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Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Chanel spins a fairy tale, Armani Privé goes boudoir
STORYVincenzo La Torre
Jul 8, 2026
Haute Couture
Matthieu Blazy built a storybook world for his second couture show, while Silvana Armani embraced liquid silhouettes for fall/winter
The fall/winter 2026-27 haute couture shows are under way in Paris, where jewellery houses ranging from Boucheron to Buccellati and Messika are also showcasing their high jewellery collections.
Day two began with one of the most awaited shows of the week – Matthieu Blazy’s second haute couture effort for Chanel – and ended with Armani Privé, the haute couture line introduced in 2005 by the late Giorgio Armani.
Here’s what to know about the two collections
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Chanel’s artistic director Matthieu Blazy built a magical, fairy-tale land in the Salon d’Honneur of the Grand Palais for the unveiling of the maison’s haute couture fall/winter 2026-27 range.
Giant flowers, flying chairs, climbing vines and huge vases adorned the set, conceived in collaboration with designer Martin Brûlé. A watercolour painter – like one of those you often see in Parisian tourist spots like Montmartre – was on hand to draw the dreamscape as the show unfolded
After discovering a fairy-tale book in Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s library, Blazy wondered “if together with the haute couture ateliers, we could make garments that tell stories like a book”, according to the show notes.
In a homage to fairy tales, the invitation was a silver pendant in the shape of a book with the words “Once Upon a Time” engraved on the cover. Inside was a small bean, a reference to Jack and the Beanstalk, one of the stories that inspired the collection
The show opened with a series of sheer, deconstructed suits in a check pattern. Look closely, however, and you’ll notice that those checks are actually rendered in three-dimensional braided ropes. Floral appliqués adorned skirt suits and dresses, while accessories included bean- and animal-shaped minaudières. The shoes were a sight to behold. Shaped like flowers or butterflies, their heels were mini vignettes brought to life
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