Our Playful Guide On What To Wear To Paris Fashion Week
It’s Paris Fashion Week - again! It seems like just the other day we were in Paris wearing coordinated outfits and texting the number to get a reservation at Ferdi. It comes around so quickly, which is probably true because we were just here last month for Pre collections… or was it Mens? Or maybe it was Cruise? Nothing beats the Spring Summer shows however, which takes place at the end of September and never misses its usual rendez-vous with the taxi strike. Not to be alarmed though, we always come prepared with our seasoned private driver who shuttles us to and fro across the same arrondissement even though it would be much faster to walk. For those of you who have yet to attend the glamorous Paris Fashion Week, it’s so much more than the clothes that you see walking down a runway which never actually deliver to stores (unless you’re Lauren Santo Domingo, of course). So prepare yourself with our very playful guide on what to wear to Paris Fashion Week.
VETERAN MAGAZINE EDITOR
The veteran editor remembers Paris Fashion Week in its glory days, when front row seats were reserved for people who actually work in fashion, instead of actresses and those dreadful social media stars. She’s been to way too many shows to count at this point, but knows its the best place to see all the looks despite the circus that one must endure in front of the Palais Garnier. Part of her disdain and lack of common pleasantries (and smile) is what makes her so iconic and thus a constant fixture on street style pinterest boards.
KCD RISING PR MAVEN
Having watched Kell On Earth religiously through her teen years, this rising PR Maven is ready for her Paris Fashion Week debut. She’s prepared, she’s serious and she has most certainly “paid her dues”. While her first work trip abroad may be filled with checking names off of an ipad, this is waaay more important work than shoo-ing influencers down a step and repeat carpet - this is Paris after all, and the international players are here and more obscure than ever. This maven is fully prepared however with her internal face book and her innate ability to sniff out BS, so please if you didn’t get a confirmation, move aside s’il vous plait.
LEGIT STREET STYLE PHOTOGRAPHER
One could say the most powerful person at PFW is the street style photographer. Armed with a Canon 5D and a hefty Conde Nast exclusive contract, this veteran is a staple in every fashion city. He has the power to decide who is in and who is out, and unapologetically denies any Kardashian his approval with a click of camera shutter. He knows at some point the circus will end, but for now he’s enjoying the checks, travel, and sneaking away for ethnic food with other bored industry experts.
CAREER INFLUENCER
Can one even use the word influencer anymore? Or should we call this seasoned blogger a creator now? Regardless of the label, move over Andie Sachs because this career influencer has the job a million girls would kill for. The job isn’t for the faint of heart, especially when one must endure Paris’s unending heat wave in the latest AW23 puffer coat look straight from the showroom. She knows however, that the pros outweight the cons in this very lucrative job, especially if she could just stay off of those snark pages.
ECOMM GIANT BUYING DIRECTOR
The buying director is fast, efficient and about her business. She’s known to skip front row seats and pop up unannounced at showrooms, and because she’s wielding a massive budget, she absolutely knows that she can. Her nonstop schedule is peppered with searching for new collections and will even scour to the 20th arrondissement for an exclusive. Don’t worry about our hard working gal though, she’s known to stop for a very long dinner at Caviar Kaspia enjoying herself in the corner with a very hush hush Parisian.
NEPO BABY MODEL OFF DUTY
While Gigi, Bella, and Kaia could all be considered Nepo Babies, it is without a doubt that they also hit the genetic lottery/surgeon. Who could question their presence on the runway especially when mom is an barely retired super model and entrepreneur daddy wifed her up. The new models off duty take on a slightly different tune however, with their 5’8” stature and “unique look”. This isn’t her first runway show of course… how could you forget when she missed finals week at Harvard Westlake to walk in the Dolce Gabanna show?
