kicked off with an overture: a promenade of athletes from various disciplines, and couturiers from the houses of Armani Privé, Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Margiela and Schiaparelli. It was a collision of fashion and sports – reflecting the overarching theme of the night, set around the Place Vendôme’s Colonne Vendôme. The rest of the show unfurled like the world’s most fashionable carousel (Vogue World: Paris’s runway was circular, after all), with more surprises than guests could count.
Was that ? Bad Bunny performed?! Was that sprinter Marie-José Pérec closing the show in a dress that rippled like the French Flag? (Yes to all!) To make sure Vogue World: Paris guests didn’t miss a beat, we put together a programme outlining the show’s celebration of French fashion and sports history. Read the full thing below. Introduction This third stop of Vogue World’s annual tour arrives in Paris on the eve of the Haute Couture and a summer like the city has never seen.
Tonight is a celebration of everything that makes this glorious city what it is – from fashion to culture to the arts to the thrill of sport. We’re gathered in a place of historical and fashionable significance – the heart of the Place Vendôme. Commissioned by Louis XIV and reclaimed by Napoleon I, who keeps watch at the top of the Colonne Vendôme, this is the very square over which Gabrielle Chanel’s Ritz Paris apartment looked and.
