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# Street Couture Lookbooks
Kate Grigorieva Stars in the FORWARD by Elyse Walker Shoot

By Farida Helmy | Published 2014-04-29 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forward-by-elyse-walker
References: [fashiongonerogue](http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/runway-real-way-kate-grigorieva-models-forward-elyse-walker-shoot/) & [forwardbyelysewalker](http://www.forwardbyelysewalker.com/fw/index.jsp?source=google-FORWARD&mkwid=sYfyLHiDg|pcrid|21670758514|pkw|forward|pmt|e&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=forward&utm_campaign={campaign}&cvosrc=ppc.google.forward&matchtype=e&network=g&mobile=&searchnetwk=1&content=&creative=21670758514&adposition=1t1&pdv=c&gclid=CJPNzsCpg74CFeZDMgodI2gAhg)

Showing us how to mix couture with [urban street life](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knys-fall-2025), Kate Grigorieva stars in the new FORWARD by Elyse Walker fashion shoot.

Looking right at home in a parking lot full of monster trucks, the blonde stunner looks perfectly chic and opulently street savvy in the FORWARD by Elyse Walker shoot. Each look is crafted to look laid-back and free with just the right touches of fashionable.

The whole theme behind the shoot is from the [runway to the real way](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/back-to-the-city) -- the way we would dress in real life -- and has the model posing in the latest [street style pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modeloffduty-essentials) from the spring collections of Stella McCartney, Isabel Marant, 3.1. Phillip Lim and more.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.1/10
- Popularity: 97% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion)

## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Street Couture Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine high-end couture with urban street style to create a fresh and edgy fashion trend.
- **Real-life Runway Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Bridge the gap between runway fashion and everyday dressing by showcasing fashion looks that are both stylish and practical.
- **Fashion Shoots in Unconventional Settings:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Feature fashion shoots in unexpected locations, such as parking lots, to create a unique and eye-catching visual aesthetic.

### Where This Applies

- **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with high-end fashion brands to bring couture fashion to the streets and cater to a wider market.
- **Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative ways to capture fashion shoots in unconventional settings, adding a new dimension to fashion photography.
- **Advertising & Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create advertising campaigns that break traditional norms by featuring fashion shoots that challenge the notion of traditional beauty standards.

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