After a week’s pause following the men’s fashion shows, celebrities, editors and influencers were back in Paris to see bespoke collections from the likes of Chanel and Giambattista Valli.

Balenciaga, Maison Margiela, Germanier, RDVK, Iris van Herpen: which shows made their mark on Autumn/Winter 2025 Haute Couture?

Paris Haute Couture Week has wrapped up after four days of shows that featured the end of an era at Balenciaga, the start of a new one at Maison Margiela,

Before the Demna circus kicks off at Gucci (pray for Gucci), the designer delivered his final Balenciaga Haute Couture collection during the Fall 2025 season. This was Demna’s last hurrah before Pierpaolo Piccioli takes over to bring the brand back to its original DNA with,

Among the celebrities who gathered at the house’s haute couture salon on Avenue George V in Paris were Lauren Sánchez Bezos, fresh off her wedding to Jeff Bezos in Venice; Nicole Kidman; Lorde; Naomi Watts and her daughter Kai Schreiber; Cardi B; Michelle Yeoh; Salma Hayek Pinault; Patrick Schwarzenegger, and K-pop star Juyeon.

Sade’s “No Ordinary Love” was his chosen finale music — “It’s the soundtrack of my life since I was 10,” the Georgian designer revealed — and its lyrics also seemed to speak to all that he’s done for the house that Cristóbal Balenciaga built.

A legendary model, a glittering black gown, and a historic runway moment to remember. Welcome to Balenciaga's Fall 2025 Couture.

At his Maison Margiela debut, the highlight of the season, Glenn Martens arrived at relevance from the opposite direction. Whereas van Herpen grew algae, Martens played with the veneer of decay, referencing ‘nature morte’ paintings and bricolaged designs, many of which were made from deadstock, which challenged the idea of value.

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