Alongside being an internationally-renowned pop star, Dua Lipa also runs the Service95 Book Club, inviting people to join her in reading a new book every month. As part of her Service95 venture, which explores everything from the arts to style and politics, Lipa recently founded the Manifesto Library, described as "a permanent collection of 100 books," many of which have been banned or destroyed around the globe.

While hosting an event with author Ai Weiwei, Lipa made her feelings about censorship clear with a statement tee emblazoned with the word "censored."

As well as wearing the white slogan tee, the "Training Season" singer opted for a sleek Schiaparelli suit. The matching set consisted of the label's West London Jacket, its matching West London Vest, and a pair of Schiaparelli Tailored Snail Pants.

For accessories, Lipa showed she meant business with a Schiaparelli Mini Sac Secret East West Bag, featuring gold hardware.

For jewelry, the musician paired gold Hugo Kreit Pistil Chain Earrings with the brand's Bulot Ring, and a Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Watch.

"Yesterday in Porto, I had the honor of interviewing the legendary Ai Weiwei about his book On Censorship, inside our permanent MANIFESTO library in partnership with Livraria Lello," Lipa shared in her Instagram caption.

Her post continued, "What an honor to become a small part of this library's rich history, and to have the opportunity to speak with one of the world's most important artists and voices on censorship, freedom, and the power of expression...A very special day, in a very special place. I can't wait for you all to hear our conversation soon."

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Fall has most definitely arrived, but that doesn't mean Jennifer Lawrence is ready to give up her summer flip-flops just yet. And for a New York City outing on October 2, the Oscar winner paired her favored footwear with the khaki pants trend.

Lawrence's flip-flops—Archies Footwear Arch Support Flip-Flops in Black—prove that the actress refuses to sacrifice comfort while walking around the city. The stylish, laidback footwear paired perfectly with the khaki pants trend—which New York royalty Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy helped make famous decades ago.

Keeping the rest of her outfit casual, Lawrence styled her khaki pants with a white vest and a long black cardigan.

Sleek accessories helped to elevate her day-off look, including a Gimaguas Brown Laia Pocket Bag, which retails for just $435, and Dior's Oblique B1I Shiny Black Butterfly Sunglasses.

For jewelry, Lawrence opted for two classic rewears—her engagement ring from husband Cooke Maroney, and Yi Collection's Pyramid Large Ring in Emerald, which costs $8,150.

The weather might be colder, but Lawrence is clearly committed to her flip-flops, and who can blame her?

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Between the 2026 MTV VMAs, the Verity and Sense and Sensibility press tours, and Paris Fashion Week, this week's celebrity looks set a high style standard for October.

The end-of-September step-and-repeats started strong at the VMAs, where Taylor Swift debuted one of her best red carpet dresses yet: a black-and-bejeweled gown by Tamara Ralph. Once Swift premiered the "Patient Zero" music video, took home the inaugural Artist Director Award, and became the most-awarded artist in VMA history, the fashion focus shifted back to Paris Fashion Week. Rihanna boarded the Matières Fécales bandwagon that started with Zendaya's The Odyssey wings this summer, Jennifer Lawrence returned to Dior's front row in a lingerie-looking nightgown, and at Saint Laurent, Zoë Kravitz showed some skin in a lacy black look.

While Paris Fashion Week became the most star-studded Fashion Month chapter of the Spring/Summer 2027 season, Dakota Johnson and Daisy Edgar-Jones kept the style scene running elsewhere. After Johnson debuted back-to-back custom Calvin Klein looks at the VMAs and New York City's Verity premiere, she visited Late Night With Seth Meyers in a backless little black dress. Meanwhile in Australia, Edgar Jones gave the bra top and capri pants trend a Jane Austen heroine-style makeover.

With some of the season's most high-profile fêtes falling on the same week, it's no surprise that cool-girl celebrity looks just kept coming. Ahead, catch up on the week's best fashion moments—from J.Law, Johnson, and more—that you might've missed during your most recent FYP scroll.

Zoë Kravitz's Saint Laurent Look

Zoë Kravitz found her rightful place in Saint Laurent's front row, wearing an on-brand blouse and midi skirt sculpted from sheer black lace. Marie Claire couldn't help but notice that it resembled her nearly naked gown at the 2026 Met Gala.

Hailey Bieber's Vintage Narciso Rodriguez Dress

Hailey Bieber blessed Paris Fashion Week watchers with multiple fabulous fashion moments this week. Between the baggy Saint Laurent suit, her holiday party-ready dress, and the French girl-inspired jeans outfit, it's difficult to choose a favorite.

In the end, the winner was the vintage Cerruti Spring 1997 slip dress, which was designed by Narciso Rodriguez for his friend Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's rehearsal dinner in 1996. Her stylist, Dani Michelle, deserves finger-claps for that pull.

Katie Holmes's Black, White, and Red Look

Always on board for a little red bag, Katie Holmes brought her new Mansur Gavriel tote to Paris Fashion Week. There, the bucket-style sling became the pop of color against her black blazer, shade-matched stilettos, and white, feather-trimmed skirt from the London label Tove.

Daisy Edgar-Jones's Dries Van Noten Look in Australia

Daisy Edgar-Jones and her stylist, Dani Michelle, delivered look after look in Australia this week. In between a naked Miu Miu dress and a ruffled Alaïa look, the actor paired a cotton poplin bra top with matching capri pants (both by Dries Van Noten) in a refined, Sense and Sensibility-worthy way.

Dakota Johnson's Gia Studios Look at the 'Verity' Premiere in NYC

For her first late-night look of the week (she's the host of the new Saturday Night Live episode), Dakota Johnson kept it classic in a little black dress by Vietnamese designer Gia Studios. The open-back design was alluring, but the full-coverage front kept it TV-appropriate.

Jennifer Lawrence's Dior Dress

Jennifer Lawrence is a comfort-first kind of fashion girl—even at Paris Fashion Week. Giving the pajama-dressing trend a dash of glamour, the Oscar winner supported the Dior show in a lace-trimmed nightgown made of cool blue, brocade-adorned silk.

Tate McRae's Sheer Look

Tate McRae celebrated her first Paris Fashion Week in true pop star style: wearing an entirely transparent camisole with leather trousers, pointy pumps, a Valentino Garavani Spike bag, and a perfect blowout—during a dinner date with Bieber (casual).

Sabrina Carpenter's Backless Sweater Dress by Bernadette

Sabrina Carpenter skipped the red carpet at the 2026 MTV VMAs, but she made up for it with a Madonna-inspired performance outfit and, later in the week, an off-stage style serve. She wore a backless, lime green sweater dress by Bernadette with an adorable crocheted bandana.

Taylor Swift's Tamara Ralph Dress

Seconds before the 2026 MTV VMAs started, Taylor Swift won the red carpet in what Team Marie Claire called "one of her best looks ever." Dressing Swift in a high-collar bodice, a mesh corset back, and a bejeweled skirt with delicate drapery, the pop star's stylist, Joseph Cassel Falconer, added a new designer to her archives: Tamara Ralph. And did you catch the up-close shot of her wedding band?

If it wasn't for the teeny-tiny Rhode pimple patch beneath her sunglasses at Paris Fashion Week, I might've mistaken Hailey Bieber for a casually cool local. To camouflage herself on October 1, Bieber styled classic jeans that looked fresh from a French girl's closet. Even her two-week-old leather jacket (courtesy of Magda Butrym's first New York Fashion Week show) could've earned endorsements from a Parisian or two.

The paparazzi spotted Bieber outside the Hotel Plaza Athénée party, wearing her most laid-back Paris Fashion Week look of the Spring/Summer 2027 season. (Leading up to her runway show-free fête, the Rhode founder rotated between an oversized Saint Laurent suit, a backless little black dress, and a glittery gold holiday look.) This time, she sourced Magda Butrym's Spring 2027 collection for a cropped, shoulder-padded jacket, featuring wispy calfskin fringe, rather than the more traditional shearling, on the collar, closure, and cuffs.

As for her bottoms, I don't need a stylist—or a connection to the creative director—to add her jeans to my denim drawer. Bieber's denim pants resemble Levi's Ribcage Ankle-Length Jeans, $110 denim that's currently 40 percent off. Believe it or not, her beloved Hailey Bieber x Gap jeans (which the mall brand just restocked today) haven't popped up in Paris, but Fashion Month isn't over yet.

To accessorize (and seemingly dress down) the Magda Butrym jacket, Bieber kept a low profile in a sporty Mercedes-Benz baseball cap, that wouldn't have looked out of place in L.A. or New Yok; a classic black clutch; and peep-toe leather pumps.

The leather-jacket-and-jeans uniform has plenty of Parisian fans this Fashion Week. However, similar to French-girl fashion, it's an oldie but a goodie in Bieber's regular rotation.

Bieber started stacking leather jackets over jeans in the mid-2010s, making this relationship longer than the one with her husband. Since then, she has remained loyal to the cool-girl look, adding rugby shirts, Saint Laurent bags, and It shoes to the mix, but never betraying her baseline everyday basics: black jackets and sky-blue bottoms.

Who knew Bieber and French girls shared the same taste in denim dressing? Now that I do, I'm tripling the amount of leather jackets and jeans in my fall-to-winter wardrobe. To join me in stocking up for the season, shop the similar styles below.

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When Sarah Jessica Parker walked the red carpet at the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala on October 1, I had a Carrie Bradshaw déjà vu moment: I couldn't help but wonder, "Why does her dress, a sheer tea-length style by Simone Rocha, feel so familiar?" And just like that, it hit me: The London-based brand was featured in an episode of the Sex and the City spin-off series.

