Paris Fashion Week got off to a great start, weather included.
Clear skies and unseasonably high temperatures greeted buyers, editors and celebrities descending on the French capital for the fall/winter 2026 shows.
Here’s the lowdown on two of the biggest shows of the week from two quintessentially Parisian brands: Dior and Saint Laurent.
The weather cooperated on the second day of Paris Fashion Week as the Dior show took place on a gorgeous afternoon in a glass box in the heart of the Tuileries Garden.
At the centre of the structure was a human-made pond with floating water lilies, similar to the ones famously painted by Claude Monet, a selection of which is displayed at the Musée de l’Orangerie, a museum also located in the Tuileries.
Even before the show, guests had an inkling that the location would play a pivotal role in its inspiration. The invitation came with two miniature reproductions of the green chairs tourists and Parisians alike rest on in the Tuileries – if they can get one, that is, especially on a sunny day.
