Dressed-Down Paris Fashion Week Outfits to Copy, and How to Match Your Sunglasses - Vibes Shades

06 Oct 2026 · By Rita Colombo · Updated 07 Oct 2026

Dressed-Down Paris Fashion Week Outfits to Copy, and How to Match Your Sunglasses

Not every look at Paris Fashion Week was a statement. These were the dressed-down ones: a tee, a cream suit, a black coat, and sunglasses that made each one work. Save them for inspo.

Not everyone outside the Paris Fashion Week shows was in a statement look. Between the Spring/Summer 2027 arrivals, which ran from 28 September to 6 October, we kept spotting outfits you could actually wear on a Tuesday: a plain tee, a cream suit, a black coat. These are the ones worth saving.

Simple outfits lean on the sunglasses more than you would think. With nothing loud going on, the frame on your face is the strongest line in the look. Get it right and three plain pieces read as a decision.

A few things these three looks have in common, if you want to borrow the formula.

Keep the outfit to two or three tones, and let the frame take the darkest one. Cream and khaki with a black frame. All cream with a dark tortoise frame. The sunglasses anchor the palette instead of competing with it.

Echo the frame somewhere else. A brown frame with a burgundy bag, a black frame with black gloves. One repeat is enough to make the look feel finished.

Go slim when the clothes are relaxed. Oversized coats and wide trousers want a narrow frame for contrast. In these looks that meant a slim black oval that curves around the face, or a soft, rounded cat-eye.

If you want more of the season, our Paris Fashion Week sunglasses edit covers the bolder end. Here are the three dressed-down looks, and the frames that get you there.

Karlie Kloss, Stella McCartney SS27, Paris Fashion Week

Karlie Kloss arrived at Stella McCartney in a plain cream tee, khaki trousers with a tan side stripe and a tan leather clutch, hair slicked back. Three neutral pieces and a slim black oval wrap, and the frame does the rest. It is the easiest of the three to copy, and the one to start with if dressing simply is new to you. Nova and Specter are both mid-scale wraps that curve around the face the same way, low profile rather than sporty.

Spotted: Karlie Kloss at Stella McCartney SS27, Paris Fashion Week, 30 Sep 2026. Via @trendystyle.nl on Instagram.

// Wear it with

Nova sport wrap sunglasses in Blue / Black, blue lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 2 colourways
Specter slim wrap sunglasses in Green / Black, green lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 3 colourways

Jessica Alba, Zimmermann SS27, Paris Fashion Week

At Zimmermann, Jessica Alba wore cream from shoulder to floor: a relaxed blazer, a fitted waistcoat and wide pleated trousers, with a burgundy clutch and dark tortoiseshell sunglasses. Tonal dressing like this needs one dark point near the face, and the frame and the bag share the job. Hollis is the closest read: a softer, rounder cat-eye that comes in tortoise. Delta 9 is the same lifted shape, a touch larger.

Spotted: Jessica Alba at Zimmermann SS27, Paris Fashion Week, 5 Oct 2026. Via CelebMafia.

// Wear it with

Hollis retro round sunglasses in Orange / Black, orange lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 3 colourways
Delta 9 oversized round sunglasses in Orange / Clear, orange lens on clear frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 4 colourways

Spotted by @yelizindunyasi, Paris Fashion Week SS27

All black, done properly. An oversized pea coat, a roll neck, leather gloves, leather trousers and a croc-effect top-handle bag, with blonde hair as the only light point. The slim black oval is what stops it reading heavy: a narrow frame against a big coat. Specter is the slim wrap that sits close to the face. Hollis in black is the softer, rounder alternative if you prefer a lifted corner.

Spotted: Spotted by @yelizindunyasi at Paris Fashion Week SS27, Sep 2026. Via @yelizindunyasi on Instagram.

// Wear it with

Specter slim wrap sunglasses in Green / Black, green lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 3 colourways
Hollis retro round sunglasses in Orange / Black, orange lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 3 colourways

Shop the edit

Specter slim wrap sunglasses in Green / Black, green lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 3 colourways
Nova sport wrap sunglasses in Blue / Black, blue lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 2 colourways
Hollis retro round sunglasses in Orange / Black, orange lens on black frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 3 colourways
Delta 9 oversized round sunglasses in Orange / Clear, orange lens on clear frame, three-quarter view
$49.00 · 4 colourways

Questions

How do you match sunglasses to your outfit?

Keep the outfit to two or three tones and let the frame take the darkest one, then repeat the frame colour once elsewhere, in a bag, belt or gloves. With minimal outfits the sunglasses are the strongest line, so they should anchor the palette rather than compete with it.

What sunglasses go with a minimalist style?

Slim black ovals and soft, rounded cat-eyes are easy starting points. Both are clean enough to sit with plain pieces and strong enough to finish the look.

Should sunglasses match your bag or shoes?

They don't have to match exactly, but one echo helps. A brown frame with a burgundy bag or a black frame with black gloves makes a simple outfit look considered.

What frame suits an oversized coat or wide trousers?

A slim frame. Relaxed, oversized clothes need contrast at the face, and a narrow oval or slim wrap keeps the look sharp instead of heavy.