Winnie Harlow On Wearing Micro Minis and Posing for the Paparazzi

Hey, Vogue. It's Winnie Harlow

and this is what I wear in [tongue clicking] seven days.

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So this is my meetings look.

This is the type of look

that I would wear to go and get lunch

with a business partner

or someone that I'm doing a deal with.

I love to wear kind of neutral colors.

Different neutrals together vibe very well.

So this is a bomb jacket from Off-White.

Rest in peace to Virgil, creative genius.

These are some Siwy jeans

and I love the authentic 90s vibe that they have

like the wash and how they fit.

It's really nice in the waist

but then still loose and baggy in the leg.

I love that.

This crop top is from Oh Polly.

It is my favorite crop top ever.

These shoes are by Louboutin.

And then a little Chanel gray bag.

And I don't think it's quite finished until I accessorize.

These are the things that I would put with this outfit.

So first off, I have this amazing Dior choker

that I'm super obsessed with.

I got it at a Dior show in Paris.

They let me wear it to the show,

but then they also let me keep it.

And honestly, when I put this necklace on,

I don't take it off for a long time.

It kind of has like a vintage vibe that kind of just,

is classic and goes with everything.

Then after we have our little classic vintage vibe,

we go in with something a little bit more modern.

This jacket really makes me feel strong and powerful,

also because it's made by Virgil.

It makes me feel very special wearing it.

He was a very special person and someone

who inspired so many people around the world.

So I feel inspirational when I wear this.

All right, this is my meetings looks.

Let's go on to the next one.

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So this is my girls' night out,

pass me that Versace-y look.

Head to toe, Versace.

This is Atelier Versace on the top.

This is the iconic Medusa head pin

on this Versace's mini, mini, mini, mini skirt.

And then we have this cute Versace bag

and the now iconic, Versace chunky high heels.

Now that I look at these heels though,

I feel like they're kind of clashing with everything.

I like them with the outfit

but I think when I put the bag with it,

I wanna do the all black.

And I feel like I always go for the all black,

but it's neither here nor there.

So I just wanna be sure

that this shoe is the shoe I wanna pick.

So in fittings, what I would do is I put one shoe

on each foot and see, is it this?

Is it giving this? Is it giving this?

I think it's giving this, the sparkle, accents,

the sparkle in the top, and then the black,

the black, and black.

I like this. I'm gonna go for this one.

So here is the finished look.

I feel like Donatella is my spirit animal.

I'm very obsessed with her.

Everything is very gaudy and loud,

and I feel like that is so Caribbean.

So she must be Caribbean at heart.

Me and her just need to go to carnival together

in couture, Versace carnival outfits

with feathers and Medusa heads and lots of colors.

I just love how festive and how colorful Versace is.

It really speaks to my soul being Caribbean.

It really gives me that carnival vibe.

I always feel so sexy and so vibrant when I wear Versace.

Now, I have to put this out in the atmosphere

like I really need a custom Versace carnival look

'cause is this glitter not giving carnival right now?

Is this gold and this Medusa head not giving a carnival

right now?

Is this skin not giving carnival right now?

What I love about Caribbeans

when it comes to carnival is no one is insecure

about their body,

nobody cares about what other people think.

And I feel like that also helped me,

being a Caribbean woman,

being someone who is so different as well have thick skin

and get to a place of confidence because you're gorgeous.

I'm gorgeous.

We're all gorgeous in the skin that we're in.

I feel like daytime Winnie style is more chill and more lax.

At nighttime Winnie, she wants to have fun.

She wants to be sexy. She wants to be cool.

She wants to give a little vibe.

She wants to give a little leg, a little hip,

maybe a little stomach.

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Onto the next look.

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Where we off to on this travel day with my travel fit?

So I try of all the time

and I've created quite the formula now for staying comfy.

I love to wear a matching suit set.

And then I just throw on a pair of sneakers

that compliment that outfit.

And if it's cold during those times,

I'll put a jacket on top.

So this bag right here is a very iconic piece

but also a very special piece.

It belongs to my boyfriend

and it was designed by Virgil for the NBA championship.

And this is the year that my boyfriend won the championship

with the Lakers.

And so he got this duffle,

but that really meant that I got the duffle. [laughs]

So this has been in my closet ever since.

I think he's used it maybe a couple times

and put some sweaty clothes in it.

And I felt like that's not how this bag should be treated.

So I use it for travel and I put no sweaty clothes in here.

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All right, let's go catch a flight.

I mean, change into the next look. [laughs]

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So this is my day out shopping look.

I would wear this outfit to go shopping

with my girls on Rodeo Drive.

I really like how flowy it is.

My girls are just like me.

They are a mix of girly girls and tomboys

but they love to get dressed.

If it was up to me for real, I would wear sweatpants

and a t-shirt and make it cute, but be comfy.

But with my girls, they'll be like, Uh-uh, girl.

Go put on a heel.

This is when I'm getting dressed up

and having a nice little shopping day,

might stop and get some mimosa at Dior,

all the fabulousness.

