Alaïa SS27 presented by the house studio on 3 October with no creative director: Mulier's exit announced 30 Jan 2026, Versace from 1 July, Richemont since 2007, the studio's interim
Mulier's first collection for Alaïa was Spring 2022. Richemont's 2007 deal for the house had as its cornerstone the creation of an Alaïa foundation in Paris, and that foundation, at 18 rue de la Verrerie, holds the exhibition: raffia and cowrie-shell dresses from the Spring 1988, 1989 and 1990 collections, and Peter Beard's photographs from the couturier's 1996 journey through Maasai country. Open every day, 11am to 7pm, 11 euros.
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01ALAÏA PRESENTS ITS SPRING 2027 COLLECTION IN PARIS ON 3 OCTOBER WITHOUT A CREATIVE DIRECTOR. THE HOUSE STUDIO DESIGNED IT.
02IT IS A PRESENTATION, BY INVITATION, FROM 6PM TO 8.30PM, NOT A RUNWAY SHOW.
03PIETER MULIER'S DEPARTURE WAS ANNOUNCED ON 30 JANUARY 2026. HIS LAST ALAÏA SHOW WAS IN MARCH.
04HE HAD BEEN APPOINTED IN FEBRUARY 2021 BY RICHEMONT, WHICH HAS CONTROLLED THE HOUSE SINCE 2007.
05THE HOUSE SAID THEN THAT THE STUDIO WOULD WORK COLLECTIVELY UNTIL A NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR WAS APPOINTED.
06MULIER BECAME CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER OF VERSACE ON 1 JULY 2026, REPORTING TO LORENZO BERTELLI.
07ACROSS TOWN, THE FONDATION AZZEDINE ALAÏA IS SHOWING THE FOUNDER'S OWN WORK: AZZEDINE ALAÏA AND AFRICA, OPEN DAILY INTO 2027.