Inside the grand halls of the Picasso Museum, Simon Porte Jacquemus transformed history into fantasy, staging Fall/Winter 2026–2027 as an intimate yet extravagant private mansion soirée. Titled Le Palmier, the collection drew its name from the iconic, gravity-defying palm tree hairstyle of the 1980s, using it as a symbol of unapologetic glamour and social spectacle. The show unfolded as a vivid invitation into Parisian high society at its most indulgent, channeling the fearless elegance of figures such as Paloma Picasso alongside the gilded bravado of the Ivana Trump era. At its core, the narrative was a celebration of deliberate excess, urging fashion to rediscover pleasure, humor, and theatrical self-expression.

Beneath the soaring glass dome of the Grand Palais, Chanel unveiled a pale pink dreamscape punctuated by oversized toadstools, setting the stage for Matthieu Blazy's highly anticipated couture debut. Rather than leaning into the monumental weight of Chanel’s legacy, Blazy chose poetry over pressure, presenting a collection built on lightness, fantasy, and a quietly subversive sense of wonder. The setting evoked a modern fairy tale, part psychedelic woodland, part couture reverie, where fashion became an antidote to excess and expectation.