The Paris Haute Couture Week January 2026 schedule runs from Monday, January 26 to Thursday, January 29, 2026, on the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode’s provisional calendar.
This is not a “normal” couture week. It’s a season built around handovers—creative, institutional, and emotional. Two houses that shape the entire rhythm of Paris are entering new chapters on couture’s most unforgiving stage: Jonathan Anderson’s first Dior couture show, followed by Matthieu Blazy’s first Chanel couture. Vogue And at Giorgio Armani Privé, couture moves forward without its founder—after Giorgio Armani’s death in September 2025.
If you want the cultural map behind the Blazy era before couture re-frames it, read Chanel Métiers d’Art 2026 references.
What follows is the full schedule, plus the real story hiding in the time slots.
The full couture schedule: January 26–29, 2026 (Paris time)
Monday, January 26
- 10:00 — Schiaparelli (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 11:30 — Julie de Libran ** (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 13:00 — Georges Hobeika ** (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 14:30 — Christian Dior (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 16:00 — Rahul Mishra ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 17:00 — Imane Ayissi ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 19:30 — Giambattista Valli (Show by invitation + Digital)
Tuesday, January 27
- 10:00 & 12:00 — Chanel (Show by invitation; film revealed from 2pm)
- 13:30 — Gaurav Gupta ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 14:30 — Stéphane Rolland (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 16:00 — Julien Fournié (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 17:00 — RVDK Ronald Van Der Kemp ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 18:00 & 19:00 — Giorgio Armani Privé* (Show by invitation + Livestream)
Wednesday, January 28
- 10:00 — Alexis Mabille (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 11:00 — Franck Sorbier (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 12:30 — Elie Saab* (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 13:30 — Yuima Nakazato ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 15:00 — Valentino* (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 17:00 — Viktor&Rolf* (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 18:30 — Zuhair Murad ** (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 19:30 — Robert Wun ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
Thursday, January 29
- 10:00 — Aelis ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 11:00 — Peet Dullaert ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 12:00 — Ashi Studio ** (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 13:30 — Phan Huy ** (Show by invitation + Livestream)
- 15:00 — Celia Kritharioti ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 16:00 — Rami Al Ali ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 17:00 — Miss Sohee ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
- 18:30 — Germanier ** (Show by invitation + Digital)
The week’s headline is “debuts,” but the real headline is “power”
1. Dior on day one: the couture “confidence test”
Couture is where a new creative director’s mythology either lands—or doesn’t. The calendar places Christian Dior at 14:30 on opening day, in the center of the week’s first narrative arc, between the morning’s press-heavy shows and the late-slot spectacle energy. Vogue Business explicitly frames this as Jonathan Anderson’s first couture show for Dior.
That placement matters: it’s not tucked into a quieter day, and it’s not protected by an end-of-week buffer. It’s Dior saying: we’re ready to be judged immediately, in the clearest light couture offers.
2. Chanel at 10:00 and 12:00: couture as an institution, not a time slot
Chanel holds two show times, then releases the show film from 2pm—a reminder that for some houses, the runway isn’t the only “stage.” Vogue Business positions this as Matthieu Blazy’s couture debut for Chanel.
The structure (two physical shows + a timed film release) is essentially Chanel using couture week as a broadcast system: couture as experience for the room, and couture as edited narrative for the world.
And if you want the accessory-level decoding of Chanel’s most recent New York chapter, see All bags from Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2026 show in New York.
3. Armani Privé: couture after the founder
On Tuesday evening, Giorgio Armani Privé runs at 18:00 and 19:00. Vogue Business notes the show will be presented by Silvana Armani, following the death of Giorgio Armani. Vogue His passing was confirmed by the company in September 2025.
In couture, where the founder’s hand is often the brand, this is not a normal succession moment. The calendar makes it one of the week’s main events, not a footnote.
The opener and the closer
Schiaparelli opens for a reason
Schiaparelli at 10:00 on Monday is couture week’s classic opening statement: a house that reliably delivers “image” sets the visual temperature for everything after. If you’re watching the week unfold like a narrative, Schiaparelli is the prologue designed to dominate the first wave of coverage.
Thursday is a guest-house runway—by design
The entire final day is guest-heavy, and it reads like a curated thesis on couture’s next decade: brands that treat couture as craft lab, cultural diplomacy, or high-concept performance—often with the strongest digital-native instincts. For the craft backbone—Lesage, Lemarié, Montex, Goossens, Massaro, Maison Michel—read The ateliers powering Chanel Métiers d’Art 2026 in New York.
Two names Vogue Business flags as new guest houses—Celia Kritharioti and Phan Huy—appear Thursday afternoon, precisely when attention is most concentrated on “discoveries.”
The missing names are not an accident
You’re right to notice the absence of Maison Margiela: it does not appear on the FHCM provisional schedule fhcm.paris, and Vogue Business explicitly states that Maison Margiela, Jean Paul Gaultier and Fendi are skipping this couture season.
In couture, absence is messaging. Sometimes it’s logistical; often it’s strategic—timing, leadership transitions, or a decision to step out of the couture arms race for a season.
How to read the calendar like an editor
The easiest mistake is treating couture schedules as mere logistics. In reality, they’re a ranking system in daylight.
- Morning slots (10:00–12:30) tend to be about press impact and “first look” dominance.
- Mid-afternoon is where big houses place shows when they want maximum attendance without fighting the morning’s crush.
- Evening slots are for drama—or for houses that want to end the day with a final image that travels overnight.
And the format notes are a quiet map of who is building audience beyond the room: the schedule repeatedly differentiates Livestream, Digital, and (in Chanel’s case) a timed film release.
Bookmark this Paris Haute Couture Week January 2026 schedule—we’ll keep it updated if time slots shift and expand the analysis as the week unfolds.
