Gigi Hadid Returns to Haute Couture After 4 Years at Balenciaga Fall 2026 Show
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Updated · Nine · Jul 9
Gigi Hadid Returns to Haute Couture After 4 Years at Balenciaga Fall 2026 Show
3 articles · Updated · Nine · Jul 9
Summary
Gigi Hadid made her first haute couture runway appearance in four years at Balenciaga’s Fall 2026 show, emerging nearly unrecognizable beneath a hooded black feathered look that left only her face exposed.
The return came during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, where Balenciaga’s dramatic styling leaned into spectacle; Hadid’s wide-legged, feather-covered outfit was one of the show’s standout looks.
Feathers also dominated elsewhere in Paris, with Emma Corrin wearing a multicolored Schiaparelli jacket with winged detailing and horn-like accents over a bare chest.
The wider couture week has become a celebrity-heavy showcase, with appearances from Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Lupita Nyong’o, Naomi Watts and Fan Bingbing underscoring haute couture’s role as fashion’s most theatrical stage.