Elie Saab × H&M Lands, Sheer Gets Serious

Fifty-five pieces of couture grammar at high-street prices: embellished gowns, gradient sequins, sharply cut tailoring, lace separates, shoes and accessories, plus menswear — and a surprise mermaid-cut bridal gown with a hand-embroidered veil, Elie Saab's oldest specialty.

The Sept 28 launch party at Palais Brongniart set the tone: the whole stock exchange draped in burgundy fabric, Robin S singing Show Me Love, and a guest list of Amelia Gray, Gabbriette, Iris Law, Anok Yai, Imaan Hammam and Lila Moss. Ann-Sofie Johansson singles out the dramatic cape and the embroidered tailoring as her favorites.

The playbook is classic H&M designer-collab: launch tomorrow, sell out by the weekend. Le Mile flags the green degradé gown and a sculptural black bow dress with a train as the pieces to chase. Set the reminder.

The FW26 proposition is business on top, boudoir below: sheer slips emerging from the hems of sharply tailored blazers at Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Tom Ford and Carven. Marc Jacobs opened the conversation pre-NYFW with three long sheer slips over opaque tonal tops.

Prada's runway lesson, per Grazia's Oct 20 piece: get dressed first, then add something diaphanous — an organza half-slip over a chunky cardigan, poplin or a satin pencil skirt. Miu Miu's Mindful Intimacy went three deep: sheer tulle over red silk over a peach nightgown. Valentino and Saint Laurent wrapped it all in plush faux-fur and leather.

Retail is already buying it. Mytheresa's Tiffany Hsu says the retailer is going to town on negligees paired with structured silhouettes — and the stylist's rules travel well: bend-over test, bike shorts underneath, cinch a half-slip at the waist.

JOOR's Fall 2026 report calls it Moody Maroon, and the evidence keeps arriving: burgundy, oxblood and maroon saturating the runways, then Victoria Beckham, Meghan Markle and Sienna Miller all photographed in burgundy skirts this week.

The high-street version is a Cat Deeley co-ord: she wore the M&S High Waisted Knitted Midi A Line Skirt in Dark Aubergine (£36, still in stock in all sizes) with a burgundy high-neck tank on This Morning, and earlier the Autograph Pure Silk Midaxi Asymmetric Skirt in Mahogany (£120). InStyle's editors name rich-looking oxblood the key fall shift; Hello Magazine flags burgundy knit skirts as the workwear hero.

Start with the skirt. Glossy satin for evening, knit for the office — the color does the talking either way.

Chunky is out; slim is the silhouette. InStyle's cool-girl editors retired the chunky trainer for sleek ballet sneakers, and WishDeck names the PUMA Speedcat OG the fashion crowd's it-shoe of the season — thin soles, low vamps, suede panels.

The ballet-sneaker hybrid everyone cites is the adidas Barreda Mary Jane: T-toe, elastic strap, Cloudfoam underfoot, $69.99 at DSW. Meanwhile Simone Rocha's adidas Originals collab sold out its first drop on adidas's US site, confirming the romantic-sportswear mix as October's lasting takeaway.

The hierarchy is clear now: Speedcat for the fashion crowd, Samba OG as the everyday default, New Balance 530 for the cushioned 90s-runner lane.

The wide-leg era is over, at least on paper: JOOR's FW26 pillars include Lean Tailoring — ultra-slim, sharply cut separates — and the Nouveau Tuxedo, black tie reimagined. The blazer is the anchor garment for everything else today, including the sheer slips layered over it.

InStyle's editors retire collarless coats for funnel-neck jackets: incredibly fitted, cropped silhouettes where the funnel replaces the scarf and elongates the neck. Stylecheer notes the funnel as the quiet status collar of the season.

Elie Saab × H&M's embroidered tailoring drops tomorrow, which makes this the rare trend you can buy into at 9am — if the site doesn't crash first.