Weird Is the Recent Cool: Do you would like a lightweight? Rick Owens gave guests several as he set free a popping firework show over the Palais de Tokyo, which resulted in guests being covered in ash. It made for an ethereal runway effect, if a smoky front row.

It was quite the beginning to the day for Teyana Taylor, who was affected by jet lag and woke up just half-hour before the show was scheduled to start out. It set her right into a little bit of a fashion frenzy. “He’s one in all the major reasons I’m even here. I used to be like, ‘I gotta come,’” she said. “Everybody who knows me knows how much I like Rick. I’m like a Day One loyal.”

The actress is making a pit stop before the Taormina Film Festival for the screening of her recent film, “A Thousand and One,” after which she is stepping behind the camera and designing as well.

“I’ve been doing loads of creative directing for other artists,” said the multihyphenate. “My sneaker just dropped and sold out in three minutes,” she said of the Air Jordan collaboration that was released June 1.

Singer Eric Nam is dipping his fingers in lots of creative pies, too. He’s prepping his recent single, “House on a Hill,” that can drop June 28, in addition to starring within the upcoming film “Transplant,” shooting a recent YouTube series that premiered June 1 and planning an 80-city concert tour that can be announced soon.

But first there’s a recent album within the works for later this summer. “I’m just attempting to get this album out. We’re putting all the ultimate pieces together,” he said of the pending release. “This time we were really ambitious and just about shot a brief film to tie all of the music videos together. It’s probably essentially the most ambitious project that I actually have done so far. It’s been taking loads of time, creative energy and energy,” he said.

The YouTube show, “Glad Hour,” wherein he drinks with other celebrities, can be rolling out recent episodes over the summer. “It will possibly go really good or really bad. There’s loads of things which can be said and done that we’re like, ‘Oh, we were a little bit drunk here,’” he joked. “However it is loads of fun.

“I’m just sprinting through all of it,” he added of juggling multiple the projects without delay.

Offset chatted with Michèle Lamy on the sidelines of the stage before securing his hooded mask and taking his front row seat. Despite the zipped lips, he was game to speak — albeit in muffled tones.

“I like him, and I couldn’t make the last one, so this time I needed to ensure that that I used to be right here,” he said of attending Owens’ show. “His clothing is greater than design, it’s art. It ought to be in a museum.”

The rapper declared Owens’ creative ethic because the them of the season: “He inspires me to not be normal. Weird is the brand new cool.”

As if to prove the purpose, singer Tommy Money arrived dressed as a mime, and stayed in character at some point of the show. He would only answer questions with gestures, all while eating a baguette, riding a penny farthing bicycle and wearing a pair of the MSCHF x Crocs big boots.

Just a standard day at Paris Fashion Week. — RHONDA RICHFORD

Fans of the Show: The long cobblestone walkway and grand arches of Paris’ Invalides museum make for a reasonably dramatic entrance. Jared Leto, Noomi Rapace, Jack Harlow, Paul Dano and Taeyang were among the many celebrities who made the walk on the Givenchy show Wednesday.

Leto is attending his favorite fashion week shows — he’s a Givenchy regular — before taking per week or so off. Then it’s back to work, first on the filming of the “Tron” remake after which on to Lollapalooza in August together with his band 30 Seconds to Mars.

“It’s a movie I loved as a child,” he said. “It’s beautiful to enter into that world. I mean, it’s a childhood fantasy for me. It’s gonna be one.” He plays an engineer who’s sucked into the digital world he created. His film about Karl Lagerfeld remains to be within the works, he added.

Leto has attended the Givenchy show for several seasons. “It’s incredible all of the exertions that goes into this quarter-hour. It’s absolutely stunning.”

Dano, who just served jury duty on the Cannes Film Festival, arrived on the show minutes after the trailer for his next film, “Dumb Money,” dropped. He talked about how he prepared for the role of the YouTuber Keith Gill, aka “Roaring Kitty,” behind the trading frenzy of the Game Stop stock drive.