As the vice chair of the New York City Ballet Board (and creator of the Fall Fashion Gala back in 2012), Parker warmed up the red carpet at the single-night soirée, which features world-premiere performances and raises money to support the dance company. This year, Simone Rocha created the costumes for the gala's on-stage showing of Mirror/Sky. In continuation of her tradition of supporting the guest designer (see: her black swan-style, Iris van Herpen gown in 2025), Parker sourced Simone Rocha's Fall 2026 fashion show for a whimsical, long-sleeve look.

For the foundation of her fairytale outfit, Parker paired a cream-colored bra with a pleated tulle petticoat (perhaps a nod to the ballet tutu), layered under a slightly sheer dress. The milky midi featured itty-bitty rosette embroidery, an elegant V-neck, and cascading corset-style ribbons that stretched from shoulder to hem.

To finish her latest red carpet look, Parker accessorized with bejeweled Manolo Blahnik pumps (another Carrie-coded choice), ballet-pink bows braided into her Rapunzel-looking hairstyle, and Simone Rocha's Lasercut Lace Shopper Tote. Even the cute white carry-all boasted the ribbon motif.

The tea-length dress looked a lot different on the Fall 2026 catwalk during London Fashion Week. Not only were the sleeves capped and short, but a strawberry-red track jacket from the Simone Rocha x Adidas collaboration (which sold out last month) appeared beneath the floral-printed piece, giving it a sportier feel. The ribbons were also more undone, adding more volume to the shape. To double down on the balletcore aesthetic, the model wore high-vamp, ballet slipper-style flats instead of heels.

Now, Simone Rocha wasn't just the fashion star of the Fall Fashion Gala's show. The brand also played a part in And Just Like That..., the HBO Max Sex and the City sequel series.

While filming the third and final season, Parker opened the episode in a sheer tea-length style from Simone Rocha's Spring 2024 collection. The Emmy winner's green bra wasn't the only design detail on full display: faux pink roses were packed into pockets on the dress's voluminous tutu (a Carrie Bradshaw classic) and an identical trench coat. Shockingly, Manolo Blahniks traded places with strappy Aquazzura sandals.

And just like that, Carrie Bradshaw's story (and her legendary closet) lives on in Parker's personal style. If only Simone Rocha could permanently create the New York City Ballet's costumes—and thus dress the Fall Fashion Gala's celebrity guests. The brand brings out the feminine, statement-making side of Parker's fashion—one that, without Sex and the City, we don't see as often anymore.

At Balenciaga's Spring/Summer 2027 show, the creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli dropped distressed jeans into the collection's sea of high-collar coats, billowy cargo bottoms, and nearly-naked dresses. So, it would've felt wrong if the front row wasn't dusted with denim, too. Surrounded by Lauryn Hill's neon green-lined gown and Lola Tung's leggings, everyone from Sarah Pidgeon to Shailene Woodley stood out in the luxury Spanish label's runway-ready jeans.

While Day Four of Paris Fashion Week welcomed Pidgeon to her first Balenciaga show, she knows her way around the brand's new denim: She wore barrel-leg jeans in last May's Celine Song-directed campaign for Fall 2026. This time, she went slimmer with form-fitting, sky-blue bottoms with split hems that flared out (a denim trend left over from Fall 2025) and stretched beyond her pointy black pumps.

From there, the Love Story star paired her sidewalk-dragging denim with a brown leather jacket (featuring a cinched waistband and ruffled peplum) and the newest chestnut-colored suede addition to her ever-expanding Balenciaga Rodeo collection.

Meanwhile, Woodley (another Balenciaga first-timer) followed an almost identical formula for fall. She zipped a baggy, brown leather bomber jacket over the same fit-and-flare jeans, down to far-too-long hems and peekaboo heels. Adding her own touch to the uniform, the Big Little Lies actor accessorized with cat-eye sunglasses, gold hoop earrings, matching bangles, and Balenciaga's Le City Bag in a lighter shade of camel.

After back-to-back flared bottoms, Milly Alcock added a classic straight-leg style to the mix. Instead of swallowing her black bow-tied stilettos, the Supergirl star's Balenciaga jeans stopped at her ankles. To match the casually cool energy of latter celebrity denim looks, Alcock carried an espresso brown Le City Bag (which tapped into the lived-in-looking tote trend) over the relaxed sleeve of her navy blue windbreaker.

While medium- to dark-wash jeans made waves at Balenciaga, that's not to say the front row was devoid of less pigmented pairs. Havana Rose Liu, for instance, lightened up the indigo-dyed denim series in bright (borderline white) blue jeans, which matched the muted tone of her gray T-shirt-turned-train. The actor went the baggiest with her bottoms that remained roomy from waistband to hem. To finish the laid-back look, Liu, too, brought pointed-toe shoes and a Le City Bag as her plus-one.

Effortless denim didn't just play a part at the new Balenciaga show, on and off the runway, but it's also dominating Paris Fashion Week's street style circuit. So, Pidgeon, Woodley, Alcock, and Liu would've fit in with local French girls, too. If you want your jeans to feel Parisian this fall, shop the Balenciaga-looking bottoms below.

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Last month, Daisy Edgar-Jones revealed that being sewn into her Sense and Sensibility corsets, petticoats, and dresses helped her understand her character, Elinor Dashwood. It's no surprise then that corsetry played a part in the actor's press tour wardrobe, too. On October 1, Edgar-Jones got into character (sort of) at the Australian premiere, wearing a custom corset dress from Miu Miu with a naked dressing twist.

The new film adaptation was released in the UK on September 25, but the rest of the world has to wait until October 16 to see the Jane Austen adaptation. There is a silver lining, though: Edgar-Jones and her stylist, Dani Michelle, still have two weeks of red carpet looks up their sleeves. For the Sydney screening, she steered far away from method styling with her sheerest Sense and Sensibility select yet.

The Miu Miu look consisted of a beige bodysuit, transparent satin slip, and a method-inspired corset. The design details featured bow-tied straps, ruffled hems, and silver sequins embroidered sporadically from bodice to train. The paillettes extended onto the lace-front, grommeted corset.

The gown-and-corset combination channeled a Jane Austen heroine's affinity for whimsy and romance, rather than mimicking a specific silhouette from the Regency era. Edgar-Jones accessorized the method-adjacent fashion moment with champagne-colored peep-toe pumps.

While Edgar-Jones has been a Miu Miu girl since 2022—attending Paris Fashion Week Shows, collecting the brand's It bags, and going custom for red carpets—she didn't just reunite with the Italian label because she's a longtime supporter. Miu Miu knows its way around sheer styling (see Gigi Hadid's underwear-revealing gown at the 2026 Met Gala and Joey King's see-through puff-sleeve style at the Practical Magic 2 premiere), a trend that Edgar-Jones really leaned into this year.

At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, she challenged the conservative dress code in a lacy Balenciaga Fall 2026 look, featuring moments of illusion mesh on the high-collar bodice.

Not long after, the It girl showed no shortage of skin at Saint Laurent's Spring 2027 Men's show. Perhaps she was inspired by Bella Hadid, who debuted the burgundy-and-black skirt set on the Fall 2026 runway.

This isn't the first time Edgar-Jones went sheer for Sense and Sensibility, either. Last month, she surprised fans (of both her fashion and film work) in a little black naked dress by Shushu/Tong. Her neon pink bra and matching briefs were unmissable beneath the short-sleeve style's unlined floral lace.

Judging by her latest looks, Edgar-Jones might ride the rest of the Sense and Sensibility wave in designs that bridge the gap between her on- and off-screen worlds. Who knows? By the time she reaches New York City or L.A. (naked styling safe havens for celebrities), maybe she'll ditch method dressing entirely. Edgar-Jones's dresses are only getting sheerer, after all.

The second I saw Hailey Bieber at Paris Fashion Week, wearing a glittery gold dress of my holiday party dreams, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" started playing in my head. That's right, Bieber is already delivering festive fashion inspiration like the trendsetting Santa Claus she is. Sure, it was only September 30, but because of Bieber, I'm building my New Year's Eve mood board months before I even think about trimming my tree.

For Bieber, Fashion Month's final chapter began at the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2027 show, but she wasted no time switching back to beauty brand founder mode. To celebrate the launch of Rhode in over 500 Sephora stores in continental Europe, her stylist, Dani Michelle, sourced the French fashion house for a sleeveless, thigh-sweeping mini dress, sculpted from hundreds of cascading gold sequins. The same V-neck style didn't debut on creative director Anthony Vaccarello's recent gilded spring runway, but it complemented the gold-covered collection.

Letting the dress do all the talking (and shining), Bieber chose subtle '90s-inspired accessories, including bronze satin sandals with crisscross straps and a diamond bracelet. Surprisingly, she left her Rhode Pocket Blush-carrying clutch at the hotel, too. If Bieber's goal was to glue everyone's eyes to her shimmery slip dress, she achieved that in spades.

While the Kardashians may be known for throwing spectacular holiday fêtes, trust: Bieber will be the best-dressed guest at any gathering on her December calendar. Last year, she joined her husband, Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner at the OBB Media bash, wearing a rare skirt suit from John Galliano Fall 1995. She paired the navy blue look with Aquazzura mules and a black Gucci bag, courtesy of the same 31-year-old season.

