These Paris Street Style Looks Are Now the Centerpieces on My Summer Mood Board

Yes, the very point of fashion week is for the best designers in the world to debut their latest collections, but that shouldn't take away from the influence those attending shows have as well. Street style has become a huge business in and of itself, with brands spending significantly to get their clothes on popular tastemakers, from editors to content creators to celebrities. These days, there's as much coverage about the style spotted outside of shows as there is about the collections debuting during them, and nowhere is the street style as elite and worthy of attention as Paris—particularly during Haute Couture Week.

The short-but-sweet week of couture shows just wrapped up in the City of Lights, with couture houses like Schiaparelli, Iris van Herpen, Maison Margiela, and Balenciaga all showcasing their fall 2025 couture creations. Glenn Martens showed his first collection for Margiela, and Demna bid farewell to Balenciaga. With so much to celebrate and mourn, this season's guests were dressed in their absolute best.

I, as a deep admirer of all things couture week street style, found myself saving look after look to my summer mood board—from Dua Lipa's keyhole sequin gown to Gabriella Karefa-Johnson's zebra-print coat, both of which I spotted outside of Daniel Roseberry's master class Schiaparelli unveiling. Ahead, see which ensembles I chose to keep in mind for later use, which were worn by dedicated attendees who went the extra mile for this season's shows, fashion people whose personal style always shines through, and models in between runways who consistently make dressing cool look effortless.

Dedicated Attendees

Celebrities, high-value clients, and top influencers are often hosted by brands and, therefore, wear looks designed by the showing designer. For couture week, that means that guests are often dressed in couture ensembles. In other words, they're not wearing comfortable shoes and jeans—they're in hand-beaded and hand-sewn works of art, and it shows in the street style images.

Dua Lipa always understands the sartorial assignment, whether she's performing onstage, dancing at an outdoor festival, lounging by the sea on vacation, or attending the top fashion shows in Paris during couture week. She just gets it.

Another dedicated fashion person is, of course, Cardi B, whose best looks come out of high-profile events, from the Met Gala to couture week. This sculptural work of art is a perfect match for the artist who loves to shock and awe whenever she steps onto a red carpet or out of a runway show.

This sheer red dress is perfect to me, especially when combined with the gold jewelry and toe-capped black mules. No notes.

This sculpted, strapless gown on Hunter Schafer belongs in a museum. I don't know how she sat in it, but who needs to sit when you look that good?

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The Fashion-Person Special

From matching sets to casual jeans outfits, you can always count on true fashion people to serve up the best looks during fashion week. These are often my favorite outfits because they feel the most authentic, as each person's unique style shines through.

Copy this look by pairing a simple white tee with a statement skirt.

Yes, fashion can be casual, as proven by this jeans-and-tee outfit that the wearer dressed up with Alaïa flats, sunglasses, and a good bag.

From the zebra-print coat to the Le Teckel bag, everything about this ensemble, right down to the casual choice of denim, is a perfect 10.

Lauren Santo Domingo always looks chic, and couture week was no exception. This outfit is a great example of how to wear patterns and colors and still look elegant and non-showy.

The Chanel show-day outfits I save most often are the ones that feature jeans. I love how they showcase the versatility of the house's signature tweed toppers.

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Model on Duty

When our team attends shows during fashion week, there's a reason why we often try to stick around afterward to see what the models who just walked are wearing in between jobs. To go with their perfectly done-up makeup and hair, they always have on something utterly casual and effortless—usually jeans, sneakers or flats, and a great jacket or coat that are often paired with a simple T-shirt and designer tote bag.

No one does modern off-duty dressing quite like supermodel Mona Tougaard, who donned a suede bomber jacket with a T-shirt and white jeans after the Chanel show.

White top? Check! Jeans? Check! Flats? Check! These are model-off-duty looks at their absolute finest.

A white T-shirt and relaxed jeans are a dead giveaway if you're wondering whether someone outside of a fashion show is a model or an attendee. So is a vintage jacket. In this case, it was a trench coat.

You can always tell who is a model and who isn't by their hair and makeup combined with a casual, on-the-go outfit. Here, low-key jorts and a Patou tank are paired with detailed face makeup.

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