Paris Fashion Week SS27 Wrap: Lightness, Wearable Couture and a Saint Laurent Farewell Define the Season
Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2027 has wrapped, and the industry is now sorting through what defined the season: lighter, more wearable clothes, couture craft applied to everyday pieces, and a closing wave of creative-director news, including Anthony Vaccarello's confirmed exit from Saint Laurent on October 9. No runway shows are scheduled today, so the latest news is the post-week verdict.
The week in brief
The women's ready-to-wear calendar ran from September 28 to October 6, 2026, with 68 shows and 33 presentations, according to Forbes. The week opened with emerging talents such as Matières Fécales, Ellen Hodakova Larsson and LVMH Prize winner Julie Kegels, then moved to the big houses. Louis Vuitton, under Nicolas Ghesquière, closed the schedule at the Louvre. Rihanna was among the celebrities reported in attendance.
The shows that defined the season
- Chanel: Matthieu Blazy marked his first anniversary at the house with a collection again built around Gabrielle Chanel herself. A model carrying an original 2.55 bag from the archive opened and closed the show at the Grand Palais, according to The National.
- Dior: Jonathan Anderson went for lightness, quite literally, with fluid, airy pieces, and critics said his Dior is beginning to speak in its own voice.
- Balenciaga: Pierpaolo Piccioli applied atelier techniques to democratic clothes like T-shirts, jeans and leather jackets, including a taffeta ballgown that turned out to be an enormous T-shirt.
- Saint Laurent: Vaccarello's all-gold spring/summer 2027 show was his last for the house, and Saint Laurent confirmed his departure on October 9 after ten years.
- Courrèges: Drew Henry's debut was described as upbeat, with undone belts, sleeveless jackets and zesty colour.
- Tom Ford: Haider Ackermann delivered what CNN called quietly confident sexiness.
- Chloé: Chemena Kamali showed 1960s floral embroidery, 1970s-style fisherman coats and capes, and romantic flounced skirts.
- Also noted: Givenchy by Sarah Burton, Schiaparelli, Valentino, Hermès, Miu Miu, Victoria Beckham and Stella McCartney.
Key themes
Reviewers pointed to a few trends: a renewed focus on clothes people might actually want to wear, designers leaning on their houses' own codes and archives, a mix of lightness at Hermès and Dior with romanticism at Elie Saab, and everyday couture at Balenciaga.
What comes next
Attention now turns to who will lead Saint Laurent, where Chemena Kamali has been rumoured but nothing is confirmed, and to how Kering and other groups manage creative transitions heading into the next season.
Quick Facts
| Event | Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2027 women's ready-to-wear |
| Dates | September 28 to October 6, 2026 |
| Size | 68 shows and 33 presentations (Forbes) |
| Closing show | Louis Vuitton at the Louvre (Nicolas Ghesquière) |
| Debut | Drew Henry at Courrèges |
| Big story | Anthony Vaccarello's Saint Laurent exit confirmed October 9 |
| Season mood | Lightness, wearability, couture craft in everyday clothes |
This story is based on reports from CNN, The National, Forbes, theFashionSpot, Haute Living and others as of October 10, 2026.