Empty Paris fashion runway at blue hour representing the SS27 Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton schedule

Paris Fashion Week SS27: Dior Opens the Major-House Run as Chanel and Louis Vuitton Take the Final Nights - Paris Runway Official will be LIVE from Paris

Paris Fashion Week’s provisional Spring/Summer 2027 timetable now gives the season a clear three-act structure. Christian Dior is positioned on the first full day of major-house shows, Chanel takes the penultimate evening, and Louis Vuitton closes the official calendar. Together, the three placements create a practical map for editors, buyers, publicists and production teams preparing for nine days in Paris.

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode lists the womenswear season from Monday, September 28 through Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Because the calendar remains provisional, individual times can still change. The confirmed listings below reflect the official schedule as accessed on August 26.

Dior and Saint Laurent define the first full day

The calendar begins on Monday, September 28 with a concentrated afternoon and evening of shows and presentations, including Julie Kegels, Weinsanto, Maxhosa Africa, Hodakova and Matières Fécales. The major-house tempo accelerates the following day.

On Tuesday, September 29, Christian Dior is scheduled to show at 2:30 p.m. Paris time, with an official livestream listed for the same time. Maison Margiela follows at 5:30 p.m., while Saint Laurent takes the 9:00 p.m. evening position. Dior and Saint Laurent therefore bookend the most closely watched portion of the first full day, making September 29 one of the season’s most demanding dates for photographers, editors and social teams.

The placement also puts Dior near the beginning of the international editorial cycle. Reviews, video clips and celebrity coverage from the house will arrive while much of the Paris schedule is still ahead, giving the collection time to influence the conversation rather than simply conclude it.

The center of the week carries unusual density

Wednesday, September 30 is built around a rapid sequence of established names: Courrèges at 10:30 a.m., The Row at noon, Balmain at 1:30 p.m., Dries Van Noten at 3:00 p.m., Stella McCartney at 4:00 p.m., Acne Studios at 6:30 p.m. and Tom Ford at 8:00 p.m.

The pace continues on Thursday, October 1. Chloé opens at 10:00 a.m., followed by Balenciaga at 2:00 p.m., Rick Owens at 5:30 p.m., Schiaparelli at 7:00 p.m. and Isabel Marant at 8:00 p.m. Friday brings Loewe, Issey Miyake, Givenchy, Yohji Yamamoto and Victoria Beckham, while Saturday includes Celine at noon and Hermès at 3:00 p.m.

These are not merely headline names. For working teams, the density creates overlapping demands involving travel, backstage access, image transmission, review deadlines and brand appointments. A guest may have enough time to attend two consecutive shows on paper but still face an impossible transfer once venue entry, security and traffic are considered.

Chanel owns Monday night

Chanel is scheduled for Monday, October 5 at 8:00 p.m., the final show of the day. The Fédération lists the film of the show for release from 9:00 p.m. Paris time rather than a simultaneous livestream.

The late slot gives Chanel a largely uncontested evening window after a day that includes Sacai, Gabriela Hearst, Zimmermann and Kiko Kostadinov. It also creates a concentrated digital deadline: publications planning immediate coverage should distinguish between reporting from the physical show and responding to the official film released an hour later.

For more context on the house’s current historical conversation, read Paris Runway’s feature on the 100th anniversary of Chanel’s little black dress.

Louis Vuitton closes Paris Fashion Week

Louis Vuitton is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m., with a livestream listed at the same time. It is the last show on the provisional official calendar, following a final day that includes Litkovska, Christopher Esber, CFCL, Situationist and Pierre Cardin.

A closing position carries a different kind of influence from Dior’s early placement. Louis Vuitton receives the final major global audience of the week and the last opportunity to reshape the season’s overall narrative. It also places extra importance on end-of-week staffing: media and production teams that reduce coverage too early risk missing one of the calendar’s defining events.

Editorial analysis: what the timetable means

The following is Paris Runway’s analysis of the confirmed provisional calendar, not a statement from the Fédération or the fashion houses.

The schedule distributes its largest attention anchors across the full nine-day run. Dior supplies early momentum, Chanel creates a penultimate-night crescendo and Louis Vuitton gives the season a formal finale. That structure discourages abbreviated trips and rewards teams able to maintain editorial capacity through October 6.

It also changes how publications should allocate resources. The first week requires speed and volume, particularly from September 29 through October 2. The closing stretch demands endurance and careful prioritization. Editors may benefit from assigning separate crews to runway attendance, backstage reporting and rapid digital publishing rather than expecting one team to move continuously between venues.

Livestream availability provides another planning layer. Dior, Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton are listed with live digital broadcasts, while Chanel’s film is scheduled for release after the physical show. Digital viewers should check the official calendar on the day of each event because streaming links and times may be updated.

What remains provisional

The Fédération has published show times and presentation windows, but invitation status still applies to physical events, and venue information is generally communicated directly by the houses. Accreditation does not guarantee entry to an individual show. Invitations, call times and transportation plans should therefore be verified independently.

For the complete international sequence across New York, London, Milan and Paris, consult Paris Runway’s fashion week schedule. The official Fédération calendar should remain the final reference for Paris updates.

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