Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 drew its curtain with a sense of rebirth — the city itself humming with anticipation and artistry. It was a season of renewal: evolved, daring, and reimagined.

With a fascinating shuffle of Creative Directors across the industry’s most storied maisons, Paris became the stage for new visions to unfold — codes rewritten, heritages reframed, and aesthetics reborn. Each show felt like the opening chapter of a new era, a dialogue between legacy and modernity that left the fashion world breathless.

Feathers, ruffles, sculpted volumes, and languid drapes floated through the runways — not as decoration, but as declarations. The silhouettes spoke of freedom, softness, and a certain assured femininity.

Below, a glimpse into the moments and maisons that defined this transformative week.

GIVENCHY – A POWERFUL FEMININITY

Oh, how I adore this new Givenchy. Under the creative helm of Sarah Burton, the house has entered an age of elegant rebellion. Her touch brings refinement laced with audacity — an effortless youthfulness wrapped in impeccable tailoring.

From deconstructed blazers that whisper of ease to sharply contoured silhouettes that command a room, Burton’s Givenchy feels both familiar and entirely new. It’s chic, cerebral, and quietly breathtaking — a symphony of structure and softness that lingers long after the lights dim.

CHANEL

Under the artistic vision of Matthieu Blazy, Chanel has entered an entirely new constellation, one where heritage is reborn in motion.

His debut for the maison felt like a quiet revolution: a rewriting of Chanel’s codes through a modern, almost celestial lens. Blazy conjured a world where masculine structure and feminine fluidity coexist, allowing strength and sensuality to dance in tandem.

The Chanel woman this season was playful yet commanding, coquettish yet cerebral. It was Chanel, seen through a different galaxy.

BALENCIAGA

One of the season’s most anticipated shows — and it did not disappoint.

Balenciaga’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection was a masterclass in architectural purity and restrained drama — a study in structure, silence, and shadow.

Under the direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli, the maison’s codes were not simply revisited but re-sculpted. The dialogue between Cristóbal’s sculptural heritage and Piccioli’s poetic romanticism produced something transcendent, a harmony of form and emotion.

The garments seemed to hover between fabric and flesh, exploring that elusive space where material becomes movement. Each piece embraced the body like a glove, not to confine it, but to exalt it.

Balenciaga this season was a reminder that true couture lives in the dialogue between skin and silhouette.

DIOR

A new chapter dawns at Dior, and Jonathan Anderson writes it unapologetically.

His debut for the house felt like a dialogue between eras, the echoes of Monsieur Dior’s legacy intertwined with Anderson’s sharp, contemporary spirit.

He didn’t simply reinterpret the archive; he reignited it. From the deconstructed veils to sculptural hats, from the reimagined Bar jacket to airy bows and playful volumes, each piece carried the charm of reinvention.

The show unfolded like a dollhouse bursting with youthful energy. The silhouettes, soft yet assured, celebrated the duality of the modern Dior woman: delicate but never fragile, romantic yet entirely self-possessed.

Anderson’s Dior feels like a love letter to the brand’s eternal muse. It was a dream spun in silk, seen through the eyes of a new generation.

Thanks for reading.

The Fashion Swan xo.

Photo credits: Tag Walk, Dior, Chanel, Givenchy & Balenciaga.