One week later, that shearling-coated tote joined Bieber at another holiday party in Hollywood, but that time, she dressed down a vintage Dior jacket (featuring a cow-printed collar) with Levi's jeans and Manolo Blahnik sandals.

All this to say? Bieber knows that festive soirées follow different dress codes: a bejeweled little gold dress wouldn't work at my grandma's Christmas Eve get-together. But come New Year's Eve, catch me in the most Bieber-inspired styles I could find—all of which I've highlighted below. You're welcome.

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Even though she's not actively promoting a new film right now, for the fashion crowd, 2026 is still The Year of Zendaya. Following The Drama, The Odyssey, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, her press hiatus (which lasts until Dune: Part Three takes over in December) doesn't extend to her ongoing collaboration with On. The Swiss athletic label and their beloved brand ambassador just introduced their second co-designed collection, starring a VIP-approved shoe trend that Zendaya hasn't styled publicly (yet): Mary Jane sneakers.

Six months after Zendaya launched her first apparel assortment with the activewear brand (complete with barn jackets, windbreakers, and ballet sneakers), she reunited with On and her stylist, Law Roach, to design another 15-piece collection that "brings together performance, style, and everyday expression," according to the press release.

“Each season we’re elevating everyday basics," Zendaya said in a statement. "With this collection, we had fun with a python print that acts like a modern camo."

Snakeskin slithered onto some of the standout styles, including an oversized anorak, parachute pants, a form-fitting shirt, and a biker short bodysuit. Cool-toned colors made the pattern as wearable as white, black, and beige. But for those who consider exercising in snakeskin sportswear a bold, maximalist move, the actor and On grounded the collection with drawstring bottoms, zip-up jackets, baseball tees, and more, in a range of neutrals as well: black, light gray, taupe, chocolate brown.

"Our work with On has always been about pushing what sportswear can look and feel like," Roach revealed in the press release. "For this collection we brought our personality and love of print to technical fabrics, designing pieces to make you feel good when you move in them."

If the snakeskin print feels familiar, that's because Ben Shelton, tennis star and another On brand ambassador, wore Zendaya's anorak at the 2026 US Open. Roach shared photos of the athlete on Instagram and thanked him for "wearing our collection."

Setting the snakeskin aside, new trainers are the star of the show—much like Zendaya's first co-designed drop with On, which, back then, spotlighted the Cloudnova Moon sneakerinas.

Now, meet the Cloudnova Moon Mary Jane, which adds another celebrity-beloved sneaker trend to On's futuristic family of footwear. The slip-in-and-out-of style features a sock-style lining, bungee-like laces, and soft knit sidewalls. The silhouette is also available in three color combinations: black-and-white, brown-and-ivory, and butter-yellow-and-cream.

Not only does the new collaboration showcase Zendaya's rare ability to refine runway trends in approachable ways (Khaite, Dries Van Noten, Burberry, and Sergio Hudson sampled snakeskin print styling for fall), but the corresponding campaign film highlighted her acting chops, too.

For the short film, Zendaya, Roach, and the Argentinian directing trio Pantera were "inspired by the visual language and physicality of classic action movies," per the press release. "Cinematic storytelling has been a cornerstone of our partnership with Zendaya from the start,” said Alex Griffin, On’s chief marketing officer. "We’ve always wanted to create work that goes beyond traditional advertising—building worlds that entertain, surprise and invite people in."

The film follows Zendaya—performing her own stunts in a full snakeskin outfit—during an action-packed brawl with On-wearing warriors. The actor uses the python print as camouflage, the Cloudnova Moon Mary Janes as a shield, and the pants' drawstring as a weapon. Similar to the Spring 2026 campaign, Roach makes a cameo, too. The image architect guides his star client to safety, sporting the snakeskin anorak and parachute pants.

The best part about the second Zendaya x On collaboration? The entire collection is available to shop online and in stores right now. However, thanks to The Zendaya Effect, the windbreakers, parachute pants, and trainers won't last for long. In fact, they could sell out faster than you can say "Cloudnova Moon Mary Janes."

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Fashion Month isn't over until Chanel, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, and more Paris Fashion Week mainstays say it's over. The Spring/Summer 2027 season's fourth and final chapter—which runs from September 28 to October 6—also happens to be the most star-studded. Everyone from Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence to Zoë Kravitz and Anya Taylor-Joy saved their best celebrity looks for last.

A lot of the A-listers at Paris Fashion Week skipped runway shows in New York City, London, and Milan. On September 29, Jonathan Anderson—and the first anniversary of the creative director's Dior debut—brought Lawrence and Rihanna out of hiding. While they're both brand ambassadors, their front-row outfits followed completely different dress codes: J.Law's nightgown gave pajama dressing an elegant Dior twist, and Rihanna's all-black look marked a modest detour from her first PFW pick, a tinseled skirt set at Matières Fécales.

Meanwhile, Saint Laurent's Anthony Vaccarello welcomed Kravitz and Hailey Bieber to his front row. The longtime Saint Laurent loyalists set the slightly sultry tone in a sheer skirt set and a shirtless suit, respectively, but they certainly weren't the only guests wearing black. Kate Moss, Zoe Saldaña, and Amber Valletta followed their lead, which ensured all the spotlight was on the new collection's gilded gold designs.

With VIPs popping up left and right this week, one thing is certain: High-profile fashion people are determined to set an even higher style standard for the Fall/Winter 2027 season than the one before. So, soak up all of the celebrity looks that Paris Fashion Week has to offer, because they'll need to last you until next February.

Tate McRae at Schiaparelli

Despite looking like a regular in creative director Daniel Roseberry's front row, Tate McRae attended her first Schiaparelli show on Oct. 1. The pop star embodied Old Hollywood elegance in a fitted, button-free blazer and silky column skirt.

Naomi Ackie at Schiaparelli

Naomi Ackie's single-sleeved black dress hypnotized spectators at the Schiaparelli showcase. Thousands of intricately placed pleats came together to create one of the most interesting gowns at Paris Fashion Week.

Cynthia Erivo at Chloé

No matter which show she attends, Cynthia Erivo shape-shifts her personal style to match the creative director's vision. At Chloé, the actor went full boho mode, pairing polka dots with stripes and florals, before popping a raspberry red bag against her black poplin skirt.

Maude Apatow at Chloé

You didn't need the Chloé-branded backdrop to determine Maude Apatow's next fashion show: her lace-trimmed, lemon sweater dress, platform clogs, and chocolate Paddington Bag brought Chloé-core to life.

Sarah Pidgeon at Balenciaga

Months after starring in the Spanish brand's Fall 2026 campaign film, Sarah Pidgeon made her Balenciaga debut in a peplum leather jacket, split-hem jeans, and her beloved Rodeo Bag in a fresh chestnut-colored suede for fall.

Shailene Woodley at Balenciaga

No, you're not seeing things: Pidgeon and Shailene Woodley followed almost identical outfit formulas at Balenciaga. Woodley, however, chose a classic brown bomber jacket to offset the grunginess of her jeans. She accessorized with gold hoop earrings, matching bangles, and a Balenciaga Le City Bag.

Jennifer Lopez at Stella McCartney

For her first Stella McCartney show, Jennifer Lopez sourced the Fall 2026 collection for a business-ready blend of browns. The singer styled a belted, fur-trimmed top with a matching pencil skirt, pointy pumps, and an elongated stole that touched the catwalk behind her.

Kelsea Ballerini at Stella McCartney

Kelsea Ballerini also made her Stella McCartney debut at the recent spring show, wearing the equestrian stirrup leggings trend with a surprisingly sporty windbreaker.

Sabrina Elba at Balmain

Sabrina Elba's jeans made waves at the Balmain showcase, but not just because of their barrel-style silhouette. The Canadian model's cropped leather jacket perfectly complemented her pants' pleated waistband, which is worth zooming in on.

Zoë Kravitz at Saint Laurent

Staying true to her affinity for lacy black looks, Zoë Kravitz found her rightful place in Saint Laurent's front row (one she claimed a decade ago). Team Marie Claire couldn't help but notice the similarities between this skirt set and her 2026 Met Gala gown, also from Saint Laurent.

Amber Valletta at Saint Laurent

Amber Valletta wasn't afraid to show some skin at the Saint Laurent show, going braless beneath a black semi-sheer bodysuit and a velvet wrap-style skirt.

Kate Moss at Saint Laurent

Speaking of supermodels, Kate Moss's all-black look seemed to be the most modest at the Saint Laurent showcase. She shielded herself in luscious velvet before breaking up the jumpsuit with a leather gold-buckle belt.

Zoe Saldaña at Saint Laurent

Believe it or not, Zoe Saldaña's Saint Laurent look was even more transparent than Kravitz's. The actor's underwear was on full display beneath her glittery, lace-trimmed little black dress.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at Saint Laurent

At the Fall 2026 show last March, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walked the runway in a long-sleeve bodysuit and pencil skirt. While the supermodel was absent from the Spring 2027 lineup, she made up for it in the front row in this, yes, also sheer look.

Rihanna at Dior

Rihanna's all-black look at Dior was anything but basic. She layered what seemed to be a fur stole over the little black dress that minimalists dream of. The singer's dripping-in-diamonds anklet tied the entire look together.

Jennifer Lawrence at Dior

Jennifer Lawrence skipped Dior's last two runway shows, but all was forgiven as soon as she arrived at the Spring 2027 soirée. She chose a cool blue, nightgown-style slip dress from the Cruise 2027 collection. For accessories, the Oscar winner shade-matched her slingback pumps to a Lady D-Joy Bag.

