Paris Fashion Week 2021: Our Favorite Looks

Paris Runway — (Image credit: Valentino/Nina Ricci/Chloé/Kwaidan Editions)

The last stop of fashion month is Paris, where designers showcased their creations sprinkled among the historical landmarks and French manicured gardens. The city itself is a source of inspiration for designers and editors, and especially so this fall, as fashion gets back to in-person shows after several seasons of virtual. While vibrant colors and an abundance of skin have been a consistent theme, there was also much talk about what lies beneath. Designers like Nina Ricci and Stella McCartney are looking to the future—way beyond Spring/Summer 2022—by incorporating innovative new vegan fabrics and using clothes to send pertinent messages about climate and ocean preservation. Valentino took their runway to the city streets for everyone to enjoy, while Balenciaga put everyone on display, models and guests alike, via a red carpet and big jumbo screen.

Kenneth Ize

Giambattista Valli

Givenchy

Lanvin

Balenciaga

Hermès

Hermès

Valentino

Nina Ricci

Loewe

Isabel Marant

Chloé

Chloé

Raf Simons

Rick Owens

Balmain

Acne Studios

Patou

Patou

Courreges

Kwaidan Editions

Dries Van Noten

Rochas

Longchamp

Thebe Magugu

Saint Laurent

Christian Dior

Marine Serre

Koche

Stella McCartney

Schiaparelli

Louis Vuitton

Lacoste

Chanel

Miu Miu

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Sara Holzman is the Style Director at Marie Claire, where she oversees fashion coverage spanning seasonal trends, celebrity style, designers, Fashion Month, and shopping. With more than a decade of experience in fashion media, she has held roles at Condé Nast’s Lucky and Self and contributed style and travel coverage to Equinox’s Furthermore. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Sara is based in New York City, where she writes about fashion through both an industry and personal lens, including the realities of getting dressed as a working mom. Follow her on Instagram at @sarajonewyork.