On Friday night, the tables were turned on the Salle Pleyel concert hall, with musical artists taking to their seats fairly than the stage for the third chapter of Nigo’s tenure at Kenzo.

Outside, Parisian fans had given a warm welcome, screaming in delight because the likes of rappers Pusha T, Skepta, Tyga and Kodak Black, who was carrying his one-year-old daughter Queen Yuri Kapri in his arms, got here in thick and fast.

Pharrell Williams also arrived along with his family, posing with wife Helen Lasichanh and son Rocket in a photocall with spinning arms that captured an aerial 360-degree video portrait.   

“I like Paris — similar to my home. It’s all the time so good to me, all the time, from music to art, to design to fashion, they’ve all the time welcomed,” he said.

The following project he’ll be sharing with the City of Light shall be Sunday’s launch of the sneaker collaboration between Adidas Originals and the artist’s product company Humanrace, which can see the NMD S1 Mahbs model released at Kith.

Pop star Aya Nakamura, recently dubbed the “queen of French pop” by French newspaper Le Monde and currently the most-listened Francophone artist on the earth on streaming platforms, slipped into her seat because the show was about to begin. Her fourth album, titled “DNK” as a reference to her last name Danioko, is slated to drop on Jan. 27.

Reasonably than the novel lyrics of any of those artists, it was the ballads of the Beatles that accompanied the autumn 2023 Kenzo show, as all-female string ensemble 1966 Quartet performed live.

For former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” headliner Lisa Rinna, this felt like a warm-up for couture, as she revealed youngest daughter Amelia Gray can be coming to town to walk in her first couture show, though she demurred on revealing the home for fear of jinxing the project.

The actress was up for “the whole lot and anything,” now that her eight-season run on the hit reality show over. “I’m free and I can do whatever I would like — here I’m in Paris on the Kenzo show,” she said with relish. “Life is an open book immediately and I like that.”

While her next move continues to be up within the air and with Rinna Beauty gathering pace, Rinna was spotted earlier within the day shopping and sightseeing with friend and former costar Erika Jayne, who also attended the Kenzo show.

After the show, guests regrouped downstairs within the foyer for canapés and cocktails named Boke and Poppy, after the home’s signature blooms.

Expectations were high as a surprise performance had been announced. With the numerous heavy-hitters in attendance, it was American rapper Lil Baby who took to the stage, to the delight of the gang.

Amongst them was K-pop star Big Matthew, who revealed he was a giant fan of the rapper as he nodded appreciatively to the lyrics of diamond-certified hit “Drip Too Hard.” The surprise concert was precisely the type of moment he’d come to expect from Fashion Week.

“Paris is all the time a very good time,” said the Korean American musician with a smile. “A lot inspiration, a lot creativity around. It’s a breath of fresh air.”

With a recent Kard album and a rash of recent solo songs within the works, he’s already fascinated about what to wear for performances and public appearances. “There are a pair pieces — I took a pair videos – once they come out, they’re gonna be mine.”