Controlled by the Fédération de la Haute Couture, Paris Fashion Week is the most selective in the world. With three highly anticipated debuts and a roster of iconic luxury brands on the schedule, this edition of women’s ready-to-wear boasts 72 shows and 37 presentations from 3-11 March 2025.
This edition of Paris Fashion Week women’s ready-to-wear boasts 72 shows and 37 presentations.
On average, the collections presented and sold during Paris Fashion Week accounts for between 30% and 50% of luxury brands’ annual sales. Per Luxury Tribune, ‘French luxury fashion generates sales of around 150 billion euros and accounts for almost 2.5% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, thanks mainly to major groups such as LVMH, Chanel, Kering and Hermès.’
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All eyes will be on the debuts— Sarah Burton at Givenchy, Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford and Julian Klausner at Dries Van Noten “I could not be more excited to see what he does with the brand. I suspect that I will be the first on my feet to applaud after his show in March,” Tom Ford said when the French designer was appointed artistic director. Ackerman aspires to reinvent the house code with a coed show on March 5. “It’s all about seduction, desire, provoking something,” he tells Vogue. “More than talking about fabrics or colours, that’s what he and I both search for.”
Another anticipated debut is that of artistic director Julian Klausner at Dries Van Noten. Owing to the years spent at Dries Van Noten, Julian Klausner is confident of helming the brand. “I look forward to embarking on new ambitious challenges while honouring the heritage we all cherish,” he said. “I have complete confidence in Julian’s creativity and vision. His deep understanding of the brand and its values will ensure a seamless transition and a bright future,” confirmed Dries Van Noten. The show will be held on March 5.
Former Alexander McQueen designer Sarah Burton was named Creative Director of Givenchy in September, succeeding Matthew M. Williams. On helming the French couture house, Burton said, ”I am so excited to be able to write the next chapter in the story of this iconic house and to bring to Givenchy my own vision, sensibility and beliefs.” Sarah Burton will be debuting at Givenchy with a show on 7 March. It’s an eagerly-awaited handover that is generating a lot of interest among the fraternity.
Cult favourite Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry will continue to experiment with new or unlikely fabrics, and explore what luxury fashion should be, on 6 March. Roseberry has become known for resurrecting some of the Maison’s influential codes and iconography, while paying homage to its founder, Elsa Schiaparelli’s love of Surrealism; at the same time, he has contributed a new aesthetic vocabulary with his use of gold jewellery and hardware, repurposed denim and moulded leather and metal breastplates.
Balenciaga Creative Director Demna, Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, recognising his impact on fashion and culture, is in the news for his Balenciaga show on 9 March. For Spring 2025, he reimagined the realism codes of founder Cristóbal Balenciaga, with his distinctive aesthetic so loyal fans of the brand cannot wait to see what he does now. Alessandro Michele will continue to show maximalism at Valentino and Jonathan Anderson will present his Loewe co-ed show—with a new multidisciplinary format!
Other highlights will include Chloé, Balmain, Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, Gabriella Hearst, The Row, Victoria Beckham, Kenzo, Pierre Cardin, Undercover, offWhite and Lacoste. Stella McCartney’s first show buying back LVMH’s minority stake in her eponymous fashion label is highly anticipated as is Coperni, which is throwing a LAN party where two hundred gamers will sit with guests for an “immersive experience” at Adidas Arena, built for the 2024 Olympics. A noticeable newcomer is Alaïa as this marks the first time the label enters the Paris ready-to-wear schedule.
“The execution, governance and the organisation of Paris Fashion Week shows the fact that there is an established legacy. And this strengthens the fact that creativity can thrive in a city like Paris. It’s very clear that Paris is the number one city for fashion weeks,” Gabriela Hearst tells Federation de la Haute Couture.
