Models and celebrities showed off looks that included bioluminescent algae and a live crow at Paris couture week as renowned designers presented their Fall-Winter 2025/26 haute

Amid a record-breaking heatwave in the City of Lights, fashion designers prepare their pièce de résistance for Paris Haute Couture Week, which runs from 7-10 July.

It’s an exciting day for Glenn Martens. The top Belgian designer is showing his very first collection for fashion house Maison Margiela on the Paris catwalk. Martens has big shoes to fill, as successor to couture genius John Galliano.