I See This Low-Key Winter It Item on Every Cool Girl in NYC, But Dua Lipa Packed It for Paris
Cool girls are going worldwide with this winter It item.
Something is in the air this Paris Haute Couture Week. Celebrities are all going model-off-duty mode on days off, and it's refreshing to see. Some of these casual outfits are reminiscent of my friends' easy winter uniforms in NYC. Across all five boroughs, there's one jacket that's a mainstay every single winter, a classic black The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket, and Dua Lipa just wore it in Paris while out walking with Callum Turner.
If you're an NYC transplant from somewhere warm, there's a common event we all go through: buying a puffer jacket for the brutal winter ahead. The North Face's Nuptse is laid-back, warm, and still cool girl coded—very New York. It's rare to see such a casual outfit like this in Paris, but I love it. Lipa also wore black trousers by The North Face with a pair of Balenciaga Runners. Her pop of color was in the form of a red Ralph Lauren baseball cap over her pigtails. This outfit brings together my favorite places in the world.
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On Dua Lipa: The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Puffer Jacket ($380) and Woven Loose Trousers ($66); Balenciaga Runner Sneakers ($1190)
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Kerane Marcellus is a New York-based writer. She joined the Who What Wear team in 2025 after writing for Essence Magazine and freelancing for a number of other arts and culture publications. Fashion is a form of expression that she encourages everyone to take part in. There is no right or wrong in getting dressed! When she's not writing, she's reading in the park or gallery hopping in the city.