Street Style Levels Up to Couture
Zendaya debuted drama, Jennifer Lopez made an entrance, but style on the street was just as bold.
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Zendaya was all smiles while debuting a new look at the Schiaparelli couture show.
Couture week is by no means an outlier on the fashion calendar. It is, after all, where designers are expected to flex a bit of imaginative muscle, dare to be creative outside the margins and show what artistry looks like at the height of this medium.
Does that make it a bit of a deviation? Perhaps.
But this season, the shows seemed to really find their stride with a dialogue that was consistent between the runway and the streets. Street style was especially inspiring with an elegance that departed from the more subdued looks we saw last summer. The inspiration was particularly felt at Jean Paul Gaultier, where the guest designer Simone Rocha debuted her first couture collection.
As for Schiaparelli, the show — packed with its usual wall-to-wall celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya — opened with a model carrying a sparkly robot baby. Viktor & Rolf continued its surreal themes with pomp dresses, fragmented and deconstructed. And at Maison Margiela, a show that felt like a true headliner, a short film, live performance and models who skulked down the runway like animated dolls showcased John Galliano’s singular vision.
Emerging from a sea of black like a runaway fashion icon.
A hat deserves its own moment before an exit.
At Chanel, this tweed jacket stood out with its sparkly twist
A new look for Zendaya: stealthy, brooding and mysterious.
The actress and model Hunter Schafer prepares for a close-up.
At Schiaparelli, this skirt’s sparkling elegance dazzled as it swayed.
Sometimes, the most interesting style is happening right behind you.
Gold takes an already great look up a notch.
Maybe it’s the denim that brought a western vibe to these palatable earth tones.
The filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is a lover of a wide collar and a spontaneous portrait.
Oh, what photographers can achieve in tight spaces, like this one at Dior.
Chasing down the most stylish is serious business.
Arriving to a couture show dressed in couture from one’s own closet is harder than it looks, but deserves applause when done to perfection.
An oversize coat, bangs and a bob can transform anyone into the main character.
Fiery hair and makeup were the perfect complement to a monochrome suit.
The singer Celeste evoked calm timelessness in this sophisticated fascinator.
Margiela models recalled antique porcelain French dolls with glassy makeup and matted hairdos.
The best way to enter a show: Jennifer Lopez’s arrival at the Elie Saab show, backlit for maximum effect.
Jordan Roth offset an expansive white shawl with a velvety red skirt at the Simone Rocha x Jean Paul Gaultier show …
… as another denizen of fashion week flipped the script by juxtaposing a fuzzy white coat beneath a dash of red hair.
At Viktor & Rolf, fairy tales could also be nightmares.
The model Coco Rocha showed off her inner ballerina in a decadent Viktor & Rolf dress.
Next-level fashion multitasking: matching one’s bicycle
Making the big arrival is always fun at least once.
