High fashion is a celebration of artisanship — and one-upmanship — because the world’s prime trend homes collect in Paris to compete with each other and exhibit new designs.
So, too, with the celebrities and socialites on the entrance row, who even have one thing to promote — motion pictures, music, actuality tv, cosmetics. The season this week has been no exception, as a constellation of stars in some severely flashy wares descended on the runway reveals. Here’s what — and who — was there.
Jennifer Lopez was in all places.
Be it at Schiaparelli in a coat made out of 7,000 actual rose petals and hammered gold sun shades with sculpted eyebrows and treasured stones for lenses, at Valentino in head-to-toe black and diamonds or at Elie Saab in a plunging olive inexperienced robe with a cape of purple and inexperienced feathers, J-Lo basked within the highlight forward of the discharge of her new album and accompanying film subsequent month. (In the event you haven’t but watched the trailer, put together to be baffled.)
There was a ‘Euphoria’ reunion at Schiaparelli.
“Euphoria” was the hit collection about excessive schoolers that shocked America. This week two of its largest stars, Hunter Schafer and Zendaya, reunited on the Schiaparelli present. Zendaya additionally launched a brand new hairdo — child bangs — which promptly despatched the web into meltdown.
Rihanna fangirled Natalie Portman at Dior.
They might be two of the world’s most high-profile ladies, however a backstage encounter on the Dior present left Rihanna and Natalie Portman guffawing like giddy new girlfriends in a nightclub lavatory.
“I like you,” Ms. Portman informed the singer, who responded by calling the actress “one of many hottest b*****s in Hollywood ceaselessly,” earlier than giving Ms. Portman a bear hug. She added that she doesn’t often “get enthusiastic about assembly anybody.”
“Are you kidding me? I’m gonna faint. I’m gonna blackout,” Ms. Portman declared, proving that typically you actually ought to meet your heroes.
Hollywood’s awards contenders took a flip on the reveals.
We could also be within the thick of awards season in Los Angeles, however that didn’t cease a number of extremely touted abilities from taking a visit to Paris. Ali Wong, who’s making an amazing case for specs on the purple carpet, and who received a Golden Globe for “Beef,” was at Dior. Elizabeth Debicki, who received a Golden Globe for her position in “The Crown,” and Da’vine Pleasure Randolph, who was nominated for an Oscar for “The Holdovers,” have been additionally on the present. Plenty of A-listers with out nominations have been floating round, too, together with Anya Taylor-Pleasure and Glenn Shut. Ms. Shut additionally attended Armani Privé alongside Gwyneth Paltrow.
Margaret Qualley opened the Chanel present …
Celebrities often sit on the sting of the runway at trend week relatively than stroll on it. However Margaret Qualley was the primary mannequin out on the Chanel present, sporting an all-white ensemble with a bouclé jacket, layered skirt, tights and a neck ruff.
… and Kendrick Lamar supplied the music.
Ms. Qualley additionally starred in “The Button,” a brief movie designed as a curtain raiser for the Chanel present with new music by Kendrick Lamar. Mr. Lamar’s inventive accomplice Dave Free directed the three-minute clip that additionally stars Naomi Campbell. Mr. Lamar, who hasn’t launched new solo music since 2022, sat with Ms. Campbell and Mr. Free for the runway present.
Kylie Jenner got here to Valentino together with her mini-me.
The robotic child on the runway at Schiaparelli might have sparked debate as as to whether youngsters are acceptable trend week equipment, however Kylie Jenner takes no heed of the lots. Ms. Jenner introduced her daughter Stormi, 5, to the Valentino present, the place the mother-daughter duo wore coordinating black feather outfits and sun shades.
Kris Jenner was there, too.
Every time one in every of her daughters is in Europe for a trend week, the Kardashian’s “momager-in-chief” is certain to observe. Kris Jenner was on the Valentino present together with her longtime beau Corey Gamble.
And so was Rosie Huntington-Whiteley!
The British supermodel and underwear and skin-care mogul (her lingerie collaboration with Marks & Spencer is a finest vendor in Britain) attended Valentino, bravely baring the January parts with a naked tummy and sequined fishtail skirt.
Noah Cyrus got here to see Simone Rocha.
Simone Rocha is the most recent visitor designer to create a couture assortment with the Jean Paul Gaultier atelier. Kylie Jenner (see above) and Bella Thorne have been visitors, as was Noah Cyrus, in a silken scarlet costume with sheer pink layering that confirmed off her ever-expanding assortment of arm tattoos.
Er, Kelly Rutherford was in all places.
Kelly Rutherford could also be finest recognized for enjoying Serena van der Woodsen’s mother on “Gossip Woman,” which ended 12 years in the past. However when there’s a will to be an everlasting matriarch of quiet luxurious, there’s a means. And Ms. Rutherford, who has a really trendy Instagram account, was most likely the actress with the busiest schedule at couture week. There she was at Dior, a imaginative and prescient of old-fashioned glamour in a skirt swimsuit, and fairly in pink silk at Simone Rocha for Gaultier. She additionally appeared to snap glamorous elevator selfies each time she left her lodge.
