury involves human creation stitch by stitch. Winfrey's presence added to the celebrity buzz, though the collection stood on its own merits.