Rosalía at Dior

Known for her avant-garde approach to glamour, Rosalía shocked fans in a surprisingly understated black gown at the Dior show. But the larger-than-life flower that secured her skirt's delicate drapery felt on-brand for the pop star.

Anya Taylor-Joy at Dior

At Dior, Anya Taylor-Joy gave her sleek pencil skirt a not-so-corporate twist by layering an entirely transparent cape-style top from the Cruise 2027 collection on top.

Greta Lee at Dior

Proving that capri pants aren't just a street style staple but a high-fashion fixture, Greta Lee stacked a silky pink pair beneath an ivory blazer for Dior.

Cynthia Erivo at Dior

Weeks after Erivo shut down the Toronto Film Festival in a Dior Cruise 2027 robe-style gown, the actor scored a front-row seat at Anderson's latest showcase. She sourced the same collection for an extra-long Oxford shirt, a textured black maxi skirt, and an ivory-and-tomato-red boa, which spiced up the otherwise straightforward color story. Erivo's plus-one was a relatively underrated Small Dior Toujours Hobo Bag.

Karlie Kloss at Dior

Karlie Kloss was all smiles at the Dior show. The French fashion house dressed her in a fitted, collarless blazer and a tiered skirt covered in baby blue ruffles, which resembled the 77-year-old Junon Dress.

Rihanna at Matières Fécales

Not only did Matières Fécales add Zendaya to its celebrity client list this year (see: her full-length wings at The Odyssey premiere in NYC), but Rihanna boarded the brand's bandwagon, too. She supported the founders, Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, at the recent spring show, styling a tangerine-tinted skirt set made of tinsel. The Grammy winner deserves additional applause for pairing the look with pointy pumps from the Matières Fécales x Christian Louboutin collaboration.

Kendall Jenner blended with the Fashion Month crowd at Milan Fashion Week, where she started a casually cool shirt series in a cashmere Bottega Veneta tee. Now, it seems the supermodel saved her best long-sleeve styles for Paris Fashion Week. On September 29, after back-to-back button-down sightings, Jenner celebrated the launch of Revolve Magazine in an elegant turtleneck that showed enough skin to qualify it as a fall going-out top.

The crisp 60-degree evening in the City of Light influenced Jenner's full-coverage outfit. She arrived at the private party in a black-and-white look, complete with perfectly tailored trousers and a shoulder-padded turtleneck. Her top wasn't your average figure-swallowing sweater, though. While the shoulders and sleeves featured a more relaxed fit, her waist was cinched to complement the diagonal cut-out that stretched across her chest. The brand behind her stark white style remains a mystery, but I wouldn't be surprised if she sourced one of Revolve's celebrity-beloved labels. She is the retailer's ambassador, after all, and the creative director of its sister site, FWRD.

To finish the late-night look, Jenner maintained her affinity for minimalist accessories, adding strappy black sandals and tiny hoop earrings to the mix. Judging by her mid-party photoshoot, the A-lister also left an It bag behind at her hotel. However, the seashell-shaped clutch that third-wheeled her Fashion Week rendezvous with Jacob Elordi would've matched the yellow gold on her earrings.

Jenner has always saved a spot in her cold-weather wardrobe for timeless turtlenecks. The silhouette is also one of her Paris Fashion Week favorites. In between runway shows in Sept. 2023, she went out with her sister, Kylie Jenner, in a Bottega Veneta Fall 2023 dress, featuring a brown turtleneck-type bolero, a slitted midi skirt, and a fitted corset made from ostrich leather.

Three months later, the model stole the show at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala, wearing a tomato red turtleneck gown from Fendi's Couture Fall 2023 collection. Instead of a chest cut-out, however, the long-sleeve, red carpet-sweeping look was slightly sheer.

Luckily for Jenner (and fans of her latest look), Turtleneck Season is fast approaching. In fact, on chilly winter-coded nights like Tuesday, you can get away with a high-neck number. So, dip your toes into turtleneck dressing by shopping the similar tops below. Better yet, double up on décolletage-shielding styles with the high-collar jacket trend, too.

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On September 29, everyone from Zoë Kravitz and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to Kate Moss and Hailey Bieber wore all-black attire at Saint Laurent's Spring/Summer 2027 show. Afterward, guests migrated from the Fontaine du Trocadéro to an after-party, hosted by Kravitz at her French home. After creative director Anthony Vaccarello took his final bow, Bieber traded her black Saint Laurent suit for a little black going-out dress with a slightly sultry twist.

Bieber arrived at the post-show soirée in Saint Laurent's Jersey Midi Dress, featuring the slimmest of straps, a scooped neckline, and a close-fitting tank silhouette. The knee-sweeping slip, for the most part, looked like a standard LBD—until Bieber turned and revealed a completely open back.

Give it up for the (missing) back of Bieber's LBD, which proved the cool-girl look wasn't as simple as it seemed. While her back remained on full display, another itty-bitty band connected the shoulder straps. It's easy to assume—since she came straight from Saint Laurent's show—that the Vaccarello-led label was behind her second look, too. However, in case that wasn't clear, the brand adorned the extra band with a charm in the shape of the iconic "Cassandre" logo.

For her finishing touches, Bieber stayed true to understated '90s styling (her signature) with black peep-toe mules, little jewelry, and a Saint Laurent-branded evening bag covered in bronze crystals.

Bieber's closet contains some of fashion's best LBDs—her latest Saint Laurent look included. And yet, the timeless staple never borders on being overdone. While the shade might stay the same, the silhouettes certainly don't. Case in point: the strapless 16Arlington style she wore in April 2023, which switched predictable straps for a supersized buckle along the neckline.

Fast forward to a New York City date night with her husband in Sept. 2025, and Bieber twisted the timeless look again: She sourced Saint Laurent for a halter-neck number with a bodice sculpted from sheer scalloped lace.

One month later, Bieber showcased her LBD skills at Vogue World: Hollywood, posing for photographers in a skintight, off-the-shoulder leather dress, courtesy of Mugler's Spring 2026 collection. Not only was the rosette style entirely backless, but the calf-length hemline felt fresh for her.

Good luck finding a boring LBD in Bieber's style archives—it simply doesn't exist. If the same couldn't be said of the black dresses at your disposal, it's time to give the going-out go-to a supermodel makeover. Treat yourself to one of the little black looks below (or, if you're feeling bold, Bieber's exact Saint Laurent slip).

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This week in New York City, Dakota Johnson is playing double duty, promoting Verity before its theatrical release on October 2 and rehearsing to host Saturday Night Live. It's no surprise that, eventually, her schedules collided: On September 29, Johnson debuted a custom Calvin Klein look at the film adaptation's NYC premiere, but later, she had plans with the SNL cast. So, the actor traded her bejeweled bra top for a fur-trimmed Valentino jacket, which hails from a previous host's cold-weather closet.

After posing with her co-star, Anne Hathaway, outside the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Johnson traveled south to Lattanzi Cucina Italiana, the home of SNL's Tuesday evening dinners. The pre-show soirée doesn't seem to honor a dress code: Olivia Rodrigo styled a sheer polka-dot dress, Ariana Grande put comfort first in a cloud-like puffer coat and the Dior Cigale Bag, and Harry Styles flaunted his new Chanel Maxi Flap from Métiers d'Art Spring 2026.

With that said, Johnson kept it casual (for her) in straight-leg Levi's jeans, The Row's black Fay Wool Flats, and a $6,300 navy blue blazer from Valentino's Fall 2025 runway show. The fitted, shoulder-padded jacket featured familiar brown fur along the collar, a hook-and-eye closure, and cuffs—an adornment that, last year, stood out to Jennifer Lawrence (another SNL alum) and Kendall Jenner, too.

Not only did Johnson have time to change into a cool-girl going-out top, but she also switched her red-carpet Roberto Coin jewelry for five-figure hoop earrings, a snake-shaped ring, and a diamond pendant necklace, courtesy of Jessica McCormack (the London jeweler behind Zendaya's engagement ring).

Now, back to her Valentino jacket. It's not unusual to see Johnson (creative director Alessandro Michele's most devoted brand ambassador) in a lavish Valentino look on the street style circuit. What is surprising is that Lawrence debuted this exact design back in Dec. 2025. While the rest of her date night attire remained beneath a martini-laden table at Moda Operandi's dinner, the Fall 2025 find stole the show.

Days later at a holiday party in L.A., the same investment style finished Jenner's seasonal look. Instead of jeans à la Johnson, the supermodel sampled the stirrup leggings trend (from the celebrity-beloved L.A. label Leset) alongside The Row's burgundy Dalia Bag and black kitten-heel mules, also by the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen brand. At the time, fashion editor Lauren Tappan told me the "festive" outfit "delivered an undeniable dose of elegance," one that she channeled at a holiday party of her own.

And just like that, the sisterhood of the traveling Valentino jacket continues. Which celebrity closet will welcome the navy-and-brown number next? Maybe Johnson will put the piece on Taylor Swift's radar: In the "Patient Zero" music video, Johnson and Swift twinned in a butter-yellow gown by the Italian brand. Perhaps it will play a part in the pop star's holiday wardrobe, too.

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Whether she's at the Met Gala, Paris Fashion Week, or an Award Season soirée, Zoë Kravitz always makes naked dressing magic with Saint Laurent. With that said, it would've felt wrong for Kravitz to style something opaque at the Spring/Summer 2027 show. Instead, the global ambassador's archives became her blueprint: On September 29, she joined Hailey Bieber, Kate Moss, and more in Saint Laurent's front row, wearing a nearly naked lace look that resembled her 2026 Met Gala gown.

