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Here is one clear trend to emerge from Paris Fashion Week, both on and off the runways. Aside from the sheerness, the chic look is quite demure and covered up. For attendees of fashion week, it offered a great way to look au courant for Fall while coping with the unexpected Paris heat. Of course, the right underpinnings are crucial.

Yet another trend to emerge from the audience at Paris Fashion Week: ankle socks. This has been a signature of top stylist Alex White for some time. (Last month she styled the entire Oscar de la Renta show with socks.) It makes any outfit appear more youthful and more quirky. For Fall we see boots and booties with trompe l’oeil sock effects, particularly the coveted Miu Miu glitter bootie, so our eyes are already adjusting to the way a sock defines the leg. The natural next step is to wear actual socks. And work those calves.

Shop Falke ankle socks on NeimanMarcus.com.

Sure, we go to Paris for the shows, but the people off the runway also hold us in thrall.

Photos by Gabrielle de Papp and Darlys Michaelis.

Sin City, Hitchcock blondes, Goths at the Garage, Daphne’s hair and that was just day one. Paris is burning. I mean it’s really warm. The weather is right for the collections at least, so we want the clothes now. For the intrepid Neiman Marcus crew, some of whom flew in from Milan and others from Dallas, day one in Paris started with Guy Laroche and ended with Thierry Mugler. In between we had Dries Van Noten’s ode to Las Vegas, a Rochas riff on Hitchcock — with Tippi Hedren beehives — a truly gothic front row at the Garage in the Marais for Gareth Pugh, and a little mixed media at Rue du Mail. Off the runway, we love the sock and sandal look sported by the cooler-than-thou girls. We think the look originated with German tourists — think black ankle socks and Birkenstocks — but was made chic by uber-stylist Alex White. Whatever its origins, it sure beats opaque tights when it’s 80 degrees Fahrenheit.