Aelis Couture: Into the Wild for F/W 26-27 | Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week

Explore the breathtaking convergence of ancient sculpture and living fashion, watching the complete Aelis Couture F/W 2026–27 show on FashionTV! Opening the final day of Paris Haute Couture Week on July 9, 2026, designer Sofia Crociani presented her most daring and intellectually profound collection yet for Aelis Couture. The F/W 2026-27 presentation went far beyond surface-level runway glamour, serving as a powerful manifesto on consumption, nature, and raw human identity. Crociani, a veteran designer who honed her craft styling under John Galliano at Dior and working alongside Karl Lagerfeld, positioned her independent house at the cutting edge of "Art-to-Wear" couture, proving that radical environmental activism and elite, handmade luxury can seamlessly coexist. The collection, while retaining the house’s signature ethereal lightness, introduced an unexpected, dark theatrical edge. The visual journey opened with a showstopping cape crafted from archival egret feathers - a poignant nod to the early 20th-century plume trade that hunted the birds to the brink of extinction. The color palette evolved dramatically, like a melting iceberg, shifting from icy blues and translucent whites to deep petrol blacks and dusty porcelain pinks. Crociani’s legendary fluid drapery was subverted by striking, brutalist elements born from a collaboration with sculptor Arnaud Briand and the Grand Palais’ Atelier de Moulage. Together, they recreated the draped togas of Roman commanders, c