Opulence, structure and brave statements-the Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025-2026 in Paris proves that the coming season will be anything but reserved. Art fur and leather dominate the catwalks, bright yellow brings color to the winter wardrobe. Deconstructed cuts and striking shoulders ensure new silhouettes.
Even more fur
For a few months now-especially in the form of artificial fur-both on the catwalks and on the streets have been omnipresent, be it as a subtle detail or in opulent XXL variant. At Chloé it is worn as a stole, decorates the sleeves of a jacket, the lapel of a long coat or appears as a charming accessory in the form of a fox tail on a bag.
Rabanne relies on a generously cut leather coat, transparent PVC trench coats and skirts. Alaïa presented a real highlight with a voluminous, long -haired artificial pilgrim coat in bright white.
Leather, leather and more leather
In addition to fur, leather is one of the dominant materials of autumn/winter collections 2025-2026-so much that hardly any brand does without it. Whether coats, pants, skirts, clothes or tops – leather is everywhere.
Stella McCartney, a convinced animal rights activist, relies on herbal leather and presents an oversize blouse in a snake leather look and a skirt with a vegetable leather and at the back with wool. The designer Victor Weinsanto also relies on vegan leather in his new collection.
Yellow as a mood for the winter
Whether in a bright sun, gentle pastel or warm butter yellow- this color prevails strikingly between the typical winter tones and literally calls for the sun that has previously missed Paris in recent months. “Yellow is clearly the star of this fashion Week,” emphasizes fashion journalist Matthieu Bard Delière.
At GiveCenchy, Sarah Burton interprets the tone in a variety of ways: as a body, coat, crop top, mesh dress or spectacular bust animal dress from tulle. Tom Ford and Stella McCartney also rely on elegant evening gear in yellow, while Alaïa uses the color for pleated skirts. Designer Alphonse Maîtrepierre shows yellow on fringed dresses, tops and an ensemble made of mini skirt and top.
Everything turned upside down
Coats that are carried around upside down, pants that turn into clothes, half -dressed sweaters – deconstruction plays a central role this season. “There is a real fascination for breaking up classic silhouettes,” explains Matthieu Bard Delière from Magazin Elle.
This avant -garde aesthetics not only inspires young talents, but also established fashion houses. At Alainpaul, models wear sweaters with just one sleeve, while dresses act wrongly as skirts – with the sleeves hanging down. The Zomer label presents a collection with a turning look, in which clothes, blazers, shirts and coats are worn on the left. In addition, jackets are staged as dresses and as a skirts.
Givenchy also shows blazer dresses that are carried upside down. But the undisputed master of this creative reversal remains Ellen Hodakova Larsson. The Swedish upcycling pioneer reinterprets pants completely-and turns them into coats, jackets, clothes and skirts.
The comeback of the leggings
Fashion is an eternal cycle – and so the leggings experiences their great revival. At Alainpaul it appears in a ribbed, gray look. Balmain combines them with voluminous sweaters, knitting clothes, coats and knee -high boots.
The new power shoulders
The autumn/winter fashion 2025-2026 relies on strong shoulders. “The waist are narrower, but the shoulders are emphasized at a maximum,” analyzes Matthieu Bard Delière. Whether at Balmain, Victoria Beckham, Stella McCartney or Giveenchy – shoulder pads are an indispensable element of the new silhouette.
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