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| The cynosure of all eyes, the Jean Paul Gaultier x Lotta Volkova graphic print 'Naked Dress' in Paris during Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023 Haute Couture. Photograph and cover picture of Chiara Ferragni by Elli Ioannou. |
As the European summer comes to a close, we take a look back at the best of the Paris haute
couture street style, even more vibrant after two and half years of the pandemic. Stars were out in force
on the streets of the French capital from Rossy de Palma in a striking
white pant suit at Schiaparelli to Maluma at Jean Paul Gautier in a brilliant Olivier Rousteing ensemble with an outsize jewelled necklace by Joseph Klibanksy. Photography by Elli Ioannou, Matt Fisher, Jaime McPherson and Frea Norman |
Rita Ora in a dazzling bustier and embellished white jeans by Schiaparelli. Photograph: Elli Ioannou
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THE COBBLESTONE AVENUES OF PARIS during fashion week are packed with people at shows making sartorial statements from the stylish to the surreal. Will we be wearing any of these looks this autumn? The combination of luxurious pieces with street-style denim continues the high/low aesthetic that has dominated fashion this season.
During haute couture week photographers move swiftly and fluidly to capture the best of street style: the dramatic, the chic, the outlandish and the famous.
Rita Ora was a favourite, photographed with flowing fair tresses, wearing a glittering silver bustier to Schiaparelli, smiling as she walked into the show.
Donning a Jean Paul Gaultier Naked Dress (see main picture), a tall blonde caught the attention of everyone outside of the show, from bloggers and vloggers to professional photographers. The show-stopping, maxi-length dress, designed by Lotta Volvoka, was inspired by Gaultier's SS96 collection called Cyberbaba. Made in Italy from stretch jersey, it features a
nude trompe l'oeil silhouette on the front and back.
Supermodel Coco Rocha was on the street wearing an exquisite Iris van Herpen cream concoction and striking a pose. Haute couture only happens twice a year and only in Paris, first in wintry January and then in the peak summer month of July. Already the fashion merry-go-round of September's ready-to-wear in New York has begun.
The combination of luxurious pieces with street-style denim continues the high/low aesthetic dominating fashion this season
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Maluma wearing Olivier Rousteing's ensemble for Jean Paul Gaultier. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
Designers are able to express conceptual and imaginative ideas in haute couture that are not possible in the context of pret-a-porter collections.
Couture brings another level of artistic creativity to the runway and to street style, including guests and the great fashion panoply filling central Paris.
Although most of the shows during the pandemic were digital, this season the number of physical shows on the official calendar outnumbered them, with journalists and editors from all over the world returning to the French capital.
Exquisite
hand-working is part of the haute couture ethos, and this was evident at
Maria Grazia Chiuri's very wearable show at Dior with beautiful
embroidery and at Virginie Viard's new collection at Chanel. Balmain artistic director Olivier Rousteing designed an evocative one-off
haute collection for Jean Paul Gaultier. The French couturier collaborates with a new designer each season who reimagines the Gaultier aesthetic.
Colombian singer Maluma wore one of Olivier Rousteing's creations from the new show plus the necklace by Dutch
artist Joseph Klibansky. The necklace and the pendant ~ the singer's dog Buda in a spacesuit ~ are made of
18k white gold and set with 15, 000 diamonds. The links combine circles wtih diamond-encrusted bones.
Haute couture brings another level of artistic creativity to the runway and to street style
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Rossy de Palma in a white suit by Schiaparelli's Daniel Roseberry. Photograph; Elli Ioannou
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The
avant-garde was found at Yuima Nakazato's
Blue show, the
Japanese designer sending his signature otherworldly designs down a
runway made of origami-like rocks representing the planet.
Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli again rifled through the house's Surrealist archive creating his signature sleek yet subversive designs.
All of the drama and theatricality is certainly
not restricted to the catwalk and fashionistas were happy to express themselves in ever more extraordinary ways.
This summer, it was not unusual to see evening gowns worn during the day with big chunky heels or floating, diaphanous dresses catching the breeze on a hot Paris afternoon, worn with runners.