Kravitz remains one of Saint Laurent's most loyal supporters, having scarcely skipped a runway show since 2017. That's why she didn't think twice about traveling from New York City (where her fiancé, Harry Styles, is performing at Madison Square Garden) to the Fontaine du Trocadéro to applaud creative director Anthony Vaccarello's new collection in person. She arrived at the after-dark affair in her latest all-black look, featuring a long-sleeve, bow-tied blouse and a NSFW pencil skirt, sculpted from semi-sheer lace. Scalloped trim lined the tie-front top's collar, cuffs, and cropped hem, giving the floral fabric a gothically romantic feel.

In true Kravitz fashion, she didn't want her accessories to outshine Saint Laurent's sheer design. So, once the actor slipped on black, razor-sharp slingback stilettos, she added diamond drop earrings, a bejeweled bracelet, her engagement ring, and not much more.

It's been almost a decade since Kravitz became one of the French fashion house's most famous faces, meaning she's created her own style vocabulary at Saint Laurent. One of her most familiar motifs? Slightly transparent black lace. At the Spring 2025 runway show, the actor-director stole the show in a little black dress that was transparent enough to reveal her underwear. Peep the Chantilly lace look's scalloped edges and her slingback Saint Laurent stilettos—more Zoë Kravitz Classics that have stood the test of trends.

Fast forward to the 2026 Met Gala, and you can't deny the similarities between her black ballgown and her most recent Fashion Week outfit. For the "Fashion Is Art" dress code, Kravitz's stylist, Danielle Goldberg, sourced the Fall 2026 collection for a gothic-glam gown with a scooped neckline, long sleeves, and a sculptural basque-waist skirt with panniers that extended beyond the bodice.

Once the co-chairs, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, bid Hollywood's best adieu, Kravitz traded her lacy ballgown for an after-party bodysuit with almost identical lace. That time, though, she tucked the skintight style into velvet Bermuda shorts, courtesy of Saint Laurent, of course. Her accessories (a shearling pillbox hat, a satin east-west clutch, and naked slingback stilettos) added even more texture to the lace-focused look.

All this to say? Kravitz isn't just a Saint Laurent ambassador. The luxury label—and its Vaccarello era, which began a year before she earned her title—is firmly entrenched in Kravitz's fashion identity. It's difficult to know where Saint Laurent's influence ends and her personal style starts. So, I'm sure she's already working with Vaccarello's design team to bring her bridal look (or looks) to life. Here's hoping Kravitz doesn't keep her wedding gown under lock and key à la Zendaya, but in case we never see it, I'll imagine her walking down the aisle in an assortment of tastefully transparent lace.

Rumor has it, Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi began dating in April 2026, meaning they just missed the chance to make their relationship Fashion Month Official. Now, the celebrity couple is making up for lost street style looks. Following the Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2027 show, where Jenner closed the collection and Elordi applauded adoringly from the front row, their romantic dinners migrated from Milan to Paris Fashion Week. On September 29, after Jenner walked the runway at the L'Oréal Paris Le Défilé 2026: Express Your Worth event, the supermodel and Elordi delivered a master class in '90s-inspired date night dressing.

First, Jenner set the casually cool tone in another little gray dress that Carrie Bradshaw would've worn during a rendezvous with Mr. Big. That's right, Jenner has channeled Sarah Jessica Parker's iconic character—and this specific dress—before. This time, it featured three-quarter-length sleeves, a subtle wrap-style V-neck, and a thigh-grazing hemline.

Turns out, the mini dress is from that era, too. It debuted on Miu Miu's Fall 1997 runway, the year before the HBO show aired, beneath a semi-sheer black shawl. Her stylist, Dani Michelle, scored the 29-year-old vintage design from Cheree Cheree, a secondhand London-based boutique whose celebrity client list also includes Hailey Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, and Zoë Kravitz. This dress marks the second Cheree Cheree pull of the month: Jenner wore an anti-"no white after Labor Day" look from the store for the 2026 Venice Film Festival earlier in September.

Beyond the Miu Miu find, Jenner committed to the minimalist bit even more, slipping on The Row's Liisa Wedge Pumps, the same hybrid shoe she styled on a previous public date with Elordi. (Don't miss the itty-bitty wedges behind the pointy uppers.) After dinner, Jenner brought a metallic gold, seashell-shaped clutch and a timeless trench coat out of hiding. It was the perfect "I'm not a French girl, but I want to be" disguise. It also called back to the belted funnel-neck style the A-lister wore over jeans and The Row's Liisa Pumps in March 2025.

Now, as for the Frankenstein actor's latest look, he kept it classic in a white button-down, black trousers, and the Jenner-supported soft loafers trend. His only accessories (a baseball cap he held in his hands, a slim gold-buckle belt, sunglasses, and a watch) ensured the fashion focus went to his fashion girlfriend.

Slowly but surely, Jenner and Elordi are syncing their personal styles. Last month, the couple tested the color-blocking trend with Jenner in a cobalt blue button-down and Elordi in a forest green windbreaker. Last week in Milan, they shared the same taste in cool-toned neutral trousers. Elordi, Bottega Veneta's global brand ambassador, may even have influenced Jenner to add more It bags from the Italian label to her accessories collection.

All this to say? Right now, Jenner and Elordi are influencing couples on both sides of the Atlantic to follow their lead. Here's hoping they have more date nights planned in between Paris Fashion Week fêtes. Elordi needs to board the French-boy bandwagon, too, perhaps with a trench coat of his own.

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The guest lists for Paris Fashion Week fêtes remain hush-hush until celebrities arrive at the venues. Such was the case at Dior's Spring/Summer 2027 show, which welcomed Rihanna, Greta Lee, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jennifer Lawrence. But it seems Lawrence teased her return to the fashion house's front row last week, when she debuted new Dior Ribbon Sneakers in NYC. While the ballet trainers didn't make the cut for her first Fashion Month outfit, she kept it dreamy in a cool-blue nightgown.

The longtime brand ambassador skipped Dior's two most recent runway shows, but she has clearly kept tabs on creative director Jonathan Anderson's collections: Lawrence arrived at Dior Day in a lace-trimmed slip dress from the Cruise 2027 showcase, featuring the skinniest white straps, an open back, baby blue silk brocade, and delicate drapery that made the skirt's silhouette asymmetrical.

Embracing the effortless, cool-girl energy of the nightgown trend, J.Law accessorized with black sunglasses, the celebrity-beloved Heeled Slingback Sandals, the Lady D-Joy Bag, and just enough jewelry to complement the look without taking away from its etherealness. The satin on her bow-tied stilettos, as well as the top-handle tote's quilted leather, was shade-matched to her lingerie-looking dress.

Lawrence is no stranger to styling custom Dior looks on the red carpet. (See: her black tuxedo-type dress at the 2025 Gotham Awards and the ivory corset gown at the 2025 Governors Awards.) Her decades-long loyalty doesn't just ensure access to the designs, but the ability to tailor them to her liking, too.

Case in point: The Oscar winner's slip dress stopped just below the ankles—not the knees, like on the Cruise 2027 runway. She also skipped the fitted, lace-trimmed blazer, sculpted from the same glossy blue shade; the petal-covered, orange-and-red clutch; and the Heeled Slingback Sandals in dark indigo.

Contrary to the crisp tailored co-ords that Lawrence styled at previous Dior shows, her latest look was an understated surprise. But being the trendsetter that she is, she has never limited her lingerie to her pajama drawer. Satin matching sets, easy-breezy drawstring bottoms, or lace-trimmed LBDs are regulars in her everyday rotation.

And she's not the only A-lister with a soft spot for nightgown styling: Jennifer Lopez, Dakota Johnson, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hailey Bieber share the same tastes in slip dresses. To wear the nightgown trend beyond your bed, shop similar designs from H&M, Dôen, and more below.

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Happy Dior Day to all who celebrate—Anya Taylor-Joy included. On September 29, not long before creative director Jonathan Anderson debuted his Spring/Summer 2027 show at Paris Fashion Week, Taylor-Joy hurried from her hotel to the front row. While her brand ambassador duties are more glamorous than a corporate 9-to-5, the Dior girl gave an office-appropriate pencil skirt a high-fashion twist.

Since becoming the face of the French fashion house in 2021, Taylor-Joy rarely misses Dior's star-studded runway shows. Black is, by far, her favorite shade to style on Anderson's sidelines. This time, the actor started her front row outfit with the sheer shirt trend, featuring a ruffled neckline and see-through, poncho-style lace that stretched from her shoulders to the sidewalk. She then offset the club-ready energy of the caped, see-through look with a perfect-for-work, knee-length pencil skirt. For her finishing touches, Taylor-Joy accessorized with pointy, day-to-night pumps, slim silver sunglasses, and a backwards neck scarf.

Taylor-Joy was one of the only A-listers wearing such a seemingly understated skirt at the Dior show. Greta Lee stood out in pink capri pants, Jennifer Lawrence wore a cool blue nightgown-style dress, and Rosalía modeled an asymmetrical black gown. Still, that's not to say Taylor-Joy's corpcore skirt looked out of place at the high-profile soirée. In fact, similar styles were all over the Fall 2026 runways, thanks to Tory Burch, Miu Miu, Lacoste, and more. At Gucci and Chanel, models layered almost identical skirts beneath cool, business-casual jackets.