I also really love this outfit

because it really gives me Austin Powers, groovy, baby.

And I think if there's any movie from the past

that I could be in, it would be that for sure.

So this is giving me that vibe.

The dress, this is not a top and a skirt.

It's a full dress.

It's from Valentino.

The boots are from Paris Texas.

And the bag that I wanna put

with this is my cute little Jimmy Choo bag.

I love this.

I am the type of person who will have an outfit in my closet

for a long time and completely forget about it.

And then I'll put it on and get ready

for the day and be like, Ooh, this looks too nice.

I gotta save this for something else.

I'm a saver.

And I need to get out of that mentality

because I'm just wearing sweats every single day.

And I feel like I look like the coolest person in sweats

but then I have this closet full of clothes

that have never been worn.

And then they're like two, four seasons old.

And I had it first.

I really just need to get out of that habit.

Would that be a hoarder? No.

Am I a fashion hoarder?

Girls, wear the outfit that you're saving.

You never know.

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Onto the next look.

Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

shake your AREA dress, shake your AREA dress.

This is my date night look.

And this is a very sexy AREA dress

that I'm wearing with these gorgeous Tom Ford heels

that are my go-to.

I feel like they give me a good height,

makes the long legs look long as ever.

And they are also very comfortable.

And I have my tiny little bag

because I ain't paying for dinner.

My man gotta pay for that.

I love being sexy.

I love being able to put on a very beautiful dress

and feel my own vibe.

I also feel like once upon a time,

people thought I wasn't sexy

or I wasn't pretty or whatever the case is.

And I always thought that I was beautiful

and I didn't understand other people's perspectives.

And so now as an adult and I'm grown and I love myself

and I feel myself, I get dressed for myself.

I wanna wear a sexy dress, I'm gonna wear a sexy dress.

I wanna wear a sweatsuit, I'm gonna wear a sweatsuit.

But whatever it is that I put on, I wanna feel confident in.

So whenever someone tries to say that I dress too sexy

or not sexy enough, it doesn't matter to me

because whatever I wear is what makes me feel comfortable.

And this dress for date night makes me feel very comfortable

in all its sexiness.

I love getting ready for date night with my boyfriend

because we started dating in the pandemic.

And so we got to know each other in the pandemic in sweats.

I wore a lot of his clothes, his big t-shirts.

And now, he gets to see me all glammed up when I'm working

and when he takes me out for dinner.

Treat him to a nice little look, little tassels.

Are you getting this in 4K?

Do you see this right now?

The way this dress is fitting, the way the shape is sitting.

I know that's right.

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This is ladies who lunch.

So I would wear this outfit with my girls out to lunch,

having a good time, being able to still dance and wine,

but being able to look classy at the same time.

This look, which is a gorgeous fitted ETRO dress

with beautiful colorful patterns.

I would put with a nude heel.

And while this is gonna give me height,

I'm going for of a classy day time vibe.

So I'm gonna go for these Fendi mules

and they're easy to just slip right on.

And there we go.

Nude shoe, nude bag.

It's the perfect size and the perfect nude.

It has a little bit of like pink tones to it.

So it's very bright and fresh.

And this is my daytime ladies who lunch.

What's the next look?

We'll find out.

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This is what I would wear in between shows.

This is the type of look I would wear

during like New York Fashion Week in September

when it's a little bit warmer and I could show some leg,

show some skin, but also, it's super cute

'cause there's tons of paparazzi and lots of fans everywhere

that wanna take pictures.

I wanna look cute and presentable

and feel a vibe with everyone.

I think the first moment when I acknowledge

how to do the whole paparazzi-are-watching-me vibe was,

I don't remember where I was going from,

probably from Paris to London.

And I was with Bella and I just saw how she turns on

from like in the car.

It's like a whole moment.

We were in the car together and she put her hair up

in a little messy bun and grabbed her lip gloss,

swiped it on, judged herself, look in the mirror.

And then like, the poise was just there.

From when she opened that door, it was like, dip out.

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So I was like, [gasps] I got it.

That's where I get that from.

If you ever see me walking out and stepping light

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on the streets of New York.

I learned that. I took little notes from Bella.

I also really love that it's a button down jacket

and a button down shirt so that I don't have to lift things

over my head when I'm getting ready backstage.

I can just arrive, plop down into the makeup chair,

get ready, and then button down, change into my runway look.

Off I go.

So this top and jacket are by Thom Browne.

I'm super obsessed with Thom Browne.

I love that even though this is men's wear,

it looks super sexy on me.

These boots are by AGL.

These are gifted to me by my stylist.

Thank you.

We have this gorgeous Dior saddle bag.

On certain days I might take this belt

and just really cinch in the waist.

I feel like I love the shape that it gives me.

And especially with an outfit that's so boxy,

it kind of accentuates my waits and my hips.

My hips don't lie and I'm on tonight.

I feel like Sailor Moon,

very secretive like. [whooshes]

I'm a secret girl.

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Well, that was the last look.

I hope you guys enjoyed taking a little glimpse

into my wardrobe.

Love you so much, Vogue. [lips smacking]

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