Emily Ratajkowski Proves the Little Black Dress Is More Powerful When It’s Barely There
At the fall 2026 Courrèges show, the supermodel delivered a front-row masterclass in restrained sensuality — and those sandals deserve their own standing ovation. There are looks, and then there are looks — the kind that stop the Parisian pavement cold and remind the fashion world exactly why certain names are perpetually in the front row. Emily Ratajkowski delivered precisely one of those moments on Wednesday as she arrived at the Courrèges fall 2026 presentation, dressed in a study of deliberate, architectural minimalism that felt wholly of-the-moment and utterly timeless all at once.
The model and entrepreneur anchored her ensemble around the house’s V-Line Cut Out Dress — a sleek, unapologetically backless construction distinguished by deep V-line panelling, daring torso cutouts, and fine buckle-detailed straps that trace the shoulders with almost sculptural precision. A dainty adjustable belt settled low on the hips, lending the midi-length silhouette a seductive, languid ease. The effect was more cutout than clothing — a calculated exposure that managed to feel refined rather than revealing, largely because every sartorial decision that surrounded it was made with extraordinary care.
The real triumph, however, belonged to the shoes. Ratajkowski stepped out in the Courrèges AC Heeled Sandals — a $920 investment in barely-there black lambskin leather that rewards close inspection. The silhouette is classically elongating: a round toe, a gossamer-thin front strap, and generous stretches of exposed skin that keep the foot looking breathlessly light. At the heel, two slender side straps anchor a fine ankle band fastened with the house’s signature metal AC buckle — an elegant nod to founder André Courrèges’ initials that adds a flash of silver modernity to what might otherwise read as pure old-guard glamour.
She completed the all-Courrèges offering with a structured rectangular shoulder bag in the same deep black, her accessories forming an unbroken monochromatic column from collarbone to toe. Her choppy, layered hair was worn pin-straight and centre-parted — a styling choice that felt appropriately Parisian in its studied nonchalance. Seated front row alongside pop provocateur Kim Petras and rising screen sensation Myha’la Herrold of Industry acclaim, Ratajkowski joined the season’s most luminous celebrity constellation, which has already counted Nicole Kidman, Olivia Wilde, and Charlize Theron among its ranks. Paris, it seems, has once again gathered its finest.