Meanwhile, at Kallmeyer, polished floral prints and muted neutrals—often paired with everyday basics like button-downs and crewneck sweaters—proved that pencil skirts have evolved beyond their stiff, office-only beginnings. Later, Prada (a brand known for rewriting the rules of workwear) added elasticized waistbands and contrasting colored lining to the otherwise conservative silhouette.

Taylor-Joy believes in the post-work potential of pencil skirts, but she's not alone. This year, everyone from Anne Hathaway and Bella Hadid to Zendaya and Kendall Jenner has added the not-so-matronly style to their cool-girl closets. To give the reimagined design a go, shop an assortment of similar pencil skirts below.

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When Taylor Swift arrived at the 2026 MTV VMAs, photographers called her "Mrs. Kelce" on the red carpet for the first time since her July 3, 2026 wedding at Madison Square Garden. Before the award show on September 27, the newlywed showed up in a Tamara Ralph dress and the newest addition to her ring stack: the wedding band.

This is hardly the first time Swifties has worn the ring. As far as we know, she officially debuted it one week after she said "I do," at the July 10 nuptials of one of Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammates. But despite Swift's appearances there and, since then, at the Grammy Museum and in an Emmy Awards skit with Mariska Hargitay, there have been no crystal-clear close-ups of the band.

It didn't earn a leading role in the "Patient Zero" music video, either, but neither did Swift's engagement ring by Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. Instead, the "Opalite" singer waited until the 2026 VMAs—where she made history as the most-awarded artist in the show's history—to showcase the wedding band in all its glory. Hollywood's best photographers were happy to capture, each with their telephoto lens zoomed in on Swift's left hand, and offer a clear shot of the design for the first time.

While the designer behind her newest heirloom remains a mystery at pub time, according to jewelers, Swift's circular diamond band appears made for her main old mine-cut engagement sparkler. "Seven graduated, antique-style round diamonds create a measured line of light, while the custom contour lets the yellow gold follow the solitaire’s shape with striking precision," Eddie Le Vian, CEO of Le Vian Jewelers, tells Marie Claire. "[The design] doesn’t compete with the center diamond; [it] feels deeply personal, as though the two rings were designed to belong together from the beginning," he adds.

Le Vian applauds the symmetry between the engagement and wedding rings, specifically how the bottom band was "shaped to nest against the [center stone], with each diamond aligned to the engraved design on the engagement ring." That intricate connection "takes real planning," he says. Because of this organic fit, Swifties are speculating it could be another Artifex Fine creation.

Meanwhile, Kegan Fisher, the co-founder and CEO of Frank Darling, tells Marie Claire that "a pavé or heavily detailed band would have fought" with the engagement ring's "broad, chunky flash, set low in a hand-engraved yellow gold bezel." Fisher also believes that the wedding band was a smart, practical choice, especially beneath a "huge, showstopper" diamond. "With a large, low-set stone like hers, the band needs to sit comfortably alongside it every day, and a slimmer half-eternity does exactly that," she says. "The lesson for anyone building a stack is to let your engagement ring set the tone and choose a band that frames it."

The diamonds seemed to encircle the Grammy winner's entire finger, making it one of the more maximalist wedding band choices. As for the price, Le Vian suspects that "a custom band of this kind might retail in the range of $8,000 to $15,000, depending on the diamonds’ exact size and quality, the gold work, and the craftsmanship," he says.

To finish her first red carpet look as a wife, Swift frosted herself to the nines, sourcing diamond earrings from Anita Ko and Leviev, a bulkier band by Etho, and crystal-covered Le Silla stilettos. Even her delicately draped Tamara Ralph skirt was dripping in (faux) diamonds.

Known as the wildest award show of the season, spectators were less surprised to see naked dresses and peekaboo bras at the MTV VMAs than they were to spot a timeless wedding band. It's shocking, to say the least, that Swift debuted such an elegant sparkler on a red carpet covered in daring, less-is-more looks. That said, its red carpet debut made for the perfect surprise—one that Swifties anticipated just as much as the music video premiere of "Patient Zero."

All eyes have been on Matières Fécales since the French fashion house provided Zendaya with larger-than-life angel wings for The Odyssey press tour. Turns out, the experimental design duo, featuring Montreal's Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, had more celebrity looks up their sleeves. The next endorsement arrived on September 28, with Rihanna at Paris Fashion Week.

On the first day of PFW, Matières Fécales introduced its Spring/Summer 2027 showcase to a sea of editors, industry insiders, and, of course, celebrities. The brand's name may translate to "fecal matter," but it has quickly become a fixture of high fashion. Rihanna arrived at the label's fourth Paris Fashion Week show since its Fall 2025 debut, wearing a striking look that made everyone forget about the origins of the avant-garde brand's moniker.

RiRi layered a peekaboo black bra (presumably from her lingerie label, Savage x Fenty) beneath a matching terracotta-tinted skirt suit. Unlike the tailored attire she wore in France pre-Paris Fashion Week, it wasn't made from classic cotton or tweed. Instead, the blazer and midi skirt featured glittery, tinsel-looking fabric, which became more distressed toward the collar, cuffs, and hem.

While Matières Fécales hasn't presented this exact set on the runway (leading fans to believe it was custom-made for Rihanna), her pointy Christian Louboutin pumps should be familiar: Matières Fécales and Louboutin made these curved heels the leading motif in their Fall 2025 collaboration. To marry her husband Matty Healy in July 2026, Gabbriette, the first celebrity Matières Fécales bride, wore the silhouette in wedding white. Lady Gaga is also a big fan of the unconventional stilettos, having worn them in Barcelona, Paris, at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and the NYC premiere of The Devil Wears Prada.

While the brand's signature style screams Lady Gaga, she's certainly not the first VIP to approve the up-and-coming atelier. Last fall, Matières Fécales played a part in Cynthia Erivo's witchy press tour wardrobe for Wicked: For Good; she sourced thigh-high boots from the Christian Louboutin collection.

But in 2026, Hollywood's most famous have been bewitched by Matières Fécales Mania: Sarah Paulson modeled the brand's ballgowns at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party and the Met Gala, Demi Moore turned heads in a neon pink Fall 2026 design at the Cannes Film Festival, and Kylie Jenner wore a cool-girl skirt suit in a Dunkin' Donuts commercial.

It was Zendaya who took the fashion house's fame to new heights at The Odyssey premiere in NYC. In July 2026, Matières Fécales loaned her stylist, Law Roach, the closing look from the Fall 2025 show: a cascading corset gown sculpted from white feathers to match the stiletto-sweeping wings that floated beyond her back. "When we did our first show, Law Roach sent Steven [Raj Bhaskaran] a message about the wedding dress I wore at the end," Hannah Rose Dalton, Bhaskaran's partner in life and fashion, told Dazed. " He said, ‘Can you save this? There’s something special we have to do with it,'" referring to the final stop on The Odyssey press tour.

Now, with Rihanna as the label's newest clientele, Matières Fécales is well on its way to world domination. Which A-lister will board their bandwagon next? With a stamp of approval from yet another award-winning A-lister, no one is out of reach.

I have never been an athletic girl. My sports career began and ended with middle- and high-school PE; these days, my relationship with sportswear is limited to workout sets and sneakers I wear to the gym or a fitness class. All to say: Until six months ago, the word “windbreaker” conjured visions of color-blocked retro nylon jackets that felt more suited to an ’80s gym teacher uniform than anything I’d willingly build an outfit around. But these past few seasons, fashion has given technical layers a serious makeover. On the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2026 runways alone, Miu Miu reimagined the classic windbreaker in cropped proportions, while Loewe leaned into sporty nylon shells with dramatically exaggerated silhouettes.

Somewhere between those runways and the street style photos that followed, I started reconsidering. Today’s updated versions come with funnel necks, fabrics that go beyond nylon (think: cotton poplin, silk, etc.), saturated colors, and sculptural silhouettes meant to pair with pencil skirts, satin shorts, or tailored trousers instead of matching track pants. Even the options currently on the market—from designer versions to ones from COS and Zara—feel decidedly fashion-first.

Sport Mode: Activated

The celebrity case for the windbreaker became particularly convincing at Saint Laurent’s Spring 2026 show, where Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz, and Charli XCX all arrived in riffs on technical outerwear. Bieber wore a cinnamon-colored pullover with lace-trimmed satin shorts and heels; Charli threw a red-and-blue windbreaker over a peach, lingerie-like mini; while Kravitz opted for a high-neck camel blouson bunched over a yellow slip skirt.

Since then, the styling possibilities have only gotten broader. Zendaya went head-to-toe sporty in the navy-and-white oversized anorak the actor co-designed with Law Roach for On. Jordyn Woods turned up in an Old Navy full-zip windbreaker with matching parachute pants, proving the look doesn’t require a designer budget. Tyla went in the opposite direction, wearing an oversized New York Yankees windbreaker as a mini dress in Berlin. And Vittoria Ceretti paired a teal Saint Laurent nylon windbreaker with a khaki pencil skirt and heels during Paris Fashion Week. Inspired by these looks, I was ready to admit: Maybe there is an athletic jacket for me after all.

How I Style It

After falling in love with Leset’s Kyoto Carpenter Pants last month, I decided to test the windbreaker waters with the matching jacket. Because the style is made from 100 percent cotton rather than a technical fabric, it felt like an approachable entry point into the trend. I skipped the coordinating pants, however, and paired it with dark-wash jeans instead. Recently, Marie Claire’s editor-in-chief Nikki Ogunnaike wrote something that stuck with me: “[Color block is] an easy way to make a statement…you really don’t have to try that hard if you play with shapes and materials.”

