The Shape of Things to Come: How Paris Street Style is Setting the Trends for the Year Ahead

Australian actor Aubri Ibrag in Paris wearing a draped, deep-blue Zimmerman short dress outside their SS27 show. Photograph (above) and streetstyle cover picture by Brittany Scott for DAM.

What will we be wearing in the year ahead? Earlier this month, before the French capital became a battle ground of protests, Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 offered some compelling clues, from sculptural jackets and elegantly draped jersey to sharply tailored denim, exposed lingerie and bold colour combinations. Isabella Lancellotti examines the looks setting the agenda for the season ahead. Photography by Brittany Scott 

Portuguese model Kika Gomes wearing a

draped, ruched  and asymmetric jersey 

Balmain mini dress in Green Anis.

She attended the show in Paris.

LOOKING beyond the spectacle in Paris' crowded avenues and alleys during fashion week, we decode the street-style trends poised to shape the coming year and the individuals already making them their own. 

At runway shows by Balmain, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Zimmermann, Vivienne Westwood and Loewe, the streetstyle outside exhibited the emerging directions on an international cast of fashionistas: from Uma Thurman and Jessica Alba to Heart Evangelista and Jeanne Damas. 

Although Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 is over, its most engaging ideas are already moving beyond the runway as the fashion crowd treat the streets as a laboratory for what comes next. 

The message was clear: dressing is becoming more individual, silhouettes more deliberate and the boundaries between daywear, eveningwear and underwear increasingly fluid.

Draping brought movement back into focus. Soft jersey gathered fabric and fluid layers created a counterpoint to architectural shoulders and sculptural outerwear. The appeal is in the tension: clothes that follow the body but retain movement, with fabric doing as much of the work as the cut. 

The jacket is the new centrepiece. Structured shoulders, cropped proportions, defined waists and sharply tailored shapes signalled a shift away from the oversized blazer. Worn with denim, skirts or unexpected combinations of textures, the fitted jacket offered a polished framework without making an outfit predictable. For the coming season, tailoring looks set to be less about conventional suiting and more about the power of a single, precisely cut piece.

Draping brought movement back with soft jersey, gathered fabric and fluid layers creating a counterpoint to architectural shoulders and sculptural outerwear

English Singer Maisie Peters in Paris 

wearing a denim cape top in Onyx Blue 

and a ruffled, high-waisted mini skirt, 

both by Zimmerman for SS27 in Paris.

Denim, meanwhile, is moving into more sophisticated territory. Sartorial denim combines the familiarity of jeans with the precision of tailoring, while straighter, slimmer cuts challenge the dominance of exaggerated volume. 

The forecast is not the disappearance of relaxed denim, but a broader choice of proportions, with the styling and construction determining whether a look feels casual, polished or deliberately subversive.

Colour and accessories provide another clue to the season ahead. Vivid reds, pinks, oranges, blues and greens bring energy to the Paris pavement, while animal prints, tactile surfaces, statement belts and distinctive jewellery give outfits a strong visual identity. 

Unexpected accessories and experimental styling also suggest that the most influential looks will be those that resist easy categorisation. The street-style wardrobe is becoming less uniform and more personal.

The people moving between the shows were equally diverse. Among those seen across the Paris fashion circuit and pictured in our gallery, were Hande Erçel, Karen Wazen, Jordan Rand, Emilia Silberg, Helena Bordon, Tan Suan, Lux Pascal, and Georgina Mazzeo. Their presence reflected the global reach of Paris Fashion Week, where established fashion personalities, actors, models and digital tastemakers contribute to the visual culture surrounding the collections.

The jacket is the new centrepiece: structured shoulders, cropped proportions, defined waists and sharply tailored shapes 

American singer song-writer Charlotte

Lawrence wearing a lingerie-inspired,

Zimmerman sheer, black lace corset dress.

Lingerie-inspired dressing was another key trend worn by celebrities and stylists alike. Exposed bras, delicate camisoles and underwear worn as outerwear turn intimacy into a styling statement, suggesting that transparency and carefully considered exposure will remain central to the fashion conversation.

High profile names brought further attention to the week, including Zoey Deutch, Naomi Ackie, Eve Hewson and Manon Bresch. Other familiar faces included Katie Holmes, Paris Hilton and Jihoon, alongside Somrutai Rattanawaraha, Chloe Lecareux and Aubri Brag.

Looking back, the strongest prediction for the season ahead is not one isolated trend but a new approach to combining them. 

Tailoring meets fluidity; denim becomes more precise; lingerie becomes visible; colour and accessories become more expressive. 

This season, street-style demonstrated, once more, that the future of fashion belongs not to those who follow a trend, but to those who know how to make it their own.

See more highlights from the Paris Spring/Summer 2027 Streetstyle below: