Welcome to the final installment of Picsart’s Fashion Week Fever series. This week, we’re gliding over to France for Paris Fashion Week. The week kicked off on Monday 23 September, and has already seen the first shows take place, with Christian Dior, Saint Laurent, and many more still to come. Getting some last minute content turned around to celebrate the last Fashion Week of the year and reach a fashion-forward audience should be at the top of your agenda if you are a small business in the industry. Check out some of the ways we suggest you get involved in Paris Fashion Week. 

Why is Paris Fashion Week so iconic?

Paris is known for food, beautiful architecture, and ultimately, fashion. From famous trend setters, such as Audrey Hepburn and Vanessa Paradis making their Parisian style wanted by all, to the birth of world leading designer brands, such as Chanel and Hermès, many flock to Paris every year to merely get a taste of the city’s fashion-centric culture. The French capital is known for its avant-garde showcases, haute couture, and exquisite craftsmanship. For anyone with a keen interest in the fashion world, or with a clothing brand, this is an unmissable event for your marketing calendar.

How to bring Paris to you

Host a Parisian soirée: Embrace the chic elegance Paris embodies by hosting a French soirée to showcase your brand and products. Set the theme as French Classic, and create invites with French style icons, such as Bridget Bardot, included to give your guests an idea of the dress code. Create a French food spread consisting of cheese boards, macaroons, canapés and other treats, and put together gift bags filled with items from your brand. If you want to take this one step further, don’t just invite your customers and brand ambassadors, but share the invite in social media to make it a pop-up event, and ask attendees to share their experiences online. If you’re just starting out, host a gathering with friends, dress up in your latest designs, and use the photos for social media content and website updates.

Curate Parisian style tips: Use your knowledge of Paris fashion and marry it with your products. Create a list of styling tips inspired by French fashion. Take photos, make video content, or put collages together to show these in action. This may draw upon the preferred neutral color palette, how to layer without excessive bulk, or mixing masculine and feminine silhouettes. Use this as an opportunity to show your products or designs in the context of outfits for Paris Fashion Week.

Take yourself to Paris with AI Backgrounds: If you feel like you’re missing out by not being in the center of the action this Paris Fashion Week, put yourself in the action. Take photos of models, your friends, or yourself wearing or using your products, before heading over to Picsart to create a background which will give you the French vibe you’re looking for. Click on Smart Background, describe how you envision your background looking, and voila, you’re in Paris without actually going to Paris!

Paris Fashion Week Content Inspiration

Q&A on Paris Fashion Week: Ask your audience what they want to know about Paris Fashion Week, French Style, and your brand. Answer through a series of TikTok videos or Instagram story posts. This could be created as one long video which can be repurposed to YouTube and Reels. This is a great way to engage with your audience and get involved in the last Fashion Week of 2024.

Recreate famous ‘fits: Acknowledge France’s rich and long-standing fashion history by putting your own take on classic outfits. Whether you’re recreating a Bridgette Bardot ensemble, or taking inspiration from the 1951 movie, An American in Paris, tell your audience how they can do the same using things they already own and with items from your brand.

Day in the life YouTube video: Create a video which is Paris Fashion Week inspired for YouTube. Choose an outfit reminiscent of Parisian style, head to your local bakery and grab a croissant for breakfast, and feature a photoshoot you are doing for your brand or show your audience how you’ve brought a design to life. Make it your own and have fun with it!

There’s no one way to approach Paris Fashion Week as a small brand. This is a great time to get creative, use elements that are relevant to your business and target audience, and experiment! Picsart is here to help all aspiring entrepreneurs, with tools that create professional grade content. 

 

Head over to picsart.com or open the Picsart app to create your own Paris Fashion Week content.

 

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