With that in mind, I layered a contrasting tomato-red shirt underneath, allowing the cuffs and hemline to peek through. A leopard-print handbag added another dose of personality, while thong heels helped counterbalance the casualness of the denim-jacket duo. The fall chill hasn’t fully set in New York yet, but in another month, I’d swap the open-toe pair for a pointed-toe heeled bootie. (I would skip sneakers to avoid leaning too heavily into athleisure.)

While being influenced by stylish celebrity converts, I’ve been drawn to the contrast of an athletic-adjacent jacket with something overtly pretty, whether that’s lace-trimmed satin shorts or a statement skirt. For a going-out look, I took inspiration from Kravitz’s Saint Laurent ensemble and paired the windbreaker with one of my longtime favorite skirts from Copenhagen Fashion Week brand Munthe. Its bright yellow color and beaded floral adornments played against the jacket’s more utilitarian feel, while a purple pleated turtleneck let me push the color-blocking theory even further. High-vamp heels and a suede bag pulled the whole thing firmly into evening territory.

Paired with bold color, embellishment, or a great heel, fashion’s newest windbreakers feel less like a practical layer and more like an unexpected styling choice. I may never be an athlete, but when it comes to this outerwear trend, consider me officially in the game.

On September 26, Kendall Jenner returned to Bottega Veneta's runway after an almost decade-long hiatus, where her rumored boyfriend, Jacob Elordi, applauded from the Spring/Summer 2027 show's front row. Then, the supermodel jetted from Milan to Paris Fashion Week, but not before she seemingly scheduled a pit stop at the Chanel store: On Sept. 28, the first day of PFW, Jenner was spotted at a L'Oréal Paris soirée with a new It bag on her arm.

Hours before Jenner returns to the beauty brand's catwalk for the Le Défilé 2026: Express Your Worth event, she debuted a fresh-from-the-box Chanel Maxi Flap Bag with another "no white after Labor Day" protest: an ivory blazer-style blouse, flared beige trousers, black sunglasses, and The Row's pointy Liisa Pumps.

Recognize the teeny-tiny kitten heels? That's because the sold-out style is on the shoe racks of Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoë Kravitz, Hailey Bieber, and more. Also: Jenner owns the Liisa Pumps in black and camel-colored snakeskin. Interestingly, she modeled the former shade at Paris Fashion Week in Oct. 2025, pairing them with a vintage skirt suit by John Galliano. Her latest street style look proved they're easy to dress up or down.

As for her Chanel purse, Jenner has always gravitated toward go-with-everything bags from the fashion house's Matthieu Blazy era. Her newest addition is no exception. It seems the A-lister sourced the new creative director's Fall 2026 fashion show, where the top-flap, pebbled-leather tote appeared in black and burgundy. The bag is identifiable by its slim shoulder straps and the interlocked Cs on the center turn-lock closure.

Jenner has supported Chanel's new creative director since day one, attending the debut runway show last October, wearing a tiger-print dress from Métiers d'Art Spring 2026 on The Tonight Show, and attending the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a custom cool-blue Chanel gown. The French-Belgian designer's popular Maxi Flap Bag (beloved by Bieber, Sarah Pidgeon, Margot Robbie, Dua Lipa, and more) has become Jenner's go-to everyday tote. It appears Jenner adored the original Maxi Flap so much that she had to have the It bag's smaller sister style (in an exclusive color we didn't see on the runway, no less).

While the bag's fold-over tab looks just as large, the Fall 2026 rendition's main compartment is significantly slimmer. That's not to say the sides' gussets can't expand; its dimensions may be slightly less roomy, but they remain laptop-approved.

If this Chanel bag is anything like its predecessor, it'll resurface on Jenner's shoulder again. With France already stamped on its (metaphorical) passport, where will Jenner and the Maxi Flap travel to next? No matter which street style circuit they join—our bets are on New York City, London, Beverly Hills, and L.A.—it'll elevate Jenner's off-duty outfits with ease. Just like the Chanel Maxi Flap Bags before it.

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Halfway through the 2026 MTV VMAs, after Taylor Swift had received the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Award, the lights inside L.A.’s Peacock Theater began to dim. Swifties could feel it in the silence: the fashion focus shifted from the red carpet and the stage to Swift’s “Patient Zero” music video, starring herself, Dakota Johnson, and Collin Farrell. What they didn’t know, though, was that one of Swift’s most minimalist music video personas—and Johnson’s character—would deliver an entire song’s worth of fall style inspiration. Now that deserves its own trophy.

By the time the MTV VMAs transformed into the “Patient Zero” premiere, the pop star’s devoted fans had two days to process the single’s lyrics, its melodies, and the understated looks that Swift wore on each CD cover. The original copy captured the Grammy winner in a turtleneck dress from Khaite, the same New York-based brand she wore to announce she bought back her masters last year. Meanwhile, the “acoustic version” was more laid-back—as a song with bare-bones vocals, instruments, and production should be—and her cashmere-blend tank top by Gabriela Hearst reflected that energy. For the third and final “collector’s edition” CD, the “piano version,” her stylist, Joseph Cassell Falconer, recycled a lace-trimmed Staud top that Swift first wore in London back in May.

In all three CD covers, Swift strategically left the rest of her looks out of frame, likely waiting for the music video to showcase the pieces that remain. Johnson’s music video outfits remained just as much a mystery until Swift’s voice serenaded the VMAs audience. All this to say? There were a lot of fashion moments to look forward to. Keep scrolling for breakdowns of all the best ones from the “Patient Zero” music video, from a Swiftie editor.

Taylor Swift and Dakota Johnson in Matching Leather Jackets

The "Patient Zero" music video opens on Johnson wearing all-black: a leather knee-length coat, wide-leg trousers, and Chelsea-style boots. Then, Swift creeps up behind the Materialists actor in an identical look, down to the Slim Leather Coat by Toteme, the crossover Stockholm-based brand in both celebrities' closets. In fact, back in May, Swift layered the same $4,000 style over her Staud top in London.

Swift and Johnson in Matching Tank Tops and Shorts

Just as the lyrics suggest, Swift and Johnson portray women in the same unhappy relationship. In the next scene, the camera captures them in Gabriela Hearst's Nevin Tank Top, woven from a ribbed, light gray cashmere-silk blend. Both stars style the everyday basic (which joined Swift's off-screen closet back in 2023) with black satin shorts.

Swift and Johnson in Little Black Dresses

By the time Farrell joins the mix, Swift and Johnson are still twinning. This time, in a little black tank-top-type dress from Saint Laurent, which shares the same less-is-more look as the Khaite style Swift wore on the CD cover. Both A-listers accessorized the sleeveless maxi with strappy black sandals, courtesy of, once again, Saint Laurent.

Swift and Johnson in Butter Yellow Going-Out Gowns

Halfway through the song, the Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki followed Swift and Johnson—and their identical Valentino gowns—into a lavish soirée. It's no surprise that Valentino played a part in the "Patient Zero" music video: Not only has Swift worn the Italian label in the "Blank Space" music video, on the Fearless Tour, and at Grammys after-parties, but Johnson is a brand ambassador and styled a Valentino LBD for Swift's wedding.

While gold embroidery bedazzled the drop-waist design, teeny-tiny bows added texture to the semi-sheer illusion bodice. Both stars sported an envelope-style clutch and a bold red lip (Swift's signature).

Taylor Swift's Lace-Trimmed Pajama Set

After the party, Swift's character switches into a silver pajama set from Dôen, complete with a spaghetti-strap camisole and matching mini shorts. Black lace trim lined the neckline and hems, matching the moody energy of the cement backdrop.

Much like Staud and Gabriela Hearst, Dôen has remained in Swift's regular off-screen rotation for years. This year, she wore the L.A. label's floral Ashlynn Dress on a NYC date with Travis Kelce and the Nelida Dress at the Grammy Museum's Icon Session. While the Loure Top is sold out, the Iona Shorts are still available to shop.

Swift's Terracotta Slip Dress

Once the music video reveals that, on-screen, Swift and Johnson are living the same lives, the storyline shifts to spotlight the pop star as the leading lady. The "Opalite" singer gets in a heated argument with her faux husband, Farrell, wearing a terracotta-tinted, silky slip dress from the New York brand Heirlome. For her jewelry, Swift wears a silver engagement ring (which shimmered just as brightly as her own Kindred Lubeck sparkler), a gold chainlink necklace, and additional rings.

Swift's Lace-Trimmed Staud Top and Skirt

The music video's final close-up captures Swift in the same Staud Evangeline Top that she wore in London a few months ago and on the "piano only" CD cover of "Patient Zero." This time, she seemingly slipped the glossy camisole into a matching maxi skirt, also in black.

Though fashion people swear that trends begin and end on the runways, tonight's MTV Video Music Awards red carpet proved that's not always the case. While some of the evening's A-list attendees notably took cues from Fashion Month—specifically, Miuccia Prada's bra-heavy Milan runway—others chose to resurrect a trend no one saw coming.

Tonight's baby blue carpet was punctured by several pairs of stilettos—but not the kind you'd expect. In addition to the usual pumps and strappy sandals, several celebs chose to style their VMAs look with a pair of over-the-knee statement heels. Somehow, each star was able to translate the trend in a completely different way—one that fell perfectly in line with their own personal aesthetic and award ceremony look.

