As the great Joni Mitchell said, "Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got till 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 the 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 so far, Paris Haute 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 part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Sharon Alexie
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Amina Muaddi
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Camille Charrière
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Rokhaya Diallo
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Jeanne Damas
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Angèle van Laeken
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Kendall Jenner
WHAT: Outside Jacquemus as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Cara Delevingne
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Bella Hadid
WHAT: Outside Louis Vuitton Parfum dinner at Fondation Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Monica Bellucci
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Alexandra Pereira
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Joan Smalls
WHAT: Outside Louis Vuitton Parfum dinner at Fondation Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Florence Pugh
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: María Bernad
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Jennifer Lawrence
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Jeanne Damas
WHAT: Outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Anna Wintour
WHAT: Outside Louis Vuitton Parfum dinner at Fondation Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Diane Kruger
WHAT: Outside Louis Vuitton Parfum dinner at Fondation Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Veronika Heilbrunner
WHAT: Outside the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Emmanuelle Alt
WHAT: Outside Armani during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Rosana Lai
WHAT: Outside Armani as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Leonie Hanne
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Couture Fashion Week
WHO: Giovanna Battaglia
WHAT: Outside Armani during Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Julia Comil
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Julia Comil
WHAT: Outside Armani as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Natalia Verza
WHAT: Outside Armani as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Pernille Teisbaek
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Justyna Czerniak
WHAT: Outside Armani as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Gili Biegun
WHAT: At Paris Fashion Week
WHO: A guest
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Couture Fashion Week
WHO: Salma Hayek
WHAT: The Balenciaga Haute Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Caroline de Maigret
WHAT: At the Chanel show as part of Paris Couture Fashion Week
WHO: A guest
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Couture Fashion Week
WHO: Anna Wintour
WHAT: Outside Armani at Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Karidja Touré
WHAT: At the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Melissa George
WHAT: At the Giorgio Armani Privé Haute Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Bryanboy
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Sofia Coppola
WHAT: At the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Laura Bailey
WHAT: At the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Anna Mouglalis
WHAT: At the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: A guest
WHAT: Outside Chanel as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Camille Charrière
WHAT: Outside Chanel at Paris Couture Fashion Week
WHO: Giovanna Battaglia
WHAT: Outside the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: A guest
WHAT: Outside the Chanel show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Tamara Kalinic
WHAT: Outside Dior at Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Anna Wintour
WHAT: The Balenciaga Haute Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week
WHO: Giovanna Battaglia
WHAT: The Balenciaga Haute Couture show as part of Paris Fashion Week
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