Janelle Monáe is the queer, Grammy-nominated musician and wearer of vagina trousers we want to party with. The singer has been filling us with unadulterated joy since her third studio album Dirty Computer came out last year.
She's known for her sartorial prowess – from power suits to head-to-toe monochrome, plus an excellent collection of hats – but her turn at Paris Fashion Week this season has been nothing short of legendary.
Whether she's sitting on the front row at Stella McCartney in an Alexa Chung and Karlie Kloss sandwich, or repping what we can only describe as puffed-up white angel wings at Giambattista Valli, Monáe looks like she's having a better time than anyone else.
There's plenty to dissect from her week of fashion fun, too: she's providing new-season beauty inspiration via gold hoops in her hair and blue shadow on her lids, and proving that colour drenching is still the best way to hold a goddamn room.
Ahead are all the looks the "Pynk" artist turned out at Paris Fashion Week. Enjoy!
To celebrate Zendaya's super '70s collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger, Monáe wore our dream Studio 54 outfit: mega earrings, a silky silver shirt, gold belt and, yep, a rainbow-striped, metallic flared suit. We bow at the altar of this Diana Ross homage.
Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images For Tommy Hilfiger
Three things to note from Monáe's turn at the Valentino show: Colour drenching is still going strong, more specifically in postbox red. A beret and knee-high socks shouldn't be reserved for primary school. Capes are cool, especially when teamed with a pussybow neckline.
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Monáe didn't shy away from the AC/DC schoolboy vibes at Thom Browne's SS19 show. Going in heavy on the monochrome, what we're taking away from this look are the details: beads woven into her space buns, shorts cropped at the knee, a bag that is essentially a striped version of the chancellor's red budget box, the tie tucked into her waistband. It could be wrong, but it feels so right.
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At Stella McCartney, Monáe kept it minimal the only way she knows how. A fairly simple palette of red, navy and white is given the Janelle refresh with a large bow, oversized sleeves, striped bucket bag and teal eyeshadow (all of which we're copying, stat). Props for that felt hat, too.
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The felt hat (in red) and teal shadow return for Giambattista Valli. Obviously those lace-up heels are killer, but the star of the show is the black and white puffball dress (which, frankly, deserves its own Grammy). J'adore.
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Another monochrome look, but Monáe swaps in black for grey. We're digging the baker boy cap, steampunk sunnies and pocket square here – and that flash of red heel, too. We'll also be wearing our shirt sleeves poking out of our suit jacket next time around. Endless! Inspo!
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