Shows aside, nothing quantifies fashion week quite like its street style. For many, the streets have in fact usurped the runway, with street style now becoming as influential as the designs going down the catwalk. Influencers, celebrities and editors use the streets outside and between shows as their own runway, often illustrating what to expect for the season ahead but animating them with the kind of creative verve and curious couplings that rendered them there in the first place.
PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 27: A guest wearing Loewe jacket, sunglasses and bag and Bottega Veneta mules outside Loewe Paris Fashion Week – Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)
Here, our favourite street style from the big four – Paris, Milan, London and New York – set to inspire your forthcoming spring wardrobe (and perhaps your next purchase).
Outside Loewe, Paris
One of the most spectacular shows not just of the week but the entire month , the streets of Loewe matched the creative marvel of Jonathan Anderson’s meditative rave inside. Of course, the masterful Spanish brand was in its droves, its famed leather goods and quirky shades on some the biggest influencers and editors alike. But it wasn’t just its cult Puzzle Bag or patchwork denim that proved mighty, but rather the way it was expressed; eclectic, eccentric and novel representations of its deftly crafted wares. Indeed, with show-goers rising to the challenge, it proved the street style of the week, with local street style photographer Myles Klaus telling me it was by far the most interesting to snap.
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Tiffany Hsu is seen wearing two tone denim jeans and jacket, brown bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Ki Eunse is seen wearing a Loewe hat,, black sweater, jeans and necklace outside the Loewe show during Paris Fashion Week SS20 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Gala Gonzalez is seen wearing a blue striped Loewe suit outside the Loewe show during Paris Fashion Week SS20 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Gilda Ambrosio wearing creme white coat seen outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Paola Alberdi is seen wearing blue button shirt, corset, navy striped pants, black Loewe bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Susie Lau seen wearing striped pink green blue multi colored dress with slits, sleeveless slip over, pink bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Sophia Roe wearing beige skirt, white button shirt seen outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Marta Cygan is seen wearing checked overall with print, striped Loewe bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Camille Charriere is seen wearing beige shearling jacket, striped skirt with slit, black Loewe bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Caroline Caro Daur and Jeanette Friis Madsen on their smartphone seen outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Vanessa Hong seen wearing black white two tone dress outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: A guest is seen wearing white dress outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: A guest is seen wearing grey high waist pants outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Annabel Rosendahl seen waring multi colored wool coat, striped Loewe bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Diletta Bonaiuti is seen wearing orange mini bag, striped navy pants, white knit outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Thora Valdimars seen wearing khaki pants, cape, coat, striped Loewe bag, pink shirt with print outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Caroline Caro Daur, Courtney Trop and Erika Boldrin seen outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Geraldine Boublil wearing black coat and Sophia Roe wearing beige skirt, white button shirt seen outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Gilda Ambrosio wearing creme white coat and Giorgia Tordini wearing navy long coat is seen outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Candela Novembre seen wearing multi colored checkered dress, blue Loewe bag outside Loewe during Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on September 27, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)
Outside Fendi, Milan
On the streets of Milan, bold stamps of colour and blatant branding played out, with Via Solari dishing up Fendi in all its forms. Karl Lagerfeld’s final collection of bows, embossed baguettes and FF belts were seen on everyone from Caroline Daur to Anna Dello Russo.
Street Style at Fendi fashion show: September 19 - Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 19 September 2019, Milan, Italy (Photo by Nataliya Petrova/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 22: Victoria Barbara is seen wearing olive white two tone blazer, tights with print, bag all Fendi during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on September 22, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 19: Aylin Koenig wearing a Fendi baguette and overknees and poses outside the Fendi show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on September 19, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images) MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 19: Caroline Caro Daur seen wearing red dress with slit, belt red boots outside the Fendi show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on September 19, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 19: Pernille Teisbaek seen wearing creme white coat, Fendi bag, Bottega Veneta shoes LIDO -PS20 outside Attico during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on September 19, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 19: Anna dello Russo seen wearing yellow sheer dress outside the Fendi show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on September 19, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 22: Alice Barbier seen wearing asymmetric skirt, sleeveless knit, yellow Fendi bag outside Boss during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 on September 22, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A guest wears a brown and black Fendi logo turtleneck, black leather pants, shiny gold-tone thigh-high boots, a rainbow-color fluffy bag, outside Valentino, during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020, on September 29, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
Outside Roksanda, London
A very English setting – grey skies and a pretty garden – was the backdrop to British icon Roksanda’s tremendous show, with the streets serving up very British codes of dressing. Coloured leather, relaxed tailoring, artful layering and bold punchy swoops of colour (a Roksanda staple) was abound on the streets of London.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Guest brown jacket with large leather bag arrives at Roksanda during London Fashion Week September 2019 on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Guest in long pink dress arrives at Roksanda during London Fashion Week September 2019 on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Lauren Santo Domingo attends Roksanda at Serpentine Gallery during LFW September 2019 on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Guest in green trouser suit arrives at Roksanda during London Fashion Week September 2019 on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Guest in leather skirt arrives at Roksanda during London Fashion Week September 2019 on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Guest in floral shirt arrives at Roksanda during London Fashion Week September 2019 on September 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images)
Outside Dion Lee, New York City
Day 7 proved a haven of edgy street stye, with local boy wonder Dion Lee’s show dishing up some covetable dressing. Saturated neon colour, parachute pants, pleats, incongruous colour blocking and corsetry – including Lee’s cult, sell-out Sheer Jersey Corset – made several appearances on the streets of New York.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Christine Centenera is seen wearing black pencil skirt, white top outside Marc Jacobs during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A guest is seen wearing pink button shirt with shot sleeves outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Model Akiima is seen wearing two tone overall outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Sarah Ellen is seen wearing green dress outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Sophia Roe is seen wearing green silk dress, black bag, heels outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Hanna Baxter is seen wearing green button shirt, black white checkered bag outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Jessie Bush is seen wearing silk skirt with slit, multi colored socks, sandals, Boyy bag, beige blazer outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Model Lilian Sumner is seen wearing white body, black white pants outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Patricia Manfield is seen wearing neon green wrapped blouse, high waist green pants, oink mini Jacquemus bag, p outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A guest is seen wearing white blouse, black leather pants, red sunglasses outside Dion Lee during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Charlotte Groeneveld is seen wearing white dress with print, black bag, boots outside Marc Jacobs during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Victoria Barbara is seen wearing black Khaite top, Balenciaga denim jeans, Bottega Veneta clutch during New York Fashion Week September 2019 on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)