“It’s a real story so there was loads of fact to look into and loads of research to be done, but I believe my major attraction to the character was that guy’s spirit — ‘Roaring Kitty’ — an excellent beautiful, spirited guy who was making videos on YouTube. So I spent loads of time meeting his virtual self,” he said.

“The Batman”‘s Riddler was asked what he would do if he ever got here into some “dumb money” himself. “I’d hope that I’d also do my part to be Samaritan,” he said.

Chinese pop star Fan Chengcheng was being a little bit of a fanboy, asking Leto and Harlow to pose for pics with him. The guy front row attendees happily obliged.

As is common practice for Asian fan clubs to boost a star’s profile or have a good time their achievements, Fan’s fans sent a billboard truck to circle the venue before the show. “I did see it,” he said. “And I’m so thankful for my fans for doing every little thing for me. It’s nice to see it, and I adore it.”

“It was implausible, he brought style for [the] gentleman and hip hop all together,” Fan added in regards to the show.

Tyga can be a Williams fan, and was wearing head-to-toe Givenchy from past seasons. “It was definitely a special style than a few of the previous shows, but I just like the tailoring of the suits. It was more formal, and I like that. Somewhat more classic,” he said. The rapper is working on recent music but won’t have any releases before the tip of the yr, he added.

Evan Mock has done away together with his pink hair this season, and said he only plans to attend the one show this week.

“He’s a master at what he does and he treats everyone with kindness, and that’s all that matters to me,” he said of Williams. The Hawaiian-born Mock has been working on his own line, Wahine, for the past yr. The primary release brought varsity jackets, graphic T-shirts and hoodies, but he envisions it moving beyond contemporary skate-inspired clothing.

“It’s every little thing. I just desired to make a brand that I could create anything I desired to, like a tea set or a toothpick. Anything. It might be clothing, it might be accessories, it might be something you utilize day-after-day,” Mock said. The skateboarder pulls in inspiration on the shows, he said. “I’m around a bunch of wonderful artists and friends.” — R.R. and JOELLE DIDERICH

SHORT ORDER: Those hankering for an American eatery during Paris Men’s Fashion Week can have their dream turn to reality Friday, due to Billionaire Boys Club’s first pop-up diner, nestled in Dover Street Market’s 3537 cultural center.

There, the brand has conceived a retro diner, replete with red vinyl seats, a black-and-white checked floor, indoor/outdoor seating, plus and a menu including baked goods, corresponding to whoopee pie and homemade pop tarts, plus hotdogs and occasional. (American caterers were brought in for the fare.) The sign atop a glowing wall clock reads: Satellite Diner — eat in, take out. Even the woodgrain here feels authentic.

“The brand’s roots are from this mid-century inspiration, with Googie architecture and Americana, but through a Japanese vision when Pharrell [Williams] wanted Nigo to initiate the brand, so there’s all the time been this ‘good old days’ America with the vision, the graphics and stuff that we reference,” explained Ross Westland, creative director of BBC and Icecream Europe.

“So now could be just an ideal time with our twentieth anniversary with the ability to have a good time the roots of the brand, but in a more contemporary way,” he continued, adding BBC generally has a showroom in Paris, but this time the concept was to supply something more experiential. The showroom can be right round the corner.

Last June, Westland was in a diner in Washington, D.C., working on one other project, and thought it might be cool to bring that vibe to Europe.

For the Paris diner, he referenced a lot of artists within the graphics, corresponding to Claes Oldenburg, who once created an exhibition called “The Store.” Nodding to that, Westland conceived accessories that appear like food, corresponding to leather key pouches resembling ice cream sandwiches.

Those are sold within the “gift shop” area, alongside other exclusive merch for the event, corresponding to baseball caps and traditional diner waiters’ shirts.

