Paris Fashion Week to feature 68 runway shows, as Valentino, Maison Margiela return

Paris Fashion Week will feature 68 runway shows and 33 presentations across 101 labels on its official provisional calendar, spanning Monday September 28 to Tuesday October 6. Published July 24 by the French Fashion and Haute Couture Federation (FHCM), the nine-day schedule returns to the same structure used in September 2025 and March 2026. Two major comebacks are emphasized: Valentino, under Alessandro Michele, returns to the calendar on Sunday October 4 at 3:30 pm CET after skipping the March session. Maison Margiela, led by Belgian designer Glenn Martens, also returns on Tuesday September 29 at 5:30 pm CET following a show in Shanghai. Sacai is set for Monday October 5 at 10 am CET, with Charaf Tajer’s Casablanca on Friday October 2 at 2:30 pm CET. The final days include Chanel on Monday October 5 at 8 pm CET and Louis Vuitton closing on Tuesday October 6 at 6:30 pm CET. South African label Maxhosa Africa is set for its first runway appearance, and new presentations include designers Alexandra Golovanoff and Fidan Novruzova.