Paris Fashion Week, June 2026.

Paris Fashion Week is one of the busiest weeks in our calendar.

For a few days each season, the 505 showroom, home to our French agent, becomes the Universal Works base. Buyers travel in from around the world to see the collection, appointments fill the diary, and conversations begin that will shape the season ahead.

Outside the showroom, Paris does what Paris does best. Evening events become opportunities to catch up with old friends and make new introductions. Some of the best conversations happen between appointments, walking across the city in search of coffee, good food or somewhere to pause for a while.

One of those evenings saw us join our friend Raoul Shah and the team at Exposure Paris for a private view and party with BEYOND THE STREETS at La Grande Halle de La Villette. Friends of Universal Works came together over pizza from Sonny's, drinks courtesy of Ilegal Mezcal and a curator's introduction from Roger Gastman before exploring an exhibition celebrating the artists and ideas that continue to influence contemporary culture.

It was also a chance to celebrate 20 years of 505. For two decades, the agency has brought together brands, buyers and retailers from across the industry. We have been lucky enough to work with the team for many of those years.

The collection gives us a reason to be there. The people are what keep us coming back.

See you next time, Paris!