Paris Hilton returned yet again to her trademark chainmail dress look, a signature she coined back in 2002. She embraced the theatrics, styling the cut-out mini with a matching choker, sheer gloves, and cut-out boots—all embellished to the nth degree.

Bebe Rexha pulled from the same playbook, accessorizing a lace bustier dress with a pair of coordinating thigh-high boots. The pointed-toe shoes played into another prevalent trend of the evening, with their dramatic lace-front detail (Ciara Miller wore similar pants elsewhere on the red carpet).

Madisin Rian chose a cow-spotted iteration for her red carpet appearance. Her dress, gloves, choker, hat, and boots all looked to be cut from the same cloth.

Reader, take note: All signs point to a pop diva fall.

Though most stars skipped the perfunctory red carpet photo call, the MTV Video Music Awards stage was positively overrun with A-list talent. Celebs like Sabrina Carpenter, Kacey Musgraves, and more chose to forgo the usual dog-and-pony show, instead making their grand entrances live, in front of a nationwide audience.

One such celebrity was Dakota Johnson, who's currently doing the rounds for her new film Verity, before it hits theaters later this week. The actor had the honor of the evening, presenting Taylor Swift with her 31st Moonman. Johnson introduced the inaugural Artist Director Honors award, officially making Swift the most-awarded artist in VMAs history.

For the special occasion, Johnson, who also stars in Swift's "Patient Zero" video, chose a fashion trend that's almost as integral to the VMAs as the awards themselves. She presented a demure spin on the classic naked dress, in a Calvin Klein column gown which nearly matched her skin. The number was custom-designed for Johnson—as is evident in its precise tailoring and floor-grazing hem. It featured beige sequins and a full-coverage lining, offering a decidedly PG take on naked dressing.

Johnson embraced the gown's simplistic, yet impactful, nature with a Messika collar necklace that could be similarly categorized. The pavé piece was covered entirely in minute diamonds, save for a lone emerald-cut stone, which hung from its dazzling base.

The look will remain as proof that some of the most powerful looks are quiet in nature.

It's been five years since country darling Kacey Musgraves attended the annual MTV Video Music Awards. Musgraves is nominated for Best Country Song for her abstinence anthem, "Dry Spell." The true honor, however, was one she herself bestowed.

On Sunday evening, the singer made her VMAs return for a very important cause: a tribute performance for the late Dolly Parton. Our very own dime store cowgirl paid tribute to the Backwoods Barbie, with a goosebump-inducing rendition of "I Will Always Love You," one of Parton's most famous songs.

Musgraves chose a delightfully Dolly-inspired gown for the special performance. She wore a long-sleeve gown in a delicious shade of Dolly Parton-pink. The bodycon number was covered entirely in shimmering fuchsia rhinestones, with feathers at the wrist. Though designed by eveningwear designer Miron, the dress easily could have hailed from the late country singer's estate.

While undoubtedly Dolly-coded, Musgrave's performance look was a major departure from her previous VMAs style. She last walked the red carpet back in 2021 in an eggplant-purple mini dress. Early on the color combination trend that's everywhere this season, the "Golden Hour" singer styled it with contrasting red leather opera gloves. She completed the look with a massive plumed hat with feathers not unlike the ones that adorned her dress tonight.

Once a rhinestone cowgirl, always a rhinestone cowgirl.

Fashion month is still very much underway, but somehow this season's runway trends have already begun cropping up on the red carpet.

On Tuesday, Prada claimed the title of most talked-about show of Milan Fashion Week, debuting a Spring/Summer 2027 collection that focused heavily on bras. So, naturally, when it came time for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, Hollywood's top stylists jumped in without missing a beat.

Practically teleporting from model to muse, the look was present across attendees, presenters, and nominees alike. Tyla bravely tackled the trend in a spanking-new look from Mowalola's SS27 ready-to-wear collection. Stylist Ronnie Hart outfitted the "Water" singer entirely in faux snakeskin pieces, pairing underwire with a matching pencil skirt—the way God and Miuccia Prada intended.

Meanwhile, Summer House's Ciara Miller interpreted the look with early-2000s pop-star flavor. She arrived wearing a suede bra and matching lace-up pants, styled with a contrasting Western belt. The Aiden Euan set felt Christina Aguilera-coded in the best way.

The bra-as-a-top impact was evident elsewhere at the Sunday evening award show, with stars like Rei Ami—who's nominated for Song of the Year—and JoJo putting their own flair on the fashion week-forward look. Both opted for artfully embellished bras and paired them with maxi skirts to give the boudoir staple a more formal, award show-worthy appeal.

One trend-approved look, four very stylish ways.

As soon as Sabrina Carpenter walked the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet, her Valentino look landed on top of my best-dressed list. From the red-and-purple color combination to the naked dress and a feather boa, she won the red carpet circuit right then and there. Now, at the 2026 MTV VMAs, Carpenter snuck past the paparazzi, saving her outfit reveal for an opening performance with Madonna of their song, "Bring Your Love." In true Carpenter style, her grand entrance was worth the wait.

When Carpenter returned to L.A.'s Peacock Theater, I couldn't help but finger-clap at my TV. The seven-time nominee took center stage in a look styled by Jared Ellner: a white button-down, which remained unbuttoned to showcase the black lacy bra underneath.

Then, she slipped her tights into bedazzled black shorts, which she paired with shade-matched suspenders, one of Madonna's signature accessories back in the day. If we could see the look in person, we would zoom in on the rhinestone words atop her hosiery; devoted Carpenters know that on the Short n' Sweet Tour, she tattooed her tights with kiss marks and some of her spiciest lyrics.

For her finishing touches, the 27-year-old pop star went full Madonna mode in a black beret (the "Like a Virgin" singer styled a similar headpiece at a red carpet premiere in 2005). She completed the look with custom Mary Janes by Christian Louboutin.

Before the ceremony, Carpenter wasn't officially confirmed to return to the VMAs stage. In fact, fans assumed she would stay in the audience, since she performed "Espresso" in 2024 and "Tears" in 2025. But when Madonna calls, she answers.

It's their second rendition of "Bring Your Love" following the song's debut at Coachella in April 2026. At the music festival, the Grammy winner channeled Carpenter-core instead, strutting across the Las Vegas-style stage in a semi-sheer bodysuit and a wing-like cape-turned-train, courtesy of Dior. Meanwhile, Madonna sourced her style archives for a purple satin corset, a lace lingerie slip dress, and a Gucci bomber jacket.

Back to the 2026 VMAs, where Carpenter blessed fans with her third award-worthy performance since 2024. Two years ago, she danced among a sea of "Moon People" in a bejeweled bodysuit, lipstick-printed tights, and the same Louboutin Mary Janes in white.

Last year, before taking home three Moon Person trophies, Carpenter delivered a Britney Spears-style rainstorm serenade in a fringed rhinestone poncho. Halfway through the song, she stripped down to a crystal-covered bra, itty-bitty shorts, tights, and once again, Mary Janes by Christian Louboutin.

Though her performances are three-for-three, it's been nearly a decade since Carpenter made her VMAs debut in 2018. But as a fan who began tracking her style evolution as early as her Disney Channel days, I believe she really came into her own in 2022. That's when the flirty fashion girl we know today found her (tastefully risqué) wings. Jason Bolden, Carpenter's stylist at the time, dressed her in a cut-out-heavy Moschino gown, featuring sequin flowers. Between the multicolor appliqués and the black headband, fans applauded the '60s energy of the look.

One year (and one stylist change) later, Carpenter returned to the VMAs in an effortlessly elegant Vera Wang gown, complete with a peekaboo bustier and soft white tulle.

I like to think of this semi-sheer look as the calm before Carpenter's sultry storm: 2024 was a turning point for her career and her VMAs style.

Before making out with an alien on stage and accepting the Song of the Year award for her breakout hit, "Espresso," Carpenter won the (unofficial) red carpet competition in a vintage Bob Mackie gown that Madonna wore to the 1993 Oscars. Iridescent beads and sequins adorned the circa-1991 design, while the scalloped sweetheart neckline and column skirt looked tailored to the singer's figure.

Turns out, Carpenter wasn't just channeling one blonde, but two: According to Vogue, she paid homage to Marilyn Monroe, another fan of the late Bob Mackie's creations. "It was inspired by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and made headlines when [Madonna] wore it,” said Alexis Novak, the founder of Tab Vintage, which loaned the look to Carpenter.

At the 2025 VMAs, Carpenter didn't expose her underwear à la Zara Larsson or Tate McRae, but her custom Valentino gown still tested the sheer trend. The long-sleeve style's sequined red lace blossomed like wildflowers, showcasing sections of her figure underneath. Making the nearly-naked style even more glamorous, the Grammy winner draped a lilac feather boa around her arms. The pop star's finishing touches? Diamond earrings and rings from Tiffany & Co., a bombshell blowout, and a couple of outfit changes up her sleeves.

First, she performed "Tears" in a rhinestone-fringed dress. Then, for a mid-song surprise, she traded the micro mini for a bra, sequin shorts, and black tights. Before Carpenter's fans could process the Hollywood-worthy performance, she returned to the stage in a fringed corset dress from Bob Mackie's Spring 1986 collection. Finally, Carpenter ended the evening at an after-party, dancing the night away in a Bob Mackie bodysuit originally worn by Cher.

All this to say? Knowing Carpenter, she'll leave quite an impression at an after-party or two in the coming hours.