Paris S/S 2027 Highlights Part 2

All eyes on post prize winners

September 30, 2026

Marie Adam Leenaerdt

After today’s show, we see Belgian designer Leenaerdt in a pre- and post-ANDAM Prize light. Pre-ANDAM, we remember a collection so completely overflowing with ideas, textures and prints. The bubblegum-pink princess gown, remember? Not to say she’s taking things more seriously now – at ACHTUNG, we appreciate any designer having fun with their work – but it seems as though Leenaerdt approached this post-win season with a fresh point of view on what her customer wants: chic. But chic in an everyday way. So everyday that she even designed a shopping trolley to go along with a handful of her outfits. Smart, economical thinking after such a major win, which, next to a respectable sum of money, also gives her the attention she has been working for since leaving the shadows of former employers Givenchy and Balenciaga.

Marie Adam Leenaerdt S/S 2027

Leenaerdt’s shopping trolley accessory

Marie Adam Leenaerdt S/S 2027

Marie Adam Leenaerdt S/S 2027

Everyday staples made chic

2026 Andam prize winner Marie Adam Leenaerdt

Burç Akyol

Funnily enough, the second highlight of day two in Paris was the ANDAM winner preceding Leenaerdt. Burç Akyol S/S 2027 was about the clash of the primal with the cultured. Titled “Milk and Wine,” the Turkish-French designer once again showed his standout ability to design around the female body. With couture-esque aspirations visible in skin-tight bodysuits and suit jackets made from jersey, he continued proving his pattern-making skills. Not a flaw, missed seam or unwanted wave in sight. The drooping waistline, protruding stomachs and play between transparency and covering up all go to show that this is a designer not just making women’s ready-to-wear, but actually concerning himself with dressing women.