What Objectively Happened At Probably The Most Important Paris Fashion Week Of Our Lifetime

Analyzing four of Paris Fashion Week's creative director debuts. Using data, of course.

By the time you’re reading this, likely the most highly anticipated fashion month of our lifetime has finally come to a close. This Spring 2026 runway season in Paris, we saw an unprecedented number of creative directors make their debuts at some of fashion’s biggest global brands—Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga, Loewe. And that’s not even the whole list.

So, …