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Aliens Are the Scariest Trend to Appear at PFW
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I’ve seen a lot of wild things making their runway debuts, but extra-terrestrials? That’s, like, next-level strange. Sure, we all witness some absurd styles during fashion week—during couture week, especially—but I honestly don’t think I can say I’ve seen anything quite like this Paris Fashion Week alien trend. Have aliens arrived on Earth, or is it just a coincidence that two different designers decided to incorporate alien-chic into their runway shows on the same day? I don’t know if we’re all just living in the Twilight Zone or what, but something is going on in Paris right now, and I’m not sure if I really want to know the truth.

Whether or not aliens have invaded Earth—and frankly, I’d prefer to stay in the dark on this one—they certainly have invaded the Paris Fashion Week runways. On Thursday, not one, but two shows featured alien-inspired looks. Both Manish Arora and Rick Owens have done some weird things with their collections before. Arora’s spring/summer 2019 collection was wild, but there were no aliens. Rick Owens always manages to somehow make his models look like stylish cavemen or modern art projects, but, once again, no aliens in sight. However, both of these designers used alien-chic looks in their runway shows for Fall/Winter 2019. I truly hope Manish Arora and Rick Owens just happened to both have similar visions for their collections, and we’re not really all about to scroll through photos of real aliens. TBH, I don’t know what to think anymore.

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1. Manish Arora, Fall/Winter 2019

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2. Rick Owens, Fall/Winter 2019

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3. Manish Arora, Fall/Winter 2019

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4. Rick Owens, Fall/Winter 2019

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5. Manish Arora, Fall/Winter 2019

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6. Rick Owens, Fall/Winter 2019

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7. Manish Arora, Fall/Winter 2019

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8. Rick Owens, Fall/Winter 2019

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9. Manish Arora, Fall/Winter 2019

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10. Rick Owens, Fall/Winter 2019

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11. Manish Arora, Fall/Winter 2019

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