The suit was back too, with matching jackets and skirts or trousers as well as the contrasting super casual Nineties aesthetic seen everywhere: voluminous jeans, jackets and tight white t-shirts. ~ Jeanne-Marie Cilento
Scroll down to see Street Style Highlights from Paris Haue Couture Autumn/Winter 2022-2023
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| Winnie Harlow attracts a crowd at the Fendi show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022-2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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Capturing the moment with iPhones raised outside Balenciaga. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022-2023. Photograph; Frea Norman
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| Wearing a design by Daniel Roseberry, Chiara Ferragni on the way to Schiaparelli. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022 2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Rina Sawayama with fabulous face decoration at Schiaparelli. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Matt Fisher |
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| Jamie Xie wearing Daniel Roseberry's extraordinary, gilded accessories. Paris Haute Couture 2022~2023. Photograph: Jaime McPherson |
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| Jamie Xie strikes a pose at Schiaparelli. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Jaime McPherson |
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| A guest in full Schiaparelli stripes on the way to the show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Jaime McPherson |
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| Stylish head-to-toe Schiaparelli, including earrings and handbag. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022/2023. Photograph: Jaime McPherson |
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| Dramatic, flowing gown on a guest on the way to Schiaparelli. She is wearing one of Daniel Roseberry's signature necklaces. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Coco Rocha wearing an otherworldly Iris van Herpen concoction outside the show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph; Matt Fisher |
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| Molly Chiang wearing a long Fendi jacket over a sheer skirt, on the way to the show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Frea Norman |
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| Molly Chiang's belted jacket in contrasting checks with belted detail. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023.Photogtaph: Frea Norman |
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| Winne Harlow in a bustier with matching belt designed by Kim Jones at Fendi. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Jamie McPherson |
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Brazilian singer Anitta wearing Daniel Roseberry designs outside Schiaparelli show. Paris Haute Couture 2022~ 2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou
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| Anna Dello Russo wearing head-to-toe Schiaparelli, including belt, bag and earrings. Paris Haute Couture. Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Miss Fame shimmering in the sunlight at Iris van Herpen. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photographed by Jaime McPherson |
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| Heart Evangelista in a delightful floral ensemble, outside the Schiaparelli show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Floaty, pleated creation at Iris van Herpen. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Matt Fisher |
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| Feathered caplet and cloche hat designed by Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Sabina Jakubowicz wearing a gilded breastplate and cloche hat/face mask designed by Daniel Roseberry in at Schiaparelli. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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Columbian singer Maluma wearing Olivier Rousteing at his show at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture 2022~2023. Photograph; Elli Ioannou
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| Big glasses and a black and white jacket make a striking combination at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Striking a pose at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph; Elli Ioannou |
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Taking it half-way at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou  | | Cindy Bruna attends the Jean Paul Gaultier show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Sporty shades and a singlet worn with a black kilt skirt outside Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph; Elli Ioannou |
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| Wearing Olivier Rousteing's design for Jean Paul Gaultier, a model stands on the balcony to show the waiting crowds below. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Drama and exuberance at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph; Elli Ioannou |
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| Low rise, voluminous denim with a Nineties style leather cap and black glasses at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph. Elli Ioannou |
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| Western hat, Ray-bans, tropical silk shirt and white jeans with a pink stripe make a colourful statement at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| A model appears on the balcony at Jean Paul Gaultier, wearing one of Olivier Rousteing's creations for the new collection. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| The stretch Jersey maxi Naked Dress by Jean Paul Gaultier x Lotta Volkova captured a lot of attention outside the show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Models wearing creations straight from the runway stand on the balcony at Jean Paul Gaultier. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| A striped top and Jacquemus bag worn nonchalantly outside the Gaultier show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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| Heart Evangelista wearing sheer Fendi top and skirt at artistic director kim Jones' show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph; Jaime McPherson |
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| Peach silk and transparent slip-ons captured on the way to Fendi. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Jaime McPherson |
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| Graphic black and white with fringes and lace up boots at Iris van Herpen, Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022 2023. Photograph: Matt Fisher |
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| The crowds outside Balenciaga for Olivier Rousteing's show. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Frea Norman |
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| Law Roach wearing a striking embroidered creation by Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli. Paris Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2022~2023. Photograph: Elli Ioannou |
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