5 Emerging Designers at Paris Fashion Week FW 2026/27
Amid a luxury market downturn, with Bain & Company and Altagamma reporting 70 million clients lost between 2022 and 2025, the Paris Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2026/27 showcased five emerging designers. Niccolò Pasqualetti debuted at Palais de Tokyo with a collection exploring contrast between physical and metaphysical. Julie Kegels, a Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp graduate, presented 'Face Value' with extreme silhouettes and colorful footwear. Vautrait, founded by Yonathan Carmel, offered a sober, melancholic wardrobe. Adelina Bernard staged a performance at bar 'Serpent à Plume' with masks and marionettes. Pressiat, led by Vincent Garnier Pressiat, showed 'The Edge' with genderless, cabaret-inspired designs.
Key facts
- Luxury market lost 70 million clients between 2022 and 2025 (Bain & Company and Altagamma).
- Paris Fashion Week FW 2026/27 featured emerging designers.
- Niccolò Pasqualetti debuted at Palais de Tokyo in September 2024.
- Julie Kegels graduated from Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and founded her brand in 2024.
- Vautrait was founded in 2021 by Yonathan Carmel.
- Adelina Bernard presented at bar 'Serpent à Plume' near Place des Vosges.
- Pressiat was founded during the pandemic by Vincent Garnier Pressiat.
- Pressiat collaborated with John Galliano and Martin Margiela.
Entities
Artists
- Niccolò Pasqualetti
- Julie Kegels
- Yonathan Carmel
- Alice Adelina Lindvall
- Menno Bernard
- Vincent Garnier Pressiat
- John Galliano
- Martin Margiela
Institutions
- Bain & Company
- Altagamma
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
- Fondazione Sozzani
- Palais de Tokyo
- Corriere della Sera
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Milan
- Italy
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Place des Vosges
- Serpent à Plume