{"id":48828,"date":"2026-07-09T13:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/48828\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:48:34","slug":"paris-haute-couture-week-2026-balenciaga-and-jean-paul-gaultier-unveil-bold-new-visions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/48828\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Balenciaga and Jean Paul Gaultier unveil bold new visions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day three of the fall\/winter 2026-27 haute couture shows in Paris marked two debuts: Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga and Duran Lantink at Jean Paul Gaultier<\/a>. Both designers unveiled their first haute couture collections for the brands they recently joined.\"AA hooded dress in purple chiffon at Balenciaga. Photo: HandoutWhen Balenciaga\u2019s then creative director Demna<\/a> unveiled his first haute couture line for the label in 2021, it was the first haute couture collection from the maison since 1968. Although founder Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga is considered the ultimate couturier, the brand\u2019s return to the couture calendar five years ago marked a significant shift for a label that had become known for its bestselling hoodies and sneakers.<\/p>\n

Expectations were high for Piccioli\u2019s haute couture debut. When he was at Valentino, the Italian designer was behind some of the most beautiful haute couture shows in recent history.<\/p>\n

\"AA balloon dress in black. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n

For Balenciaga\u2019s 55th couture collection \u2013 unveiled on a sweltering morning in the courtyard of a university campus on the outskirts of Paris \u2013 Piccioli went back to the essence of couture.<\/p>\n

Gargantuan volumes, feather embellishments, balloon skirts and cocoon shapes dominated a collection that also showcased Piccioli\u2019s masterful use of colours. From highlighter yellow to electric blue<\/a> and deep purple, the clothes were a riot of colours.\"ColourColour reigned supreme. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n

Monochrome looks such as a maxi dress in ivory and a balloon dress in black silk organdie demonstrated the power of cut and silhouette.<\/p>\n

Styling touches like opera gloves, crystal-embellished arm bracelets, ear cuffs<\/a> and chandelier earrings added a touch of drama to the clean lines of the garments. One model carried a version of Le City bag \u2013 one of Balenciaga\u2019s signature items \u2013 in shiny silver metal-and-rose gold crystal mesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day three of the fall\/winter 2026-27 haute couture shows in Paris marked two debuts: Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5702,27508,20012,32233,15453,608,5294,32122,9016,30,32220,32230,32232,13566,32231],"class_list":["post-48828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-paris","tag-balenciaga","tag-cardi-b","tag-cristobal-balenciaga","tag-duran-lantink","tag-jean-paul-gaultier","tag-london","tag-madonna","tag-manish-malhotra","tag-met-gala","tag-paris","tag-pierpaolo-piccioli","tag-popmart","tag-robert-wun","tag-valentino","tag-viktorrolf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}