The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) will unveil the provisional calendar for the Paris Fashion Week for women’s fashion this Friday. Maxhosa Africa and Alexandra Golovanoff are newcomers.
This season has a total of 101 fashion houses on the provisional official calendar of the FHCM. The program, from September 28 to October 6, 2026, includes 68 shows and 33 presentations.
Newcomers and returning fashion houses
The calendar for the spring-summer 2027 collection includes several new brands.
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Fashion house Maxhosa Africa presents its collection in the form of a show. Based in Johannesburg, the brand was founded in 2010 by Laduma Ngxokolo and draws inspiration from the traditional aesthetic of Xhosa beads. The brand had previously been included in the official calendar of the FHCM.
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The Alexandra Golovanoff brand is organizing a presentation at the start of fashion week, on Tuesday, September 29.
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Designer Fidan Novruzova also unveils her creations during a presentation on the first day of fashion week.
In addition, several big names from the sector return to the official calendar of this edition.
- The show program includes returning fashion houses Casablanca, Christopher Esber, Ester Manas, Maison Margiela, Sacai and Valentino.
- As for the presentations, the brands Didu, Leonard Paris and Xuly Bët return to the official calendar.
Meruert Tolegen and Victoria Valette at Sphère
In addition to the events on the official calendar, the Sphère showroom will open its doors at the Palais de Tokyo from September 30 to October 6, 2026. This initiative is intended to support and guide emerging brands in the sector.
For this new edition, the showroom welcomes two new brands: Meruert Tolegen (semi-finalist of the LVMH Prize 2025 and based in New York) and Victoria Valette (a brand based in Paris, launched in 2024). Other young labels participating include Maison J. Simone, Matho, Riz Poli and Sevali. Designers Vautrait and Weinsanto, who are also on the provisional official calendar of Paris Fashion Week, will also have a place in the showroom.
Finally, the Sphère showroom welcomes the Act N°1 brand, an initiative in collaboration with the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.
