Kendall Jenner lost no time on her whirlwind tour of Paris, going from a horseback tour of Place Vendôme on Sunday to a bird’s eye view on the Eiffel Tower on Monday. The model and luxury retailer Fwrd, where she serves as creative director, hosted an evening to celebrate Paris Couture Week at La Suite Girafe, set atop the city’s Cité de l’Architecture et du Design museum. And with the 2024 Paris Olympics having pushed couture up a week, that meant there were plenty of designers, models and fabulously fashionable types in attendance.
Winding down from his show was Antony Alvarez of Bluemarble, who put away the Instagrammable hats in favor of pulling out his phone to capture the Eiffel Tower clad in the five interlaced rings that symbolize the union of five continents in the global sporting competition. Jenner arrived as the sunset was turning the Parisian skyline delicate shades of purple and pink, and was greeted by Coperni’s Arnaud Vaillant and Sébastien Meyer. As trays of tequila-based cocktails and summery petit fours such as ricotta pizza and pan-seared salmon were being passed around, guests including rapper Bia, designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla, “Bling Empire: New York” star Tina Leung, Coco Rocha and Lena Mahfouf took in the sights on one of the first days of warm summer weather.
The previous night’s Vogue World event fueled conversations. “Walking in a Paco Rabanne couture dress from 1967 was extraordinary — that vision,” enthused French mode.
