Dua Lipa's latest front row appearance just sent us into style overload. Fresh off the back of her attention-demanding naked dress moment at GCDS' Milan Fashion Week presentation (in case you missed it she opted for a totally sheer high-necked lace maxi), the international singing sensation and inadvertent fashion extraordinaire has come through with another look that we can't get enough of.
The 27-year-old stepped out in Paris on Tuesday at Saint Laurent's autumn/winter 2023/24 show, making for a seriously sultry addition to the front row. She wore a black hooded top with central twist detailing alongside sharply tailored trousers and a patent skinny belt.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe New Rules star looked chic in her monochrome ensemble
Dua topped off her look with a structured leather coat, classic stilettos, dark shades and bulbous jewellery that evoked the spirit of the 1980s.
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© Photo: Getty ImagesDua went for a deep charcoal smoky eye and statement jewellery
The hooded trend, which took the runways by storm in the later half of the decade, has been gaining momentum over the last couple of seasons – and we are very much here for it.
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© Photo: Getty ImagesGrace Jones in a hooded dress walking in Alaïa's 1986 spring/summer haute couture show
The style became one of Alaïa muse Grace Jones' most defining looks, even worn by her character May Day in the 1985 Bond film A View to a Kill, and represents a major reference point in fashion design.
Nothing screams high octane glamour like this in-built accessory, in fact the style is something of a guaranteed eye-grabber.
The Hadid sisters played a hand in catapulting the trend into the mainstream – first Bella caught our eye when she walked in Coperni's AW22 show in a black mini dress with a detachable tailoring-inspired cape hood, and then Gigi oozed slinky glamour in a hooded asymmetric maxi at Versace's SS23 show.
© Photo: Getty ImagesKate Moss hopped on the hooded trend at the WSJ Innovator Awards last year
Saint Laurent's previous collection championed the hood – creative director Anthony Vaccarello inflamed our hearts with his Grecian-esque drapery, as seen on the likes of Kate Moss, Laura Harrier and Jenna Ortega. Yet again, it seems that haute hoods are set to be huge for autumn/winter and Dua's sultry Saint Laurent moment is a case in point.
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