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And… we’re done. You can exhale, take some time off, sleep, sleep, sleep. The September (and October) to remember is over, with seven of its 15 debuts taking place during Paris Fashion Week. Now that we’ve had a tiny bit of time to digest everything we saw and heard during this most fabulous of trade shows, what do we think? Read on for Vogue Business’s key takeaways from Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026.Debuts, debuts, debutsWe hope we never have to say the word debut again. This season, the Vogue Business team spent a lot of time lingering in show spaces…

Paige DeSorbo joins our Zoom in her robe, a chic-looking Parisian hotel room in the background. “Sorry, I just got out of the shower,” she deadpans. The American reality TV star turned influencer is getting ready for Victoria Beckham’s Spring/Summer 2026 show. “This is my first time at Paris Fashion Week,” DeSorbo says excitedly.DeSorbo has always been into fashion. And she’s always wanted to build a brand. Before departing from Bravo reality show Summer House after seven seasons (which she announced in June), she started to do so. “I knew I should take advantage of that platform and come out…

It’s the season of the bra.At Attico, hot pink and acid green lace bras peeked out beneath tailored blazers and prim midi skirts. Versace’s encrusted sets became instant talking points, one of them worn on stage by Addison Rae the very next night. Jil Sander cut neat geometric holes in boxy tailoring, exposing the bras underneath. At Prada, bras were deliberately off-kilter: oversized, slouching on the body, as if lifted from someone else’s wardrobe entirely. Vaquera doubled down on its signature trompe l’oeil ‘bras’ printed over patterns, alongside black cone styles. Then there were the variations at Simone Rocha, Dries…

Alix Morabito, global buying director at Galeries LafayettePierpaolo immersed himself in Balenciaga’s archives, and we can see some echoes of this. References to Cristóbal, with work on volumes and colours and a more couture approach; to Nicolas Ghesquière, through the City bag and bowler hats; and to Demna, through certain styling elements such as glasses. We also note the development of numerous accessories.Tim Lim, group fashion director at Meta Media HoldingsThere was a familiar sense of beauty, colour, bold-stroke texture, and pared-down chic that felt as much Pierpaolo as it did Balenciaga, with nods to his predecessors in some of…

Here’s what other attendees had to say about Hernandez and McCollough’s Loewe debut.Linda Fargo, SVP, Fashion Office & Store Presentation at Bergdorf GoodmanJack and Lazaro showed that they have a natural affinity with the codes of Loewe. They were respectful yet completely themselves. Their consistently innovative silhouettes and reimagined modes of dressing, as well as their artistic use of textures and materials, is a perfect match. This debut was a fast start, kicked off with a wake-up blast of sound, and moved with a fast-paced intensity of purpose and confidence. It’s no surprise that the applause began before the models…

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.Few designers have had a start quite like Torishéju founder Torishéju Dumi. The London-based designer made her Paris Fashion Week debut in September 2023, with a show opened by Naomi Campbell and closed by Paloma Elsesser. She has been stocked in Dover Street Market since that first show season; has been inducted into the Dover Street Market Paris incubator since her second; and this year, she was among winners at the 2025 LVMH Prize. Oh,…

Thursday morning, The Row will stage its Spring/Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week. You won’t see it, of course, because phones are banned. But there will be signs: an editor posting an aesthetic pear they were served in the showspace, or droves of brand devotees outside the venue wearing impeccably cut clothes.“The Row represents a certain lifestyle and point of view, and because it’s not overexposed, it keeps its sense of exclusivity,” says Gab Waller, founder of fashion sourcing startup Sourced By, which finds coveted, high-end luxury products for affluent consumers. The Row’s prices are comparable to some of…

Now, he’s returning to the fold better equipped than he was some 16 years ago. “I come to the table with a new stack of experiences under my belt — some good, some bad, lots of mistakes and learning curves along the way,” he says. “But I’m able to really understand what it is that we’re doing; why we’re doing it; and what our strategies are, how our budgets look and how they colour our decisions.”A slower approachBorgo may not be living in LA anymore, but his time in the city informed his approach to Eddie Borgo 2.0. First and…

Alongside him and Kegels, they also now have a team member working on business development, so that Kegels can keep focused on the creative. “At some point, it’s funny that you have to put a label on someone’s job,” she says. “That’s also something that happened this season. Before it was kind of free and suddenly it’s like, ‘OK, now you only do that.’ You have to create structure as you become more of a company. Now, we need to be a bit serious — and it’s good to see my [employees] grow.”Production challengesLike any young brand, Julie Kegels is…

The lingerie trend, which has endured for a few seasons, first with panties, then corsetry and bodysuits, has continued for SS26. Now, designers have turned their attention to the bra. Plunge and balconette bras made an appearance across many shows, including embellished ones at Jil Sander, colourful plunge bras at Fendi, loose, silk bras at Prada and lacy styles at The Attico.In terms of new designers, all eyes were on Francesco Murano and Institution by Galib Gassanoff this season, both of whom were discovered by Fondazione Sozzani. Murano and Gassanoff presented their sophomore collections on schedule, each with their unique…