A Decade of Couture Street Style: Revisiting the Fall 2016 Shows Ahead of Fall 2026
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Irene Kim, Talia Namdar-Cohen
4d ago· 7 min readenInsight
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A retrospective look at street style from the Fall 2016 couture shows, published in advance of the Fall 2026 couture season. The article revisits fashion moments from a decade earlier, including Zoë Kravitz wearing Valentino tulle and other notable street style looks photographed by Phil Oh. It contrasts the fashion landscape of 2016 with the upcoming 2026 season, which features new creative director debuts at major houses.
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· 3 pulledIn 2025, a decade after Zoë Kravitz wore this tulle Valentino confection to couture, the actor and her fiancé Harry Styles were given a private tour of Maison Valentino's headquarters in Rome by none other than current creative director Alessandro Michele.
Ahead of the start of the fall 2026 couture season—which will feature debuts by Pierpaolo Piccioli for Balenciaga, Duran Lantink for Jean Paul Gaultier, and Olivier Theyskens for Boloria—we've gone into the archive to revisit what street style looked like at the shows a decade ago.
What difference does a decade make in street style?
What difference does a decade make in street style? In advance of the fall 2026 couture season, scroll below to see what people wore to the fall 2016 shows.
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