The Impression Magazine

Anthony Vaccarello is leaving Saint Laurent after a decade as Creative Director, bringing to a close one of the most commercially successful and visually consistent chapters in the French fashion house’s recent history. Parent company Kering has confirmed his departure and said new creative leadership will be announced soon. Vaccarello’s Spring 2027 collection, presented in Paris in September, now stands as his final show for the house.

Independent. Reader supported. No advertising. The Impression Where Fashion Gets Creative Four cities, hundreds of collections, and a season that took its time revealing where the real momentum was. By the end of Spring 2027, the strongest shows were the ones with a clear sense of authorship. Some came from designers settling into new houses, others from creative directors who know their territory well enough to push it somewhere fresh.

Explore Awge’s Spring 2027 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week in September 2026. See every look from the complete runway collection.

Paris is where a fashion season tends to reveal its hand. By the time the final stretch begins, we have seen enough clothes to recognize an idea when it feels genuinely new, and enough spectacle to know when there is something substantial behind it. Spring 2027 gave us plenty to work with. Some of the strongest collections came from designers still shaping new chapters at major houses.

Explore Global Fashion Collective’s Spring 2027 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week in September 2026. See every look from the complete runway collection.

Mattel Creations is bringing Barbie and Ken into the unmistakable universe of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac with a new Barbie Signature collaboration. The collectible dolls translate some of the French designer and artist’s most recognizable fashion codes into miniature, bringing together bold color, pop imagery, and a sense of play that feels particularly at home in Barbie’s world. For Barbie, Castelbajac revisits one of his most enduring signatures: the teddy bear coat.

Barrie is joining forces with British artist Damien Hirst for an exclusive collection translating two of his most recognizable motifs into Scottish cashmere. Launching October 14, the collaboration grew out of Hirst’s longstanding relationship with the Maison as a client and centers on what the artist envisioned as an ideal seven-piece cashmere wardrobe.

See the celebrities, influencers, and guests attending Paris Street Day 9’s Spring 2027 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week in September 2026. Explore the front row, arrivals, and notable attendees at the show.

Explore 032c’s Spring 2027 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week in September 2026. See every look from the complete runway collection.

See the celebrities, influencers, and guests attending Paris Street Day 8’s Spring 2027 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week in September 2026. Explore the front row, arrivals, and notable attendees at the show.