Paris Fashion Week: The shows that defined spring/summer 2027
Paris Fashion Week is often a battle for attention, but this season’s strongest collections were less concerned with spectacle than with identity. Across the spring/summer 2027 shows, designers engaged with the codes that make their houses distinctive, whether through couture craftsmanship, archival references, eccentric styling or a renewed focus on clothes people might actually want to wear.…
Paris Fashion Week in spring/summer 2027 was defined more by identity than spectacle, with designers focusing on codes that set their houses apart. Hermes showcased lightness, drawing inspiration from ceiling fans and incorporating swooping pleats into a black leather blazer, while other houses like Dior presented romanticism and Balenciaga focused on everyday couture.
Valentino and Dries Van Noten celebrated individuality, and Schiaparelli explored practicality. Saint Laurent maintained its unapologetic glamour at Dior, while Matieres Fecales used the runway to comment on social issues. At Chanel, Matthieu Blazy revisited Gabrielle Chanel's presence, recreating the founder as an active character in the collection.
The show unfolded like a history of the house, with sheer ivory knit slips, fringed cardigans, and tailored reworked shirts representing the brand's evolution. Loewe blended American pragmatism with Andalusian drama, presenting familiar clothes with unexpected fabric, scale, and color. Hermes' collection was accessible, using light materials and showcasing how familiar pieces could be made strange through proportion or material.
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