As the grand finale of the month-long circuit that begins in New York and moves through London and Milan, Paris Fashion Week is where designers deliver their most definitive statements of the season. Throughout the week, collections were rife with sharp silhouettes, romantic textures, and theatrical storytelling. Matthieu Blazy’s Fall/Winter 2026 showing was a widely praised continuation of his vision at Chanel, while the house of Dior presented a particularly memorable collection filled with airy fabrics and whimsical accessories under Jonathan Anderson.
The beauty looks too, were indicators of which aesthetics will reign supreme. Makeup remained unfussy, emphasising bare-faced beauty with just a touch of colour. Hairstyles carried a decidedly “lived-in” sensibility, appearing slightly undone and loose. There were also traces of nighttime glamour, particularly in Saint Laurent’s seductive smoky eye look and Chanel’s glittering twist on the French updo. Read on to discover all the hair and beauty trends spotted on the runways of Paris Fashion Week.
Side-Swept Hair at Dior
Millennials may rejoice, for the war with Gen Z is over—according to Dior, the side-part is very much alive and well. Anderson’s sophomore collection was a balancing act between control and freedom. Bar jackets were layered over lettuce-hem miniskirts and cinched coats mingled with embellished loose-fit jeans. Hair was styled in a deep part, tied into low ponytails with wispy strands falling gently around the face. According to Dior’s creative and image director, Peter Philips, the hair and makeup was not as symbolic as its ready-to-wear counterpart. Instead, Anderson had requested a Paris-meets-London-girl look à la Charlotte Gainsbourg to accompany the collection. But whether intentional or not, the direction was a perfect fit for the Fall/Winter showing, and so very Anderson.
Smoked Out at Saint Laurent
It really was a throwback to a simpler, sexier time as soon as Anthony Vaccarello presented his Fall/Winter 2026 collection under the expanse of the Eiffel Tower. The house celebrated the 60th anniversary of its signature Le Smoking jacket, which hit the runway in 14 different looks. The makeup followed suit. Or shall we say, the suit. Smoky eyes were a mainstay on Saint Laurent’s models, in which dark neutrals were smudged out high above the brow bone and accentuated with thick black liner. A pouty lip was given to complement, in a shade so burgundy it bordered on the side of brown. The show was a wink to decades past: 60s creations, 80s tailoring, and 90s grunge-inspired makeup.
Long and Loose at Chloé
When Chloé staged its show during Paris Fashion Week, the hair echoed the same softly handcrafted philosophy as the clothes. Braids appeared again and again, worn loose with pieces slipping free, as though they had been plaited in the morning and left to brave the day. Given Chemena Kamali’s folklore-focused ethos for the collection, it’s not surprising that the hairstyle leaned faintly Nordic, albeit the Hollywood interpretation of it. The overall effect landed somewhere between a modern-day Chloé muse and a very chic mythical heroine, though less fairytale princess and more so Vanessa Hudgens during her perennial Coachella era.
Barely-There Blush at Louis Vuitton
In the never-ending quest for the perfect blush makeup, look no further than Louis Vuitton’s rendition of it. Within the Louvre’s Cour Carrée, Nicolas Ghesquière built a craggy mountainous landscape for his Super Nature collection, inspired by the high altitudes of the Alps and the Andes. Models emerged in dramatic cloaks and enveloping wool coats that looked shaped by weather and terrain. Naturally, the blush paralleled the collection’s elemental inspiration, in a pared-back hybrid of the cold-girl and sun-kissed makeup that constantly makes the rounds on social media. Cheeks carried only the faintest wash of colour—the sort of soft, wind-touched and sun-warmed flush you’d get after trekking through crisp air.
Glitter-Tinsel Hair at Chanel
At this stage, it is but a fact that Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel is a groundbreaking new direction. So far, Blazy’s modus operandi is his softening of classic Chanel silhouettes, guiding the house to a more contemporary edge with traces of Coco Chanel’s own legacy. For the Fall/Winter 2026 season, the collection moved from relaxed tweeds to flowing, iridescent evening wear. The hair mirrored that sense of transformation, where sleek French twists were dusted with silver glitter and threaded with chrome-like extensions, in a high-fashion nod to the Y2K hair tinsel style. Only in Blazy’s world could a TikTok trend be reimagined for the Chanel woman.
This story first appeared on GRAZIA Singapore.
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