PARIS — Out with the old year, in with new names.
Eight houses hailing from countries ranging from Spain to Saudi Arabia will be making their Paris debuts come January, according to the men’s and couture calendars published Thursday by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.
Between Jan. 20 and 25, 67 brands, spanning 35 shows and 32 presentations, will be showing fall 2026 menswear collections, followed by 29 couture houses from Jan. 26 to 29.
The men’s calendar will start on the Tuesday at 3 p.m. with Parisian designer Jeanne Friot, who is making her runway debut, and close at 7:30 p.m. on the Sunday with Jacquemus.
Two notable changes and expected highlights of the week are the final show of Véronique Nichanian at Hermès and the second menswear collection of Jonathan Anderson for Dior.
Both shows have moved from their traditional spots, with Dior slated for Jan. 21 at 2:30 p.m., with Hermès concluding Jan. 24 with its 8 p.m. show.
Other cornerstones of the week, such as Louis Vuitton, Junya Watanabe and Comme des Garçons, will take up their usual times on the schedule.
Swapping a Milan runway for a Paris one is Magliano, the brand of Bologna-based designer Luca Magliano.
Meanwhile, Kenzo is eschewing a runway format this season in favor of a presentation at founder Kenzo Takada’s erstwhile Paris home.
Absent from the provisional calendar are Lanvin, which has been showing on various timings since Peter Copping’s debut last January, and Loewe.
The Spanish house said it is moving to a co-ed format for its show in March to present the first men’s collection of creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez and will return with a dedicated men’s show in June.
Newcomers on the presentation lineup are Eli Russell Linnetz’s label ERL, on Jan. 22; KML, the Saudi Arabian brand founded by siblings Ahmed and Razan Hassan that was among this year’s LVMH Prize semi-finalists; Barcelona-based designer Sonia Carrasco, and 2025 Fashion Prize of Tokyo winner Ssstein, founded by Japanese designer Kiichiro Asakawa.
As is now tradition, Patou will also be unveiling its fall 2026 ready-to-wear on the final day of menswear, taking the 3 p.m spot on Jan. 25.
For the couture spring 2026 season, the week will start with Schiaparelli at 10 a.m. on Jan. 26 as is customary and follow its now habitual schedule, with Dior, Chanel and Giorgio Armani Privé.
The Italian house’s shows at 6 and 7 p.m on the Tuesday will be the first time it shows couture since the passing of founder Giorgio Armani in September.
Off the calendar this season is Jean Paul Gaultier. After returning to ready-to-wear in October, the brand said its next show would be in March and that it would “be communicating further on its next couture collection shortly.”
Making their couture debut in January are Greek designer Celia Kritharioti, whose designs have been worn by the likes of Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Queen Rania of Jordan, and Phan Huy, a Paris-based designer hailing from Vietnam who launched his eponymous couture label in 2023.
The two incoming couture guests will show on the final day, with Huy taking the 1:30 p.m. spot and Kritharioti at 3 p.m.
Closing the couture schedule on Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. is Germanier, whose first solo exhibition is currently running at Switzerland’s Mudac Museum.
Separately on Thursday, the French fashion federation announced the arrival of Mercedes-Benz as the exclusive mobility partner of its fashion and couture weeks for 2026.
