As the great Joni Mitchell said “don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone”. I’m sure she wasn’t talking about fashion week street style but that’s exactly how I feel about it. For some time now, and I’m sure I’m not the only one, I had reached a sort of fatigue with the incessant peacocking. Season after season, there was an imbalance with what mattered—a focus on those outside the shows and what they were wearing rather than the collections on the runway. True, it all adds to greater fashion picture but there was so much street style that I wondered if we’d forgotten what we were really doing there.
Then, the pandemic hit. Immediately, fashion weeks across the globe had to stop the usual sort of shows. Most were cancelled, opting to go digital, and some ran limited seating on exclusive runways. A lack of people, however, meant one major component was missing: street style. And I’ll be the first to admit that I wanted it back. The build up to a major designer showcasing their latest collection was no longer there and I have to admit I just missed the outfits and the fun. I’m happy to say though that Paris Couture Fashion Week has delivered the goods when it comes to a stellar set of looks. There’s fashion power couple Veronika Heilbrunner and Justin O’Shea, Emmanuelle Alt, the outgoing editor of Vogue Paris and Anna Wintour, plus many more. Keep scrolling to see the best street style looks…
WHO: Anna Wintour. WHAT: Outside Alaïa, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Emmanuelle Alt. WHAT: Outside Alaïa, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Giovanna Battaglia. WHAT: Outside Alaïa, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Monica Bellucci. WHAT: Outside Alaïa, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Alexandra Guerain . WHAT: Outside Off-White, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Tina Kunakey. WHAT: Outside Off-White, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Justin O’Shea and Veronika Heilbrunner. WHAT: Outside Off-White, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Farida Khelfa. WHAT: Outside Alaïa, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Céline Sallette. WHAT: Outside Alaïa, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Tamara Kalinic . WHAT: Outside Off-White, as part of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Tina Kunakey. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Sharon Alexie. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Amina Muaddi. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Camille Charrière. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Rokhaya Diallo . WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Jeanne Damas. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Angele Van Laeken. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
WHO: Kendall Jenner. WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as parts of Paris Fashion Week.
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