What To Expect From The AW26 Womenswear Shows

We’re back at it again with fashion’s seemingly ceaseless catwalk antics, for four weeks of memory-making shows across the four major fashion capitals – New York, London, Paris and Milan. From the seriously big brands to the most exciting newcomers and a whole slew of sophomore outings, it’s slated to be a good’un. Here’s everything to keep your eyes on this fashion month. 

Comme des Garçons ready-to-wear AW26

NYFW

All timings are local to New York City.

Running from February 11 to 16, New York Fashion Week is gearing up to be bigger than previous seasons, with a schedule packed with all the usual big hitters as well as a few returns to the runway. Officially kicking off with Proenza Schouler this afternoon at 12pm local time, Rachel Scott will make her debut as creative director of the brand. Appointed in September, Scott arrives from Diotima, the brand she founded back in 2021. Expect a slick interplay of sharp tailoring and sensual, craft-led textures – a meeting of downtown polish and Caribbean-rooted handwork. However, NYFW truly saw its start on Monday when Marc Jacobs staged an off-calendar spectacle at the Park Avenue Armory that functioned as a bittersweet dive into fashion history. Then, yesterday evening, Ralph Lauren took to the Jack Shainman Gallery for an AW26 show that was all about the spirit of adventure. Gigi Hadid opened the show in a turtleneck tucked under a tweed corset and pencil skirt co-ord, laying the groundwork for a riveting series of shows to come. 

Today at 3pm NYC time, Coach is set to stage its AW26 show, moving forward from its usual spot later in the week, followed by Collina Strada at 5pm – expect Hillary Taymour’s usual whimsical antics with a couple of celebrity cameos thrown in the mix. Closing out the day, Public School is set to make a comeback following a six-year hiatus that saw designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne helm other houses (Osborne at AnOnlyChild and Chow at Brand New Era, Sergio Tacchini and Brady Brand) and undertake personal projects. The pair hosted a supper club during NYFW September as a teaser for what’s to come, but this full and official outing marks their official return to the limelight. 

The week continues with Calvin Klein Collection on Friday at 12pm and later Area at 6pm. Saturday will see the Eckhaus Latta show at 5pm. 

Then, closing out the week, on Sunday, Rachel Scott will be back with Diotima at 12pm and Sandy Liang will show at 1pm. 

Collina Strada ready-to-wear SS26

LFW

All timings are local to London.

In London, from February 19 to 23, a generous mix of big hitters and newcomers will hit the runway, while two beloved brands make their comeback. Tolu Coker starts the action off on Thursday with a catwalk presentation at 2:30pm, followed by Maximilian Raynor at 5pm and Harris Reed at 7pm. Central Saint Martin’s students will show their MA graduate collections at 8pm, with the best in the class to be awarded the L’Oréal Professionnel Creative and Young Talent Award. Friday commences with Lueder at 10am followed by Sinead Gorey at 2pm. Later that same day will be a three-part show from beloved talent incubator Fashion East, with one fresh face landing at the show – CSM grad Traiceline Pratt with his brand Goyagoma – and the returns of Jacek Gleba and Louis Mayhew. At 3pm, UK brand Joseph is slated to return to the runway following an eight year absence. 

The Saturday of LFW brings with it some of London’s brightest young stars including Selasi at 10am, Denzilpatrick with a presentation from 10:30am-12:30pm, Karoline Vitto at 11am, Talia Byre with a presentation from 11:30am-1:30pm, Completedworks’ first catwalk show at 12pm, Labrum at 1pm, Yaku with a presentation from 2:30-4:30pm, Masha Popova at 3pm, Chopova Lowena with a presentation from 4:30-6:30pm, Chet Lo at 6pm and LVMH Prize semi-finalist Derrick at 7pm. Meanwhile, at 5pm, Julien MacDonald (formerly creative director at Givenchy) will make his second comeback (his namesake label first returned to the runway in 2023 following three years away, before he took another step back when the brand went into liquidation). In 2026, expect high-octane, sexed-up silhouettes that would look just as at home on the red carpet as they would under the flashbulbs of a paparazzi-lined Mayfair pavement at midnight. 

Sunday follows with Erdem at 12pm and Simone Rocha at 4pm. Jawara Alleyne will then show his spliced-up silhouettes with a presentation from 5:30-7:30pm. Richard Quinn will show at 6pm and Charlie Constantinou will close out the day with a show at 7pm.

