The week's most anticipated day: Pierpaolo Piccioli's first Balenciaga show (the house's 55th couture collection — voluminous capes, ostrich feathers, under the midday sun at the Cité Universitaire) and Duran Lantink's haute couture debut at Jean Paul Gaultier; Manish Malhotra closes the day with his Paris premiere.
Line-up : Pierpaolo Piccioli (Balenciaga), Duran Lantink (Jean Paul Gaultier), Manish Malhotra, Elie Saab, Viktor & Rolf, Zuhair Murad
FHCM (the week's official calendar); each show organised by its house: Balenciaga (Kering), Jean Paul Gaultier (Puig)
No ticketing or tables: access by invitation from the houses. A realistic path: become a haute couture client — Balenciaga Couture Store/salons, 10 av. George V (by appointment); Gaultier salons, 325 rue Saint-Martin — couture clients were among the guests at the Piccioli show. Alternative: FHCM press accreditation (fhcm.paris, open for FW 2026-27), reserved for professionals. Concierge: no documented path; RSVP emails not published.