Balenciaga Summer 2027: Pierpaolo Piccioli Applies Couture Techniques to Ready-to-Wear
During Paris Fashion Week, Balenciaga's Creative Director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, unveiled the Summer 2027 ready-to-wear collection for both men and women. This collection, which follows Balenciaga's 55th couture showcase, approaches couture as a method of construction. The sculpture Les Coraux de la Liberté by artist Aude Franjou symbolizes the intricate ecosystem behind the garments. Key pieces include denim, shirts, and leather jackets, crafted using atelier techniques. Movement is accentuated by bias cuts, while Calais lace and cutwork reveal glimpses of skin. Footwear options feature the Wav Thong Sandal and Dahlia Mule. Bags such as the Nodo and Silhou Tote highlight organic shapes, with a color palette that encompasses white, beige, black, teal, pink, green, orange, ochre, mint, and cobalt blue.
Key facts
- Pierpaolo Piccioli is Creative Director of Balenciaga.
- The Summer 2027 men's and women's ready-to-wear collection was presented in Paris during Paris Fashion Week.
- The collection follows Balenciaga's 55th couture collection.
- Artist Aude Franjou's sculpture Les Coraux de la Liberté rose from the center of the runway and lent the collection its title.
- A sewing technique traditionally concealed inside tailoring is brought to the surface, first introduced in the July couture collection and applied to cotton T-shirts and leather jackets.
- Bias cuts bring movement to evening dresses, jeans, shirts and men's suiting.
- Footwear includes the Wav Thong Sandal, Dahlia Mule and Lounge sneaker; bags include Nodo and Silhou Tote; sunglasses include Boe Mask; jewelry includes Getaria.
- The palette is founded on white, beige and black, interrupted by teal, pink, green, orange, ochre, mint and cobalt blue.
Entities
Artists
- Pierpaolo Piccioli
- Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Aude Franjou
- Demna
- Pauline de Rothschild
- Constantin Brâncuși
- Janine Janet
- Elsa Schiaparelli
- Demna Gvasalia
- Philip Treacy
- Gigi Hadid
- Anok Yai
- Virginia Woolf
- Laura Veschi
- Antonio Barrese
- Marcello Morandini
- Alfred Eisenstaedt
Institutions
- Balenciaga
- Whitewall
- Paris Fashion Week
- Valentino
- Another Magazine
- Tennis Club de Paris
- Maison
- Women's Wear Daily
- Cité Internationale Universitaire
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Fondazione Marcello Morandini
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Avenue George V
- Rome
- Italy
- Munich
- Germany
- Bastille
- New York
- United States
- Piazza di Spagna
- Venice
- Abano