BBC, which helped shape the streetwear market into what it’s today, stays a number one force within the sector. It’s been busy. BBC Europe, as an example, just launched its first kidswear line.

“There’s an enormous collaboration this yr with Moncler that releases in August,” revealed Westland, adding the campaign for it was shot in Paris this past Monday. “It’s a full collection.”

That can be sold through Moncler, BBC’s flagships and e-tail platform, plus another partners, including Selfridges and Ssense.

Last yr, BBC signed a Hong Kong-based partner, and subsequently there have been a lot of pop-ups in Asia. A recent store, designed by Snarkitecture, opened in Miami last fall and is setting the tone for the way BBC’s retail will look, especially within the U.S.

“We definitely intend to make more of a mark in continental Europe,” said Westland, explaining that can entail opening more owned stores — perhaps evening comprising diners.

BBC’s Paris diner opens to the general public Friday and serves between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Its showroom kicks off Sunday. They each run through June 30. — JENNIFER WEIL

DRESS REHERSAL: For Maison Lesage artistic director Hubert Barrère, the June 21 premiere of “Zémire et Azor,” the opéra-comique — a genre of French opera with dialogue in addition to sung segments — can be culmination of a childhood dream.

“It’s something I all the time desired to do,” he told WWD ahead of June 21 premiere of this performance for which he designed the costumes and décor on the invitation of Opéra Comique director Louis Langrée.

Written by 18th-century composer André Grétry, the story loosely follows the plot of the Beauty and the Beast and was adapted to Queen Marie-Antoinette’s tastes, with Zémire because the daughter of a merchant from Ormuz, Iran, who picks a rose from the garden of cursed prince Azor, setting the story in motion.

It appealed to Barrère because he recalled hearing a Nineteen Sixties rendition featuring French opera singer Mady Mesplé over the radio as a baby, already sketching dresses and for the constant transformation of ugliness into beauty.

“In embroidery, we’re illusionists, we make you suspect things through sleights-of-hand using materials and designs,” said Barrère, who served as scenographer and costume designer for the performance.

For the backdrop, Barrère imagined a surrealist maze in a French garden, which he described as being organized somewhat just like the structure of a palace, because the home of the cursed prince, while Zémire’s family home is about in an interpretation of the Iranian city.

One more reason why Barrère accepted Langrée’s proposition is that it got here as a carte blanche. Even for the Lesage head, “it’s not day-after-day you get offered that,” he said. As such, there was no have to go into period-drama territory.

Beyond powdered wigs worn for the performance and Zémire’s Lesage-embroidered dress that nods to the sack-back look of its original era, the play’s other characters are clad in additional contemporary fare. Take her sisters, clad in corseted outfits rooted within the ’50s fuller-skirted look.

For Barrère, such projects are essential to the Chanel-owned embroidery specialty atelier as a representative of a craft “plural in its quality and richness” that he considers “a cultural crossroad that dates back 400 years and stems from intercultural exchanges.”

“It doesn’t matter if you wish to work on medieval designs, hyper contemporary and even within the far-flung future. Nothing is inconceivable in embroidery,” he continued. “We follow what creators ask but as embroiderers, we’re free to adapt our know-how to the tools and techniques of the times. Only have in mind that you have got to be doing ‘today’ in all its multifaceted reality.”

“Zémire et Azor” can be performed on the Opéra Comique, also referred to as the National Theater of the Opera Comique, in Paris’ ninth arrondissement, from June 23 to July 1. — LILY TEMPLETON

THE NIGHT OF THE DIVAS: The Victoria and Albert Museum in London’s South Kensington hosted its annual summer party with support from Net-a-porter and a preview of its latest exhibition, “Diva,” celebrating the performers who defined, subverted and embraced the phrase.

From the nineteenth century to today, “Diva” will exhibit the colourful world of the lads and ladies who used their platforms to entertain, educate and inform, from the world of pop, including Cher, Elton John and Diana Ross, to opera’s legendary singers Maria Callas and Adelina Patti.

