Balenciaga’s Spring 2027 collection is definitely interesting. Because it isn’t simply a return to the oversized Demna-era look. Piccioli is taking ordinary jeans and leather jackets and giving them couture-level construction and proportion. The result is a more sophisticated version of the classic jeans + leather jacket formula.
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first Spring 2027 collection at Balenciaga brings couture construction into everyday wardrobe staples, specifically including jeans and leather jackets.
And yes, ripped and distressed jeans are definitely present!
Denim is low-slung, relaxed jeans rather than skinny. Heavily distressed/ripped denim with a lived-in, worn character. Long, dragging hems in some looks. Blue denim is treated as an everyday wardrobe foundation rather than a decorative fashion fabric. Jeans are even worn under evening gowns, deliberately collapsing the boundary between casual and couture.
The Leather story is softer than the old Balenciaga biker aesthetic:
Leather is treated as part of the everyday wardrobe alongside denim, bombers, T-shirts and tailoring.
Brown leather jackets with cinched waists and sculptural/ruffled peplum proportions. Washed leathers that soften the surface and silhouette. And also lightweight nappa leather is used to reshape Balenciaga’s familiar Rodeo and Le City bag forms.
Watch the complete video of the Spring 2027 runway show below.
You can shop for the current Balenciaga collection on the brand’s website, at Saks Fifthe Avenue, FWRD, and at Nordstrom.
