Dua Lipa in Chanel Couture at the 2026 WSJ. Innovator Awards

Dua Lipa attended the 2026 WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards, held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on Thursday evening.

Full-length view of Dua Lipa in her Chanel couture jacket and matching knee-length skirt, styled with a black feathered hat and pointed-toe pumps. — Taylor Hill/Getty Images

I don’t know about you, but I have conflicting feelings about the British singer’s Chanel Fall 2026 Haute Couture look.

On the one hand, the skirt suit feels too mature for her. On the other, I love how unpredictable this choice is, especially for someone whose red carpet style rarely ventures into this territory. Perhaps my own bias against Chanel skirt suits is clouding my judgement, because the closer I look at the intricate floral embroidery and textured embellishments, the more I appreciate the craftsmanship.

Close-up of Dua Lipa's Chanel Fall 2026 Haute Couture jacket showing intricate ivory floral embroidery, decorative buttons and black feathered neckline and cuffs. — John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images

And then there’s the hat. Is it completely over the top, or was keeping it the right move? I’m leaning towards the latter, because suddenly I’m picturing a wealthy Parisian socialite in the 1960s, heading to a society luncheon in her Chanel Haute Couture, with an extravagant hat that probably cost more than most people’s monthly salary.

Dua Lipa smiles and waves outside the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards, carrying a black quilted Chanel clutch with her ivory couture skirt suit. — Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

And that’s where this look wins me over. Dua isn’t simply wearing a Chanel skirt suit that feels beyond her years; she’s giving me an entire character, and somehow, the hat that initially had me questioning everything is the very thing that makes it work.

Close-up of Dua Lipa's black pointed-toe pumps and layered Chanel pearl anklet worn with her ivory couture skirt suit at the 2026 WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards. — Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Bvlgari High Jewellery diamond earrings and a Serpenti Viper ring completed her look, along with black pumps, Chanel clutch and a Chanel pearl necklace worn as an anklet.

Stylist: Lorenzo Posocco.