Everything I Bought in Paris During Fashion Week
Shockingly rare Prada hats, vintage Jean Paul Gaultier, unique antique jewelry and more.
The shopping is Paris is always good, but this season, it was particularly mind-blowing.
I’m talking impossible-to-find Prada runway headpieces, rare Jean Paul Gaultier for shockingly good prices, one-of-a-kind vintage jewelry pieces and midcentury French couture-level wonders. While everyone else was lining up to buy the same pony hair flats at Chanel (undoubtedly beautiful, yes, but ubiquitous, non?) I was crawling around the obscure, charming vintage stores and off the beaten path boutiques that make shopping in Paris so magical.
Read my Paris Fashion Week diaries here.
Here is every single thing I bought in Paris, with links to similar pieces where possible:
Rare Runway Prada Hats & Headpieces
I purchased the burgundy feather newsboy cap as well as the wrapped purple velvet mini turban baseball cap from the Prada fall 2024 runway collection, both for insane prices considering they retailed into the thousands. I collect old Miu Miu (check out my book here) and old Prada and these pieces feel true to the older, weirdo chic maximalist aesthetic.
They are literally impossible to find online, I don’t recall even seeing them in the Prada store…or seeing anyone in the wild ever wear them. I can’t believe I have them. Could they actually be the pieces styled in the show? I consider them collector items.
I was also shocked to see the mysterious Prada scarf sunglasses from the spring 2025 runway—which I had to buy. I saw someone post on Instagram that only three of them were produced, and someone else said they’re impossible to find. I’m not sure if either one is accurate. But I do know I’ve never seen them anywhere else. I wore them to the Miu Miu show the next day.
I did not find these icons at the main Prada store; here’s where I found these amazing pieces…
