Mindy Kaling Gives the Plaid Skirt Suit a Modern Makeover at Patou’s Paris Fashion Week Show

Mindy Kaling put her stamp on the trending skirt suit while at Patou‘s fall 2025 show. The actress, producer, and writer arrived at the Paris Fashion Week presentation while wearing plaid ensemble.

Kaling nodded to “Clueless” yet gave the plaid skirt suit a modern makeover in a brown double-breasted jacket with a wide-lapel and matching miniskirt. She paired both with black sheer tights, a pair of strappy pointed-toe heels, and Patou’s leather bucket bag. Kaling’s look was curated by Erin Walsh.

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Skirt suits have been having a moment in recent months. The matching set has been favored by Taylor Swift, who wore a ’90s-nodding Versace skirt suit to a Chiefs game last November and another ’90s-inspired pairing to dinner last week. Skirt suits were also a popular choice last fall among Demi Moore in a floral set from Erdem, Ariana Grande in an asymmetrical vest and full skirt from Atelier Versace, Cate Blanchett in stripes from Rochas’ resort 2025 collection, and Zendaya in a sculptural take on the skirt suit by Louis Vuitton.

This weekend power suiting was one of the biggest style takeaways from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The skirt suit popped up on the red carpet thanks to Cynthia Erivo’s sculptural Dior ensemble that paid tribute to her “Wicked” character Elphaba and Marlee Matlin, who combined separate tailored pieces in her look.

Plaid was also trending for fall 2024, with designers from Chloé‘s Chemena Kamali to  Dior‘s Maria Grazia Chiuiri and Yohji Yamamoto putting forth new takes on it.

The Patou fall 2025 show in Paris brought out a bevy of stars, including Katie Holmes who styled a pinstriped button-up backwards with a brooch, pleated trousers, a brown leather trench coat and statement earrings. Zooey Deschanel likewise attended the show, while wearing a monochromatic red mod look that consisted of a mini shift dress with a Peter Pan collar, matching tights, tonal patent leather Mary Jane platforms, and a leather handbag. Attendees also included Debi Mazar, Justine Lupe, Juliana Canfield, Catherine Reitman, and Pauline Chalamet.

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