Sarah Burton, who just dressed Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet for the Oscars, is bringing her expertise and empathy to her first collection for Givenchy.

The women’s ready-to-wear show for autumn/winter 2025-26 helped kick off a killer list of Friday shows at Paris Fashion Week (March 3-11), including Issey Miyake, Kenzo and Victoria Beckham. The show took place at the opulent Givenchy House, the brand’s headquarters, in Paris.

The new creative director's debut fall 2025 collection was an emotional event for even the most jaded fashion followers.

You didn't need a seat at Sarah Burton's Givenchy debut to see it first-thing on Friday morning. The hallowed halls of 3 Avenue George V, Givenchy's Paris address since 1955, quickly made the rounds on social media as the March 7 runway unfolded.

You didn't need a seat at Sarah Burton's Givenchy debut to see it first-thing on Friday morning. The hallowed halls of 3 Avenue George V, Givenchy's Paris address since 1955, quickly made the rounds on social media as the March 7 runway unfolded.

Givenchy's new creative director has debuted in one of Paris Fashion Week's most anticipated moments and a long-awaited reset for a house that, in recent years, has struggled to find its footing.

At Paris Fashion Week, it's been a season filled with debuts — from Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford, Julian Klausner at Dries Van Noten, and this morning, Sarah Burton at Givenchy. She stepped down as creative director at Alexander McQueen in September 2023,

Top models Alex Consani and Eva Herzigová, along with Gwendoline Christie, Kit Connor, and Ryan Destiny turned out to celebrate Burton’s arrival.

For her first collection as creative director, the British designer went right back to the essence of the French couture house: the silhouettes of the clothes and the woman who wears them