From 28 September to 6 October 2026, Paris hosts the Spring-Summer 2027 womenswear collections: 101 houses on the official calendar of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode — 68 runway shows and 33 presentations. Every single line of that calendar carries the same label: by invitation. There is no box office open to the public, and habitually reselling tickets without the organizer's consent is a criminal offense in France (article 313-6-2 of the penal code: a €15,000 fine, raised to €30,000 for repeat offenses). Anyone promising you a seat at Dior or Chanel is selling a dream at best. The good news: the week is very liveable without an invitation — and much of it costs nothing.
The one big show open to everyone: Le Défilé L'Oréal Paris
On Monday 28 September at 9pm, L'Oréal Paris stages the only event on the official calendar that anyone can attend. Since 2017 this giant show has taken over the Seine, the Champs-Élysées, place de l'Opéra (2024), then the forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville (2025); the 2026 venue is not yet announced. In recent editions, entry was free with registration and spots went very fast — watch the L'Oréal Paris website in early September. The show is also broadcast live, notably on Instagram.
The shows, live on screen — and together
Most of the big houses livestream their show: Dior (Tuesday 29 September, 2:30pm), Saint Laurent (29 September, 9pm), Balenciaga (Thursday 1 October, 2pm), Loewe (Friday 2 October, 11:30am), Givenchy (2 October, 5:30pm), Miu Miu (Sunday 4 October, 1pm) and Louis Vuitton closing the week (Tuesday 6 October, 6:30pm). Two exceptions: Hermès (3 October) and Chanel (5 October) skip the livestream and release the film of the show a few hours later, at 6pm and 9pm respectively.
To watch them with a crowd: influencer Lyas runs free watch parties that project the livestreams onto a giant screen. In March 2026 the Paris edition took over the Théâtre du Châtelet for eight days — free entry, first come first seated, several hundred people a day watching Saint Laurent, Dior, Balenciaga or Hermès. In recent seasons, venue and dates have dropped on his Instagram (@ly.as) between a few days and a few weeks ahead; nothing is confirmed yet for the autumn.
The ticketed fringe: The Bureau Fashion Week (1–3 October)
On the sidelines of the official calendar, The Bureau stages its own fashion week, open to all, from Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 October at Cléry (17 rue de Cléry, 2nd arr., in the heart of the Sentier — Métro Sentier or Bonne Nouvelle). No invitation or industry credentials needed: three ticket tiers are planned (general admission, reserved seating, front row with lounge). As of 22 August prices were not yet published — a free waitlist gets first access to the ticket release, and the designer lineup drops at the same moment.
Five fashion exhibitions open to all
Palais Galliera (10 avenue Pierre-1er-de-Serbie, 16th — Métro Iéna). Paris's fashion museum runs two exhibitions at once during the week: "Un vestiaire à soi. Féminités dissidentes au 19e siècle" (from 26 September, around 500 works) and "Tisser, broder, sublimer" on craftsmanship, closing 18 October — Fashion Week is the last full week to catch both. €14 single ticket, €17 combined, free under 18. Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–6pm, late opening Friday until 9pm; closed Mondays — which means 28 September and 5 October.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (107 rue de Rivoli, 1st). "Look ! 40 ans de mode au musée" opens on 30 September, mid-Fashion-Week: 40 iconic silhouettes for the fashion department's 40th anniversary. An exhibition opening in the middle of the week is a small event in itself.
La Galerie Dior (11 rue François-1er, 8th). €16 full price, €12 reduced, daily except Tuesday, 11am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm). Book on the Galerie's own website: tickets from third-party resellers are not always accepted.
Fondation Azzedine Alaïa (18 rue de la Verrerie, 4th). "Azzedine Alaïa et l'Afrique" plus a second display on the friendship between Peter Beard and Alaïa, daily, 11am–7pm, €11 (reduced €3) — the cheapest ticket of the lot, in the heart of the Marais.
Worth knowing: the musée Yves Saint Laurent is closed for renovation until autumn 2027 — no point showing up.
The Friday show at Galeries Lafayette
Year-round, the department store on boulevard Haussmann puts on a real 30-minute runway show, Fridays at 3pm, in the Salon Opéra on the 4th floor of the Coupole store (40 boulevard Haussmann, 9th) — not on the rooftop, despite a persistent myth; the rooftop is a free-access terrace, an excellent tip in its own right. €25 per adult, €15 per child, about a hundred seats: it often sells out around Fashion Week, so book ahead. You will see collections from the store's brands — a tourist experience, not a show on the official calendar, but it is the one Paris runway you can book like a cinema seat.
A perfect day, from €0 to €25
The week's price ladder: free (Le Défilé L'Oréal, the livestreams, a watch party, street style — our spots guide); €3–17 (the exhibitions); €25 (Galeries Lafayette); The Bureau prices still unknown. A sequence that works: La Galerie Dior in the morning (booked ahead), the Palais Galliera in the afternoon on the €17 combined ticket, then a livestream or a watch party at night. On Friday, stay for Galliera's late opening until 9pm. On Mondays, Galliera and the Arts Décoratifs are closed: fall back on La Galerie Dior (closed Tuesdays instead) or the Fondation Alaïa (open daily). Every show time is in the agenda and the full week is on the Fashion Week hub. Parisians, we thought of you too: here is the guide to dodging the chaos.
