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Tate McRae's Pre-Show Ritual Comes in Double Denim

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Tate McRae asked ELLE to watch her get dressed ahead of Calvin Klein's spring/summer 2027 runway show, and the look she stepped into was denim on denim. It's a pairing precise enough to read as a decision rather than an accident, the kind of styling call editors notice specifically because it could go wrong and doesn't. Backstage access like this works as its own preview — what a guest wears in to watch a show says something before the runway says anything at all.

With reporting from Elle.

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