After New York, London and Milan, Paris takes over the fashion month, and with it comes also a new dose of inspiration off the runways. Because while shows preview much of what we will wear in the upcoming seasons, street style offers a much more immediate reading: garments and trends translated into outfits that we can already imagine in our wardrobe.
And the first images of the Parisian streets offer some interesting clues. Alongside autumn staples such as knit jackets, tall boots, or tweed, silhouettes and details less predictable appear, capable of updating the look without resorting to grand artifices.
The baggy pants prove they can survive the seasonal transition, fringes renew the most classic skirts and bows find a new place on sweaters. Structured silhouettes that seemed to have been sidelined by the dominance of the oversize also make a return. These are five trends we’ve spotted in Paris street style and that are worth keeping on your radar.
Fringes fill tweed skirts
There are fabrics that seem inseparable from autumn, and tweed is one of them, but Paris proposes to move it away from its most classic version. The formula involves introducing movement through long fringes that run along the hem of the skirt and break with the more formal image traditionally associated with this fabric.
The result preserves that tweed-sophisticated vibe, but it is much less predictable. In Parisian street style we see it on a yellow and black checkered knee-length skirt, finished with abundant fringes, paired with a gray, clean-cut jacket and black knee-high boots.
A look with fringe detail in tweed style.
Precisely the contrast is what makes the ensemble work: the texture and movement are concentrated in the skirt while the rest of the garments maintain a sober aesthetic. A simple way to wear fringes this autumn without necessarily approaching boho aesthetics.
Wide-leg pants are also for autumn
They seemed destined to stay in the warm months, but wide-leg pants want to extend their presence in the wardrobe. The wide, rounded silhouettes we’ve seen during spring and summer now find allies capable of adapting them to lower temperatures.
Paris offers a good demonstration with a pair of voluminous black pants paired with a shearling-lined leather jacket. The white T-shirt brings brightness and black flats finish lightening the look, in which proportions are the true protagonists.
A look with wide-leg pants at Paris Fashion Week.
It is, moreover, a different way to build autumn looks. Against the straight trousers or denim that we tend to reuse each season, the wide-leg introduces volume and makes even a combination of black and white basics much more interesting.
The bow is worn over the sweater
The bow has been coming in and out of the wardrobe for several seasons in different versions, but Paris now proposes using it almost like jewelry. It no longer appears only on blouses, dresses or hair accessories: it is also placed directly on sweaters.
The combination could not be simpler. A gray knit sweater with a round neck serves as a backdrop for a large black satin bow placed on one side of the neck. The contrast of materials and proportions is enough to completely transform an apparently basic piece.
A look with sweater and bow accessory detail.
It may be one of the easiest ideas to translate into everyday wardrobe. Instead of seeking a specially crafted jumper, the accessory becomes the protagonist and fulfills nearly the same function a brooch or a necklace would. And the bolder the bow, the greater the effect.
The waistcoat makes a comeback
After seasons dominated by oversized blazers, relaxed shoulders and broad silhouettes, more structured jackets begin to make their way. The waistcoat is one of the pieces that reappears in Paris, doing so by reclaiming some of its most recognizable codes.
Defined shoulders, a fitted body, a closed collar and a row of gold buttons build a much more precise silhouette. In gray and paired with black, it also shows that it does not need too many elements around to become the protagonista.
A look with a gray waistcoat jacket.
Its return fits with the growing interest in reclaiming the waist and adopting a more structured tailoring. It doesn’t necessarily mean abandoning oversized jackets, but rather incorporating an alternative that completely changes the look’s proportions and recovers a vintage-inspired elegance.
The clogs with shearling are lined
And among the most unexpected proposals in Parisian street style emerges footwear that is hard to categorize. Halfway between a clog and an ankle boot, the model we’ve spotted features a large shearling edge that wraps the ankle and turns a typically wintry texture into the design’s focal point.
In Paris it is worn in dark brown, with a glossy finish and small studs, paired with a mustard satin skirt and an animal-print jacket. A combination that shows this type of footwear does not have to be limited to casual outfits or mountain-inspired looks.
Shearling-clogs in Paris street style.
The shearling thus leaves the interior of boots and jackets to be fully visible. A small twist that sums up quite well what we are seeing these days in Paris: familiar garments, but worn in a slightly different way.