On Monday, Ashish kicks things off at 10am, followed by Di Petsa at 12pm, Oscar Ouyang at 1pm and Conner Ives at 3pm. Monday also comes with a number of digital collection releases, with the standouts coming from Aaron Esh, newcomer Liza Keane and E.W.Usie

Perhaps the biggest show of the week, Burberry AW26, will present at 7pm, bringing with it a troupe of celebs from across the globe and check-covered fashion folk to close out the week. 

Chopova Lowena ready-to-wear SS26

MFW

All timings are local to Milan.

Milan is where things really start to hit the ground running with a number of major debuts you won’t want to miss. It kicks off Tuesday, February 24, but the action doesn’t really get going until the Wednesday with the Fendi show at 2pm. This show will mark Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first collection for the Roman house as chief creative officer. Then, at 5pm, Onitsuka Tiger will take to the runway followed by No.21 at 6pm. On Thursday, Max Mara will show at 9:30am and Prada is slated to storm the catwalk at 2pm. At 4pm and 5pm, Emporio Armani will present a co-ed collection designed by Mr Armani’s niece, Silvana Armani. Next, Belgian designer Meryll Rogge will make her debut at Marni with a show at 6pm. 

The following day, Sportmax will show at 11:30am followed by Gucci at 2pm – where Demna will present his debut catwalk collection for the house – and Moschino at 5pm. 

Saturday will see Dolce & Gabbana present at 12:30pm, MSGM at 5pm and Louise Trotter will unveil her sophomore collection for Bottega Veneta at 8pm. On Sunday Fila will show at 10:30am followed by Giorgio Armani at both 11:30am and 12:30am.  

Aaron Esh ready-to-wear SS26

PFW

All timings are local to Paris.

Last but far from least, Paris Fashion Week runs from March 2 to 10 and you can expect to see a plethora of sophomore collections in the wake of the big designer change up that rocked the fashion world in September. 

Hodakova leads the charge with a show at 7pm on the premiere day and is followed closely by Vaquera with a show at 8:30pm. On Tuesday, March 3, Zomer will show at 10am. Then Jonathan Anderson will unveil his sophomore womenswear collection for Dior at 2:30pm, followed by Matières Fécales’s second catwalk at 4pm. 

March 4 brings with it shows from Balmain, where Antonin Tron will make his debut at 1:30pm, followed by Stella McCartney which will show at 4pm, Haider Ackermann’s Tom Ford at 7pm and finally, Alaïa. Showing at 9pm, the show will mark Pieter Mulier’s final collection for the Tunisian house, ending his celebrated five-year tenure, before he picks up the reins at Versace where he was appointed chief creative officer just last week. 

On Thursday, Chloé will present its AW26 collection at 10am, followed by Off-White at 11:30am, Carven (Mark Thomas’s sophomore show) at 12:30pm, Rabanne at 2pm, Schiaparelli at 5:30pm and Rick Owens at 6:30pm. 

A day later, Miguel Castro Freitas will present his second Mugler collection at 10am, and then the Proenza boys (Jack Mccollough and Lazaro Hernandez) will unveil their second show for Loewe at 11:30am, followed by Lanvin at 3:30pm, Givenchy at 5:30pm and Victoria Beckham at 8pm.

On Saturday, Junya Watanabe will show at 10:30am, and afterward there will be shows from Celine at 12pm, Hermès at 2:30pm, Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood at 3:30pm, Comme des Garçons at 5:30pm and Balenciaga (Pierpaolo Piccioli’s sophomore show) at 8pm.

Sunday will see Duran Lantink present his second collection for Jean Paul Gaultier at 4:30pm and Sean McGirr’s latest outing for McQueen will land at 8pm. 

Standouts on the penultimate day come by the way of Kiko Kostadinov, which will present at 3pm and Chanel, where Matthieu Blazy will show his second women’s ready-to-wear collection at 7pm.

Closing out the week, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu will show at 12pm and 2pm respectively.

Top image: ____ready-to-wear SS26. Photography by Christina Fragkou. Follow all the action from the AW26 womenswear shows via our Instagram stories at @10magazine and @10menmagazine.

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Rick Owens ready-to-wear SS26

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