At Paris Haute Couture Week this year, something unusual happened at the Théâtre du Lido on the Champs‑Élysées, not simply atypical but, to some observers, almost sacrilegious. Alexis Mabille, a seasoned couturier and permanent member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, presented his Spring‑Summer 2026 “haute couture” collection in a fully digital format: no physical clothes, no live models on the runway, no tactile presence but just a looped, immersive film of AI‑generated figures and garments projected on wraparound screens. 

On paper, it was a bold experiment, a creative collision of fashion and machine learning. By working for months with the French studio Glor’IA, Mabille trained algorithms to interpret his sketches and textile choices, creating hyper‑realistic digital silhouettes ranging from embroidered crepe frock coats to blush‑pink tracksuit dresses with bead details. The visuals, astonishingly convincing in motion, were rendered with the sort of sheen and comportment that, at a distance, might fool even seasoned fashion insiders. 

La primavera è una rinascita. Una rinascita che vediamo riflettersi nella natura che ci circonda ma anche dentro noi stessi. Nuove idee, nuovi progetti e una voglia di novità per rompere con il passato.

Ho sempre associato ogni nuovo ciclo ad una fragranza, che potesse portare con sé la freschezza delle novità e dei nuovi inizi.

Un nuovo inizio anche per Collezione Privata, la linea di sofisticate fragranze di Storie Veneziane by Valmont, che, dopo i primi 3 capitoli, svela ora un quanto capitolo: un profumo couture. 

The last part of the year has officially started and Fall is ready to begin.

If on the one hand there is a part of nostalgia to let go of the summer, on the other you are ready for a new autumn chapter. And this is also reflected in the wardrobe… with the sadness of letting go of light clothes but also the joy for a more cozy wardrobe.