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scene stealers
July 6, 2012

Slideshow: Street Style From the Haute Couture Shows

By Hilary Moss

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Photo: Victoria Adamson

It must be difficult for street-style subjects to get dressed during the Paris Haute Couture shows. On one hand, you don’t want to outshine any of the runway creations, but on the other, where else are you going to wear your gauzy cape, Lennon sunglasses, and eleven-inch heels? We sent photographer Victoria Adamson to capture how attendees and passersby struck a balance between the two. The results: all white in various silhouettes, every print imaginable, plenty of off-duty models (several still with their hair in Alexis Mabille antennae), and even some sneakers. See these ensembles, and many more, in our slideshow.

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Sui He, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Denni Elias, blogger for Chicmuse  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Anna Dello Russo, editor-at-large for Vogue Japan  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Hanneli Mustaparta, blogger/photographer/model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Emmanuelle Alt, editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Angelica Ardasheva, blogger  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Candice Lake, photographer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Tamu McPherson, editor-in-chief at Grazia.it  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Ekaterina Mukhina, fashion director of Vogue Russia  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Vanessa Traina  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Barbara Martelo, stylist  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Stella Tennant, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Caroline Issa, executive fashion director of Tank magazine  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Gaia Repossi, jewelry designer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Hanneli Mustaparta, blogger/photographer/model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Shiona Turini, fashion and market editor for CR Fashion Book  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Models after the Alexis Mabille show  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Sofia Guellaty, editor-in-chief of Masquerade magazine  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Nathalie Duchêne  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Model after the Alexis Mabille show  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Stephanie Kaufman, co-founder of The Collecte        Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Montana, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Elena Perminova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Stephanie LaCava, fashion journalist  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Kasia Struss, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Tilda Lindstam, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Ming Xi, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Shala Monroque, fashion enthusiast and editor  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Liz Cabral, fashion director of Flare magazine  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Olympia Scarry, artist  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Brant boys  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Lauren Remington Platt, founder and CEO of Vênsette  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Emmanuelle Alt, editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Karlie Kloss, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Frida Gustavsson, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Jessica Stam, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Ulyana Sergeenko, photographer and designer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Elena Perminova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Hanne Gaby Odiele, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Michelle Harper  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Candice Lake, photographer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Anna Dello Russo, editor-at-large for Vogue Japan  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Lakshmi Menon, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Jenna Sloan  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Anya Ziourova, fashion director of Tatler Russia  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Tamu McPherson, editor-in-chief at Grazia.it  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Elena Perminova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Tiffany Godoy, editor-in-chief of The Reality Show  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Showgoer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Natalia Alaverdian, fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar Russia  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Anna Dello Russo, editor-at-large for Vogue Japan  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Jacquelyn Jablonski, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Magda Laguinge, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Sara Blomqvist, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Michelle Harper  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Chrystal Copland, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Mike, fashion enthusiast  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Gulzhanat Baigunakoba & Zarina Balfanbaeva  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Vika Gazinskaya, designer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Vlada Roslyakova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Stephanie LaCava and Shala Monroque  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Patrick Demarchelier, photographer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Carine Roitfeld  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Natalia Alaverdian, fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar Russia  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Natuka Karkashadze, fashion journalist  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Mia Stoelen, blogger  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Jessica Stam, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Liz Cabral, fashion director of Flare magazine  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Erica Pelosini, assistant to Anna Dello Russo  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Stella Tennant, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Natasha Goldenberg, director at Kova & T.  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Elena Perminova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Natuka Karkashadze and Nikula Karkashadze  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Vlada Roslyakova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Catherine Baba, stylist  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Ruby Aldridge, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Tilda Lindstam, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Vika Gazinskaya, designer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Irina Burkova, fashion enthusiast  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Elisa Baudoin, art student  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Stacy Jean, style editor-at-large of Ladygunn magazine  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Candice Lake, photographer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Elena Perminova, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Hedvig Opshaug, blogger  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Carlotta, assistant to Anna Dello Russo  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Vika Gazinskaya, designer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Anya Ziourova, fashion director of Tatler Russia  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Ulyana Sergeenko, photographer and designer  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Miroslava Duma, fashion consultant and founder of Buro 24/7  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Shala Monroque, fashion enthusiast and editor  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Alana Zimmer and Constance Jablonski, models  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Milagros Schmoll, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Andrej Pejic, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
Karlie Kloss, model  Photo: Victoria Adamson/Victoria Adamson 2012
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