Collection archive
Balenciaga Summer 2026
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga debut explores the space between fabric and body, reinterpreting the house’s construction through tailoring, volume and movement.
- Collection year
- 2026
- Show date
- 2025-10-04
- City
- Paris
- Creative direction
- Pierpaolo Piccioli
- Shown in
- Paris
- Fashion week
- Paris Fashion Week
- Edition
- Spring/Summer 2026
- Presentation format
- runway
- Venue
- Chapelle Laennec
At a glance
Piccioli approaches Cristóbal Balenciaga’s work as a method of making clothes. Sculpted tailoring, voluminous shapes and light materials frame the moving body. The collection brings familiar house forms into conversation with contemporary dress, introducing a new creative direction while retaining a focus on construction.
Space and silhouette
The relationship between cloth and body gives volume an active role.
A house method
Construction connects the debut to Cristóbal Balenciaga’s practice.
A new direction
Piccioli opens his tenure by reworking established shapes for contemporary dress.
The setting
Presented on 4 October 2025 in Paris at the Chapelle Laennec, the collection was Piccioli’s first for Balenciaga.
Creative credits
Creative direction: Pierpaolo Piccioli
Coverage & analysis
Balenciaga Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway