The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode announced the provisional official calendar of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027, which will run from Monday, September 28 to Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

Valentino’s Return to Paris: Alessandro Michele’s Second Show

This season, 101 Houses are listed on the provisional official calendar, featuring 68 shows and 33 presentations. This season, the return are Casablanca, launched in Paris in 2018 from the creative vision of Charaf Tajer; Christopher Esber, founded by the Australian designer of the same name, Christopher Esber, in Sydney in 2010; Ester Manas, the brand founded in Paris in 2019 by Ester Manas and Balthazar Delepierre, which has revolutionized contemporary fashion by eliminating traditional size divisions; Maison Margiela, with Belgian Glenn Martens at the helm; SACAI, founded in Tokyo in 1999 by designer Chitose Abe, the brand is renowned for transforming classic wardrobe staples into unique, three-dimensional, avant-garde creations; and Valentino, in the new era led by Alessandro Michele.

Among the presentations are Didu, Leonard Paris, and Xuly Bët, considered one of the first brands to bring eco-friendly recycling and African underground culture to the runways of Parisian high fashion.

Newcomers and Rising Names on the Women's Fashion Calendar

Among the new additions to the schedule is Maxhosa Africa, which will present its collection via a runway show. The brand was founded in South Africa in 2011 by designer Laduma Ngxokolo; initially conceived as a thesis project to find a modern, local alternative to traditional knitwear for young Xhosa initiates, it has since become one of the world's leading African fashion houses. In addition, there are presentations by Alexandra Golovanoff, founded in 2016 by the French journalist and TV style icon of the same name; and Fidan Novruzova, founded in Paris in October 2020 by Moldovan designer of Azerbaijani descent Fidan Novruzova (a Central Saint Martins graduate and semi-finalist for the prestigious LVMH Prize).

Sphere's Emerging Designers

This season, the Sphere Paris Fashion Week Showroom Spring/Summer 2027 session will take place at the Palais de Tokyo from Wednesday, September 30 to Tuesday, October 6. Meruert Tolegen and Victoria Valette are the two new brands taking part in the Sphere Showroom.

Managed by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Sphère Showroom is the prestigious institutional incubation program that supports international talents with the greatest creative and commercial development potential.

The Sphere Paris Fashion Week Showroom also presents: Maison J. Simone, Matho, Riz Poli, Sevali, Vautrait, Weinsanto. In a spirit of collaboration and exchange with the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the Sphere Paris Fashion Week Showroom will host ACT N°1. Founded in Reggio Emilia in 2016 by Italian designer of Chinese descent Luca Lin together with Galib Gassanoff (who later left the brand), the name "ACT N°1" refers to the founders' childhood—viewed as the first act of life and their primary source of inspiration.

Consult > Paris Fashion Shows & Presentations SS27

Photo: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2025