Elie Saab: From Magritte Clouds to Dali Roses | Paris Haute Couture Week F/W 2026-27

Enter the enigma on FashionTV and experience the ultimate fusion of surrealist art and high fashion as Elie Saab Haute Couture F/W 26-27 is unveiled at Paris Haute Couture Week! His Autumn/Winter 2026–2027 collection, titled "The Ball of Untamed Dreams," abandoned daylight certainties to celebrate wild metamorphosis, theatrical illusions, and powerful femininity. The runway transformed into an enigmatic masquerade where mysterious, masked figures slipped through shadows, blurring the boundary between reality and the surreal. The collection drew profound inspiration from masterworks of surrealist art, transforming fashion into living poetry. A sheer sweep of opaline organza strewn with delicate pearls emulated a Rene Magritte cloud, while a sensuous fishtail gown of rich magenta silk bloomed as a Salvador Dalí rose. The color palette itself was mercurial and ever-shifting, catching the light to turn soft lilac into metallic silver, and midnight blue into a delicate blush. Fabrics were masterfully draped, twisted, and sculpted into organic, living forms that morphed the models into elegant calla lilies, twilit skies, and graceful midnight swans. The silhouettes beautifully oscillated between the ethereal and the imperious. Elie Saab’s signature goddess gowns floated down the runway in delicate pastel shades, providing a soft contrast to the fiery strength of deep wine-red velvet ballgowns and dramatic, black winged column dresses. Sharp, impeccably tailored tuxedos de