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Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: from Matthieu Blazy’s feathery flight to Armani’s elegance
Nicole Kidman and Dua Lipa attended Matthieu Blazy’s feather-filled Chanel show, while Jonathan Anderson used florals for his Dior creations
Fashion’s season of change continues as major luxury houses like Dior and Chanel saw exciting debuts at Paris Haute Couture Week for spring/summer 2026. Meanwhile, Armani unveiled its first couture collection without oversight from founder Giorgio Armani, who passed away last September at the age of 91, and Valentino showed its first couture collection since the passing of Valentino Garavani just days earlier.
Here are some highlights from the shows.
Chanel
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After reaching for the stars in his first show for Chanel, new artistic director Matthieu Blazy took a feathery flight of fancy for his debut haute couture collection on Tuesday inspired by birds and nature.
The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted and psychedelic forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows.
Blazy, 41, said he intended to “probe and explore the heart of Chanel” with his haute couture creations following his highly acclaimed first ready-to-wear women’s collection in the same space in October.
That show was set against giant glowing planets that signalled his ambitions, while Tuesday’s looks were rooted in earthly beauty, particularly the elegance of bird life.
With stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa looking on, the first outfits made abundant use of sheer silk muslin alongside Chanel tweeds before the arrival of more whimsical, avian-inspired styles.
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