The Week in Fashion: 2–8 November 2026

This week the fashion world was shaken by a creative director change, lit up by three major red carpets and set in motion by runways stretching from Australia to Lagos. We have gathered the highlights from the stories Fresh Models Magazin published between 2 and 8 November 2026, each with its link.

A two-day handover at Balenciaga

The biggest story of the week came from Paris. On 5 November, Kering announced that Pierpaolo Piccioli was leaving Balenciaga. The designer, who took up the post in July 2025, did not complete a second year at the house. The successor was named the next day: Martine Rose, founder of an eponymous London label launched in 2007, will start in Paris on 16 November. Read our stories on Piccioli’s departure and Martine Rose’s appointment.

Met Gala 2027: The poetry of everyday clothes

Following the cancellation of its John Galliano exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum announced its new theme on 5 November. The exhibition, titled extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday, puts the things we wear every day, such as jeans, T-shirts and sweatshirts, at its centre. The gala will take place on 3 May 2027; the exhibition opens on 9 May 2027 and runs until 9 January 2028. Full story

Three red carpets in one week

At the CFDA Awards, held on 2 November at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, Hailey Bieber, Rosé and Zoë Kravitz told a shared story in Saint Laurent’s golden tones, while denim was promoted to the red carpet (the CFDA red carpet). At the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, held on 5 November at Claridge’s in London, Cate Blanchett stood out in Mary Katrantzou and Mikey Madison in Dior (the Harper’s Bazaar night).

The LACMA Art+Film Gala closed the week on 7 November in Los Angeles. On a night with Gucci as lead sponsor, Anya Taylor-Joy chose an archival Pierre Cardin and Nicole Kidman wore Chanel (the best dressed at LACMA).

See W Magazine's Anya Taylor-Joy post on Instagram

Chanel in Australia for the first time

On 5 November, Chanel restaged Matthieu Blazy’s Cruise 2026/27 collection in Sydney’s Barangaroo district. This second presentation of the collection, first shown in Biarritz in April, was the house’s first runway show in Australia. Full story

The Türkiye agenda: Witch, Beymen and Moscow

London-based Dilara Fındıkoğlu and photographer Harley Weir published Witch, a book shot in Romania in five days, under the IDEA imprint on 31 October (full story). In Istanbul, Beymen opened its Timeless Treasures exhibition, bringing together 80 bags from 55 brands, at Beymen Tersane; it runs until 8 February 2027 (full story). At Moscow Fashion Week, Gökhan Yavaş and Murat Aytulum presented a joint show in collaboration with Antalya Fashion Week (full story).

From runway to retail in Dubai

Dubai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 took place on 22-26 October at Dubai Design District. Tarun Tahiliani closed the week; its most striking feature, however, was a selection going straight on sale at Harvey Nichols. Full story

Looks from Laura Aparicio's SS27 collection on Dubai Fashion Week's Instagram

The months ahead: Fall/Winter 2027 fairs

The new season’s trade fair calendar begins in January with Pitti Uomo in Florence, followed by Première Vision and Texworld in Paris. We have compiled the full calendar for those working in the industry.

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Image: Fortezza da Basso in Florence, venue of the Pitti Uomo fair (representative image) — Freepenguin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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