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Models wear creations as part of the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
The biggest surprise at Paris couture? It got wearable
Paris couture has taken a lighter, more down-to-earth approach this season, focusing on restraint with impact.
 
Tyla poses for photographers upon arrival at the Valentino Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Valentino opens post-Garavani couture with somber note, then high drama
Valentino’s first couture show since founder Valentino Garavani’s funeral in Rome opened under a somber shadow — then snapped it off with a jolt of pure theater.
 
Models wear creations as part of the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air and stars. Armani revamps
Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday, with stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa to Penélope Cruz, then handed the spotlight to its new designer, Matthieu Blazy, for his much-anticipated couture debut.
 
A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Couture and Lauren Sánchez are everywhere in Paris as Dior and Schiaparelli mix wonder and wit
Dior has transformed the Musée Rodin into a star-studded venue for Jonathan Anderson’s first haute couture show.
 
Models wear creations as part of the Hermes Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Paris men’s fashion week in 5 trends: rebuilt tailoring, quiet craft and clothes built to last
Paris men’s Fashion Week ended Sunday with two messages that kept coming up on runways: dress sharply, and build clothes to last.Japanese powerhouse Sacai pushed new shapes by breaking up the usual top-and-bottom silhouette.Hermès, in an emotional farewell show for longtime designer Véronique Nichan
 
Designer Veronique Nichanian accepts applause after the Hermes Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Hermès menswear designer Nichanian takes final bow after 37 years
With Paris Fashion Week menswear heading into its final weekend, Hermès marked a transition as Véronique Nichanian presented her final men’s collection after 37 years leading the house’s menswear.
 
Models wear creations as part of the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
The trends at Paris Fashion Week are statement coats, even bigger shoulders and sharp tailoring
At Paris men’s fashion week, many designers are taking familiar silhouettes and making them perform.
 
A model wears a creation as part of the Issey Miyake Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
At Paris Fashion Week, Issey Miyake turns quiet control into a statement
Issey Miyake has brought a monastic calm to Paris, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-like silhouettes that matched the venue’s stillness.
 
Models wear creations as part of the Dior Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
‘Dior is back:' Menswear turns a corner in Paris as Jonathan Anderson hones his vision
Dior’s menswear show arrived with a stripped-back set and a loud signal of intent: spiky neon-yellow wigs that read like a flag planted in the Paris runway.
 
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani looks on during a press conference at Rome's Capitoline museums, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Valentino Maison foundation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age
Valentino Garavani’s death has cast a shadow over Paris Fashion Week. The legendary designer, known for his influence on 20th-century couture, died at 93.
 
Models wear creations as part of the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
Pharrell opens Vuitton’s monogram anniversary year with cinematic menswear show
Pharrell Williams opened a celebration year for Louis Vuitton’s monogram — marking the house’s 130th anniversary of its most recognizable signature — with a Fall-Winter 2026 men’s show that was equal parts brand pageant and movie set.Inside the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, a grassy runway ran
 
People queue to enter Le Louvre museum Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
What to know as the Louvre’s ticket price goes up by 45%
The Louvre in Paris is raising ticket prices for many visitors to fund renovations and security after recent challenges.
 
French citizen Laurent Vinatier sits in a cage prior to a court session at the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)
Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
France’s president says a political scholar from the country who was serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage has been freed in a prisoner swap with France.
 
Actor Brigitte Bardot's coffin is carried into Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church for her funeral ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 in Saint-Tropez, southern France. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot with a funeral and public homage
Brigitte Bardot’s funeral was being held with a private service and a public homage in Saint-Tropez, the French Riviera resort where she lived after retiring from movie stardom.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, shakes hands with US businessman Jared Kushner flanked by US Envoy Steve Witkoff, center, after the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the 'Coalition of the Willing' summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026. (Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP)
What to know about Ukraine allies’ security guarantees as the war nears 4 years
Ukraine’s allies praised major progress on a framework for international security guarantees designed to deter any future Russian attack, as part of efforts to end Moscow’s nearly four-year invasion.
 
French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris, France, on May 27, 1965. (AP Photo/File)
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
French 1960s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91. Bardot became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist.
 
People wait at the entrance of the Louvre museum as employees were set to vote on whether to extend a strike that shut the world's most visited museum, as unions protest chronic understaffing, building deterioration and recent management decisions Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis
The ongoing strike at the Louvre has become a major test of the museum’s management. Workers are striking over understaffing and safety concerns, especially after a $102 million jewel heist exposed security failures.
 
Unionists demonstrate at the entrance of the Louvre museum after employees have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
Employees at the Louvre Museum have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum.
 
This image taken from video and released by agency Romance shows a scene of the two-and-a-half-minute film 'Unloved' created for the French supermarket company Intermarche, that tells the story of a lonely wolf who chooses to change. (Romance/Illogic Studios (Wizz)/Nadège Loiseau/Wibke Rauers via AP)
Why a misunderstood wolf from a French supermarket ad is moving viewers worldwide
A French supermarket’s Christmas advert has captured hearts worldwide without using generative AI. The two-and-a-half-minute film, “Unloved,” created for Intermarché, tells the story of a lonely wolf who chooses to change.
 
The small crown of Queen Victoria, designed by Prince Albert and crafted by Joseph Kitching, London, 1840–1842, set with sapphires and diamonds in gold and silver is displayed at the exhibition "Dynastic Jewels" organized by The Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine museum in Paris, France, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
More glittering royal jewels displayed while Paris is still uneasy over the Louvre robbery
A glittering exhibition of royal jewels opens in Paris this week, but the sparkle competes with unease.
 
Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
France’s government is taking action against Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, after it generated posts questioning the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
 
The life-size wax figure of Lady Diana is presented at Grevin Museum in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Wax Diana in ‘revenge dress’ is unveiled in Paris decades after her death in the city
A Paris wax museum has unveiled a figure depicting Princess Diana attired in what has come to be known as her “revenge dress.”
 
A DJ performs at the "Jardin du 13 novembre 2015" inaugurated Thursday Nov. 13, 2025 in Paris as part of ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds. (Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP)
10 years after the Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by that night of terror
Paris is marking the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds.
 
Models wear creations as part of the Balmain Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented in Paris, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Balmain hires Antonin Tron, moving brand from celebrity flash to fabric-first design
Balmain has named French designer Antonin Tron as its new creative director. Known for his structured minimalism, Tron will follow Olivier Rousteing’s celebrity-driven era.
 
Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, walks past as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels, in Paris, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
 
The Koh-i-Noor diamond, set in the Maltese Cross at the front of the crown made for Britain's late Queen Mother, is seen on her coffin as it is drawn to London's Westminster Hall on April 5, 2002. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
The theft of the Louvre’s crown jewels has increased calls for the museum to be more transparent about the colonial origins of the treasures it displays.
 
Designer Olivier Rousteing appears after the Balmain Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection is presented in Paris on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Designer Olivier Rousteing leaves Balmain after 14 years fusing couture craft with pop-era bravado
Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years.
 
Newly appointed Culture Minister Rachida Dati arrives for a meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
French minister vows Louvre anti-intrusion devices after post-heist report finds security lapses
France’s culture minister says that the Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months.
 
People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge
Authorities have tightened the dragnet around the Louvre thieves, arresting five more people in connection with the recent crown-jewels heist.
 
Head of the brigand of banditry repression Pascal Carreau, left, and Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau speaks attend a news conference at the Paris courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, on the judicial investigation into the jewels robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist acknowledge their involvement
A Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement in the theft.
 
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