1947: Dior’s first collection, Corolle. Credit: www.pinterest.com/sierradonnell1/
Among the heavyweight heritage luxury brands, Dior is showcasing on 4 March, with creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri at the helm. Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski will continue to refresh the Hermès codes on 8 March. Heritage luxury brands Louis Vuitton will draw in loyal consumers from all over the world for the new collection by Nicolas Ghesquière. On the closing day, Chanel will show a ready-to-wear line designed by the studio — Matthieu Blazy’s collection for Chanel will be presented in October 2025. Finally, Saint Laurent will close Paris Fashion Week with its 8pm show.
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Christopher Esber, who won the 2024 Andam Prize; Hodakova, winner of the 2024 LVMH Prize; and Burc Akyol, former LVMH Prize finalist, are set to join the schedule. Also, don’t miss Matières Fécales, which will make its debut on the official calendar. The Canadian duo, whose brand name translates to “fecal matter”, joins the list of brands supported by Dover Street Market Paris and will host three identical shows on 7 March at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
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Monday, March 3
Weisanto, 16:30
CFCL , 6:00 p.m.
Cowherd , 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4
Sun, 10:30
Marie Adam-Leenaerdt, 12:00
Mame Kurogouchi, 13:00
Christian Dior, 14:30
Anrealage, 16:00
Undercover, 17:00
Alainpaul, 18:00
Alaïa, 19:00
Wednesday, March 5
Courrèges, 10:30
The Row, 12:00
Casablanca, 13:00
Dries Van Noten, 14:00
Cecilie Bahnsen, 15:00
Stella McCartney, 16:00
Acne Studios, 17:30
Tom Ford, 19:00
Balmain, 20:30
Thursday, March 6
Chloè, 10:00
Off-White, 11:30
Rabanne, 1:00 p.m.
Christopher Esber, 14:00
Hodakova, 15:30
Uma Wang, 16:30
Rick Owens, 17:30
Schiaparelli, 19:00
Isabel Marant, 20:00
Friday, March 7
Leonard Paris, 10:00
Givenchy, 11:00
Issey Miyake, 13:00
Giambattista Valli, 14:30
Nina Ricci, 15:30
Christian Wijnants, 16:30
Kenzo, 17:30
Yohji Yamamoto, 19:00
Victoria Beckham, 20:00
Saturday, March 8
Junya Watanabe, 09:30
Ludovic de Saint Sernin, 10:30
Black Kei Niyomiya, 12:00
Vivienne Westwood, 13:00
Hermès, 14:30
Elie Saab, 18:00
Like Boys, 17:00
Ann Demeulemeester, 18:30
McQueen, 20:00
Sunday, March 9
Lacoste , 11:00
Niccolò Pasqualetti, 12:00
Duran Lantink, 13:00
Akris, 14:00
Valentino, 15:00
Ottolinger, 16:30
Atlein, 17:30
Balenciaga, 19:00
Coperni, 20:30
Monday, March 10
Sacai, 10:00
Marine Serre, 12:00
Gabriela Hearst, 13:30
Zimmermann, 14:30
Shiatzy Chen, 15:30
Rokh, 17:00
Pierre Cardin, 18:30
Louis Vuitton, 20:00
Tuesday, March 11
Chanel, 10:30
Kiko Kostadinov, 12:30
Miu Miu, 14:00
Veronique Leroy, 15:30
Burc Akyol, 17:00
Ujoh, 18:30
Saint Laurent, 20:00
Jasmeen Dugal is Associate Editor at FashionABC, contributing her insights on fashion, technology, and sustainability. She brings with herself more than two decades of editorial experience, working for national newspapers and luxury magazines in India.
Jasmeen Dugal has worked with exchange4media as a senior writer contributing articles on the country’s advertising and marketing movements, and then with Condenast India as Net Editor where she helmed Vogue India’s official website in terms of design, layout and daily content. Besides this, she is also an entrepreneur running her own luxury portal, Explosivefashion, which highlights the latest in luxury fashion and hospitality.
