Models and celebrities showed off looks that included bioluminescent algae and a live crow at Paris couture week as renowned designers presented their Fall-Winter 2025/26 haute couture collections. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Amid a record-breaking heatwave in the City of Lights, fashion designers prepare their pièce de résistance for Paris Haute Couture Week, which runs from 7-10 July.

Models hit the runways in avant-garde, over-the-top looks for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Fall/Winter 25/26 from July 7 to July 10, 2025, in Paris, France. From Schiaparelli and Christian