Paris Fashion Week went out with a bang on Tuesday, thanks to a scattering of glittering parties held on the penultimate night of the calendar. Hordes of high-heeled — if weary — industry revelers prepared their Instagram filters, determined to document the end of the season in style.
Days after announcing that revenues had topped $1 billion last year, Valentino hosted an after-party titled “It’s Happening” at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild, and Alessandra Ambrosio and Dakota Fanning came to let down their hair.
The British fashion biannual AnOther Magazine threw itself a 15th anniversary bash at the Chanel couture salon on the Rue Cambon, and Pharrell Williams, Kendall Jenner and the K-Pop singer G-Dragon stood by to watch Karl Lagerfeld — cover star of the latest issue — sing “Happy Birthday” alongside his young godson Hudson Kroenig and a gigantic tiered cake. And over in the 10th Arrondissement, Kenzo transformed a former cabaret club-turned-concert hall into a lush and leafy Champagne and ice cream-fueled rave scene, to toast a Disney collaboration related to the coming movie version of “The Jungle Book.”
Meanwhile, just south of the Arc de Triomphe, a constellation of women in scarlet — models to be precise — descended upon a private mansion for the L’Oréal Red Obsession party. The Formula 1 racing champion Lewis Hamilton, now a near ubiquitous presence on the fashion circuit, looked like all his Christmases had come at once as he snapped selfies with the models Barbara Palvin and Irina Shayk on the red carpet. A Balmain-clad Eva Longoria posed with the president of L’Oreal, self-consciously standing a good head-and-shoulders below everyone around her despite towering five-inch heels.
“I feel like a Power Ranger,” announced Lara Stone with a grin, looking hot — in all senses of the word — in a red rubber PVC jumpsuit. “I’ve always wanted to be a superhero and will reveal my powers to you later with some magic moves.”
Two rooms over, Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes dutifully tried to get the party started in the corner on an otherwise deserted dance floor, joined at one stage by the rapper Chris Brown to the bemusement of several noncelebrity onlookers.
Later, François-Henri Pinault, chief executive of the luxury group Kering, arrived with Bradley Cooper, the actor and beau of Ms. Shayk, who was holding court in a plunging Dior minidress. The men, however, soon retreated into a deep conversation with Mr. Hamilton for much of the night, and Ms. Shayk explained that despite the curtain falling on fashion week, her work was far from over.
“I can’t go too wild tonight. I still have to walk the Miu Miu show tomorrow and then it’s back to New York for more work, work, work — I feel like I am always working,” she said, a tuxedo jacket draped over her shoulders.
“The fashion industry is a fabulous world to be a part of, of course, but the end of the season doesn’t really mean too much,” she said. “For most of us, really, the cycle never stops.”
By ELIZABETH PATON
Source New York Times
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