7 of Paris Fashion Week’s top trends for Fall 2016, 41 ways to wear them

by Randi Bergman March 9, 2016

The inner workings of fashion week may be shifting by the minute, but one thing will never change (at least for now—I know better than to say anything finite about style) is the prevalence and importance of trends. In Paris this season, there were a few motifs reworked from runway to runway, and while their influence is obvious (the overshadowing presence of Demna Gvasalia and his first collection for Balenciaga), they each shone brightly in their own unique context.

Flip through for 41 of the biggest trends of Paris Fashion Week Fall 2016. You’ll be wearing ‘em in 5,4,3,2…1.

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Crazy shoulders

Call it the remnants of last season’s ‘80s trend (or as I previously mentioned, the influence of Vetements and Demna Gvasalia), but shoulders neared Dynasty proportions this season at Saint Laurent, Isabel Marant and yes, Vetements.

Balenciaga Fall 2016

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Miu Miu Fall 2016

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Louis Vuitton Fall 2016

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Saint Laurent Fall 2016

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Isabel Marant Fall 2016

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Jacquemus Fall 2016

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Kenzo Fall 2016

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The red dress

It’s too bad Jessica Rabbit isn’t a real person—she’d have had a gay ole time picking her poison at Nina Ricci, Issey Miyake and Haider Ackermann.

Haider Ackermann Fall 2016

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Nina Ricci Fall 2016

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Giambattista Valli Fall 2016

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Hermès Fall 2016

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Loewe Fall 2016

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Issey Miyake Fall 2016

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Nightgowns, ruffles and slips—oh my!

One of the three appeared on virtually every runway last season, and to my surprise, this season too. From the super sexy Givenchy version to the Mormon take at Kenzo—there’s a nightie for everyone.

Chloé Fall 2016

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Balmain Fall 2016

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Rochas Fall 2016

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Valentino Fall 2016

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Givenchy Fall 2016

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Stella McCartney Fall 2016

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Stella McCartney Fall 2016

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Nina Ricci Fall 2016

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Kenzo Fall 2016

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Chanel Fall 2016

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Denim-YOLO

I won’t bore you with another uninspired line about how important denim is. You already know it, but this time around you’ve just got more to work with courtesy of Off White, Balenciaga and Miu Miu.

Balenciaga Fall 2016

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Off/White Fall 2016

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Miu Miu Fall 2016

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Arty earrings

If the MoMa was smart, it’d be stocking up on Fall 2016’s offering of modern art statement earrings. At Ellery, they felt like Miro. At Stella McCartney they felt like Brancusi. At Balenciaga, they felt just like Sid Vicious (if he were a sculpter).

Ellery Fall 2016

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Stella McCartney Fall 2016

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Christian Dior Fall 2016

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Balenciaga Fall 2016

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The trench and The parka

Fall/Winter’s two perennial faves got the special treatment this season, being reworked at Acne, Louis Vuitton and Stella McCartney (to name just a very small few).

Céline Fall 2016

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Acne Fall 2016

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Chanel Fall 2016

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Isabel Marant Fall 2016

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Stella McCartney Fall 2016

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Loewe Fall 2016

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Louis Vuitton Fall 2016

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Neck scarves

Some form of a choker has been trending for a few seasons, but the neck wrap of choice for fall was the silk scarf—whether collegiate at Dries Van Noten, bowed at Chloé or seductive at Rochas.

Chloé Fall 2016

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Rochas Fall 2016

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Dries Van Noten Fall 2016

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Vetements Fall 2016

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