The Paris Première Vision, an international sourcing trade fair, annually presents the groundbreaking developments in the fashion industry and provides an outlook on the trends that will shape the fall/winter 2026/2027 season.
The trade fair identifies two dominant trends in particular for the coming autumn season. The first is entitled “Ego-Eco” and combines ecology with health. The regeneration of ecosystems is linked to physical and mental well-being – a central concern of the autumn/winter 2026/2027 season.
The search for comfort and protection is reflected in the textile industry: it is reflected in soft, structured materials with “therapeutic” effects and “sensory” technologies that are intended to calm or stimulate the nervous system.
Biomimicry: Sustainability and circularity beyond classic industrial models
Première Vision highlights, among other things, biomimicry as an innovative technology. The way nature works is observed in order to derive ecological technical solutions. Specific examples include bio-based materials made from fungi, bacteria or algae – materials that designer Iris Van Herpen is also experimenting with.
The bioindustry opens up new perspectives and could, in the long term, reduce dependence on industrial agriculture and fossil fuels.
Materials for fall/winter 2026/2027: Radical as style and way of thinking
The second trend, “Nouvelles Dynasties,” will also be presented by Première Vision (September 16-18, 2025). It combines cultural heritage with innovation and shapes the silhouettes of winter 2026.
The aesthetic is retro-futuristic: it looks at the future as imagined, feared or idealized in the last century. Sources of inspiration are counterculture, rebellion, marginality and underground. The aim is to reinterpret subversive codes that no longer work unchanged today.
The materials and accessories of this trend are inspired by architectural brutalism and move between monumental formal language and meticulous detail work.
Another defining force is the Gothic aesthetic, recognized by deep blacks, dark color palettes, metal accents and the emphasis on textures through light.
The minimalism of brutalism meets the drama of gothic – combined with luxurious materials, these trends reshape the body and exaggerate volume. They alternate fluidly between poetic and strict, masculine and feminine, and sartorial and experimental.
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