Paris, Milan and London Fashion Weeks Roundup

Paris Fashion Week opened with Nicolas Ghesquière staging Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2026 womenswear show in a quiet wing of the Louvre, presenting soft knitwear, slipper-like shoes and pajama-style trousers with celebrities including Lisa, Felix, Zendaya and Emma Stone in the front row. Fendi announced that longtime creative Silvia Venturini Fendi will become Honorary President on Oct. 1, capping a career that produced icons like the Baguette and Peekaboo and positioning her to safeguard the maison’s heritage. Milan Fashion Week was overshadowed by grief over Giorgio Armani’s death and strained by an economic downturn, sweatshop allegations and a Gaza solidarity strike, yet runways still delivered high drama and commercial buzz, from MM6’s streetwise trenches to multiple “it-bag” contenders. London’s season closed under new British Fashion Council chief Laura Weir, with designers including Simone Rocha, Roksanda, Erdem, Chopova Lowena and Dilara Findikoglu foregrounding trends from Victorian romance and dramatic silhouettes to punk and disruptive aesthetics. Across the three cities, shows balanced heritage and commercial energy while spotlighting inclusion, sustainability and emerging talent.