French tips for Paris Fashion Week? Groundbreaking. 

Another fashion month has drawn to a close, bringing a fresh wave of showstopping art, fashion, and beauty from New York to Paris. And while the gowns (beautiful gowns!) certainly had their moment, we found ourselves looking through a magnifying glass at the details that often get overlooked: the nails. 

This season, the runway manicures ranged from gilded, snake-esque, bedazzled to deliberately messy and gloriously overgrown. Below, Allure Philippines rounded up seven runway nails—all of which offer inspiration for your next salon visit, whether you’re after something intricate or a look that doesn’t demand quite so much upkeep. 

The boyfriend nails at Miu Miu

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A bold red nail is an instant power move and a timeless homage to classic femininity—though Miu Miu always played the role of the mischievous younger sister to the Prada woman. She’s slightly rebellious, and loves playing dress-up and raiding her older sister’s closet, and that showed especially well with these nails.

For Paris Fashion Week, Japanese nail artist artist Mei Kawajiri gave classic cherry-red polish a delightfully messy and imperfect twist. Think of the Brazilian manicure, except the polish that spills onto the surrounding skin stays put. The result looks as though someone painted their nails in a hurry just before running out the door—or, more fondly, like us at seven years old, discovering nail polish for the very first time. Kawajiri cheekily described the effect as “as if it were put on by your boyfriend.” 

It’s a manicure for anyone who wants to get quickly out the door rather than fuss over a perfectly clean finish—or remembers her 7 p.m. date at 6:58.

Gradient all over at Vivienne Westwood

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Pink or red? Why choose when you can have both? 

At Vivienne Westwood’s S/S 2027 show, one of the standout nail looks was this magenta-to-bright red gradient that made a case for wearing your favorite brights together. The shift between the two shades gives the gradient technique a more graphic feel, with the red sharpening the pink rather than simply softening into it. It’s an easy reference for anyone who wants to experiment with two brights. The nail was topped off with a glossy ombré that sits right at the heart of the brand’s maximalist, eccentric DNA.

Gold-framed, button-inspired nails at Chanel

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At Chanel, London-based nail artist Ama Quashie gave the French manicure a gilded makeover, tracing each nail bed with a fine gold outline and finishing the surface with a marbled effect. But look past the metallic sheen, and you’ll spot the more meticulous detail: the nail art takes its cue from the hand-crafted bespoke buttons on the house’s signature tweeds—and the iconic Double C appears in gold, nestled within the marbling like a tiny piece of jewelry. This is a reminder that your next manicure inspiration might already be sitting in your closet—right down to the hardware on your favorite jacket.

Python prints at Dior 

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The Python slithered out of the Lady Dior saddle and made its way to the nailbed at the house’s S/S 2027 presentation. For their latest collection, Quashie applied striking black-and-white snakeskin-patterned appliqués to models’ nails, borrowing the scaled motif from the house’s accessories. The pattern brings a graphic quality to the manicure, too, as its snakeskin patterns stand out against the collection’s fluid, chiffon-heavy garments. Consider this nail look an inspiration to take your favorite prints beyond your wardrobe and onto your nails.

Rhinestone-maxxing at Celine

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Nostalgia has a way of bringing out the playful side in beauty, and rhinestone nails are no exception. At Celine, though, the nail look came with a more restrained twist. Quashie worked white zircon stones into the manicure in varying sizes, from dramatic accents covering nearly half the thumb to single, dot-like gems centered on the nail bed. If you want to revisit the bedazzled extravaganza of years past without going all out, take this as a cue to start with one well-placed stone.

All grown out at Julie Kegels

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Haven’t had time to fill in or remove your grown-out nail extensions? Don’t sweat it—Julie Kegels makes a case for letting them grow. For the show, London-based manicurist Desi Lazarova sent models down the runway with long, boxy acrylics in a mix of shades, from bright orange to pink and blue, with visible regrowth in plain sight. The squared-off shape and colorful finishes make for a manicure that’s a little unruly by design—one that might make you feel empowered against the expectation of maintaining a strict beauty upkeep. 

Twine and twist at Matières Fécales

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Dipped in blood red, these overgrown acrylics twisted outward like wild vines, their extreme length and curling, root-like silhouettes making them look almost otherworldly. Created by nail artist Lora De Sousa for Matières Fécales’ The Ninety Nine Percent collection, the nails belonged to a runway that embraced punk defiance and challenged the conventions of beauty. Their deliberately grotesque shape pushed the manicure far beyond the neat, carefully maintained nail, turning it into an expression of bodily excess and rebellion true to the Matières Fécales ethos. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Paris Fashion Week S/S 2027 nail trends ranged from Miu Miu’s deliberately messy cherry red and Vivienne Westwood’s magenta-to-cherry gradient to Chanel’s gold-framed French manicure, Dior’s snakeskin appliqués, Celine’s emerald rhinestones, Julie Kegels’ grown-out acrylics, and Matières Fécales’ twisted red nails.

Boyfriend nails are Miu Miu’s deliberately imperfect cherry-red manicure, created by lead nail artist Mei Kawajiri. Polish is left to spill onto the surrounding skin, as if applied in a hurry, similar to a Brazilian manicure but with the overflow kept in place.

Chanel’s manicure, by nail artist Ama Quashie, traces each nail bed with a fine gold outline and finishes the surface with a marbled effect. A gold Double C sits within the marbling, inspired by the bespoke buttons on the house’s signature tweeds.

Start small. At Celine, nail artist Ama Quashie varied emerald stone sizes, from large accents covering nearly half the thumb to single dot-like gems centered on the nail bed. Placing one well-chosen stone on a single nail revisits the trend without a fully bedazzled set.

Yes, on the runway. At Julie Kegels, manicurist Desi Lazarova sent models out with long, boxy acrylics in orange, pink, and blue, with visible regrowth left in plain sight. The deliberately unruly look challenges the expectation of strict nail upkeep.