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How Street Style Changed This Year, According to Vogue Photographer and Style du Monde Founder Acielle ( Continue)

“It’s a completely different experience from shooting outside the shows because when you go to a show, you can shoot immediately—in 10 minutes, you’ve seen so many looks. But [to find locals] you have to walk around and look for little surprises, or if you see a background you like, you have to wait for someone to come along. It’s very interesting to see how people react because they’ll ask, ‘Who is this picture for?’ When I tell them it’s for Vogue, they can’t believe it,” she says. “It really brought me back to my roots when I started shooting street style in Antwerp in 2008 because I loved seeing students’ outfits and wanted to document them. Now we call it street style and people know what that means, but back then, you had to give a bit more explanation [as to] why you wanted to take their picture.”

Beyond the new faces and dressed-down looks, the biggest change in Acielle’s Paris photos might be the atmosphere. In some cases, it became more impressive, with brands choosing out-of-town venues that would normally be too disruptive to the schedule; she traveled to Versailles for Dior and the Charles de Gaulle airport for Balmain. Toward the end of the week, Acielle also took a break to shoot an entirely different setting: the city’s International Women’s Day march protesting sexual violence. “I felt an overwhelming sense of unity,” she told Vogue at the time. “[It reminded me] how different everything used to be, but at the same time, it made me hopeful and long for a post-pandemic future where we can fully celebrate life again.”

We’re optimistic that day will come sooner rather than later. It’s still hard to predict when—and if—Fashion Week and street style will return to their former glory, but we’re holding onto that sense of hope and recognizing the silver linings. Below, scroll through 17 of Acielle’s favorite photos of the fall 2021 season, and come back for more of our street style coverage around the world.


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