Inside Ivy Getty’s Whirlwind Trip to Paris Fashion Week

Ivy Getty is no stranger to high fashion—see her wedding for further proof—but still, the magic of Paris Fashion Week can enchant even the most jaded among us. Getty was tired upon arrival in Paris as she had just been to Switzerland to ski and New York for a pit-stop before the shows but nonetheless, she careened from the airport to Balmain’s ateliers to be fitted for the label’s fall 2022 show. From then on, it was a pretty much non-stop slew of shows, appointments, parties, and delicious meals. “It’s been crazier than a usual spring Fashion Week, especially around COVID times,” Getty says. The good life. 

At her first appointment, she settled on a fitted, semi-sheer off-the-shoulder black dress to wear to the Balmain show, paired with a dramatic chunky choker. Her week started with a bang when she realized she was seated next to Jean Paul Gaultier at the show. “I don’t know who was in charge of seating, but they really blessed me with that,” she says. “I didn’t want to stare at who was next to me, but I heard someone come up and say, ‘I’m such a fan.’ I turned my face a little and then I saw. Then I told him I was a huge fan. He was super humble, super sweet.” 

The next day, Getty had lunch with her wedding dress designer, John Galliano, and Alexis Roche at the Maison Margiela atelier. There, she gleaned an important piece of information. “All these ateliers have in-house chefs,” she says. “At Balmain, the chef is in a full Balmain look with the classic French chef’s hat. It was epic.” Galliano and Roche gave her “a whole box of water color paintings of my dress,” and they caught up before Getty headed to Rick Owens’s show. 

Rounding out her week was a fitting with Giambattista Valli before the fall 2022 show on Monday. She chose a white dress with a full skirt and a delicately ruffled neckline. On her dream shopping list after the shows? Puffer jackets from Rick Owens, the final three looks from Balmain (which she says felt like a sweet homage to Gaultier), and Giambattista’s high-neck minidresses. 

Of course, no trip to Paris would be complete without food and drink. Newly vegetarian, Getty “cheated” by eating some fish, notably at Caviar Kaspia. “Very pricey, but very yummy,” she says. Another key part of her diet was crêpes, which she had delivered to her hotel throughout the week. “It’s a whatever-time-of-the-day ritual,” she says. “This morning I woke up and needed two crêpes. I always get one savory, one sweet.” Fuel is important during Fashion Week! Below, see scenes from Getty’s trip to Paris.