The showcase features greater than 60 looks with many rare pieces, corresponding to Marilyn Monroe’s fringed black dress worn in “Some Like It Hot”; a red Christian Dior gown made for Vivien Leigh in “Duel of Angels”; Tina Turner’s Bob Mackie flame dress from 1977; Sandy Powell’s Louis XIV costume with a towering powdered wig and train for John’s fiftieth birthday celebration, and Shirley Bassey’s couture pink gown designed by Julien MacDonald for Glastonbury in 2007.

“Diva is every little thing. It’s the best way you are feeling, it’s an attitude. It’s the best way you express yourself. Bassey is the final word diva, who wore my dress for her closing performance at Glastonbury,” MacDonald told WWD within the green John Madejski Garden of the V&A.

“What loads of people don’t know is that she performed within the pouring rain. She called me asking for a special type of shoe, she said, ‘Could you do me a pair of crystal wellies? Since it’s so muddy, I can’t put my heels on,’” the Welsh designer added.

He took a pair of Hunter wellies and customised them with Swarovski crystals that spelled out DSB (Dame Shirley Bassey).

Powell was also in attendance in a beautifully shiny dress featuring brushstrokes in yellow, blue, red and green.

“I’m not working in the mean time. My summer plans are very boring,” said the British costume designer.

“Unfortunately most individuals consider the misogynistic definition of diva, which is a girl who makes a fuss and is demanding. I believe diva is an individual, normally a girl, who’s at the highest of their game, knows their value and true value,” she added.

Throughout the soiree, ​​fried chicken with caviar and Champagne jelly, spinach and ricotta tortellini and olive brined bass were served by waiters in blue velvet suits and waitresses in metallic jumpsuits. The catering was prepared by Last Supper.

Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, took to the glittery disco stage to introduce British girl band Sugababes, performing their hit singles, followed by a DJ set by Shygirl.

Guests from the art, fashion and entertainment industries mingled within the sunshine, including Emma Weymouth, Marchioness of Bath; Erin O’Connor; Dame Joan Collins; Bob Mackie; Grayson Perry; Maxim Baldry; Giles Deacon, and Gwendoline Christie.

“Emma and I try to coordinate our youngsters for a playdate,” said O’Connor standing in a white Sharon Wauchob suit with Weymouth, who was wearing a baroque print Roberto Cavalli dress.

The 2 friends plan to take their children to Longleat, the English stately home and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, to benefit from the safari park, cakes and scones.

Fresh off her masterclass on summer skin on the Corinthia London, Dr. Barbara Sturm was in all white.

“By summer it’s quite crazy traveling for business. I haven’t had a summer like this for a very long time where I needed to go to so many various places for launches and events. So I combined the fun with the work,” said the German doctor, who just launched her sun drops.

“Keep your hydration going and use hyaluronic serum. After time within the sun use an aloe vera gel that’s calming [followed by] a face mask,” she added.

Sturm believes that a “diva is the final word type of luxury.” — HIKMAT MOHAMMED

ADDITIONAL CHARGES: A 33-year-old man, Kenwood Allen, who has been indicted for a drugging, robbery and larceny spree, is facing three recent murder charges, including one for the death of clothier Katie Gallagher.

Announcing the indictment Thursday, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said there have been 21 victims in total, including the deaths of 5 people between March and December 2022.  

In accordance with court documents and statements made on the record, between March 18 and Dec. 18, 2022, Allen committed a series of robberies and other crimes throughout lower Manhattan, sometimes alone and sometimes with other individuals. In a lot of the incidents, Allen drugged his victims with fentanyl and other opioids with a view to steal their bank cards, watches, phones and other personal identifying information. Lots of the victims were later found unconscious on the road. He would then withdraw money from ATMs and use the stolen bank cards to make purchases and transfer money.

Last month, one in all Gallagher’s sisters Lara said her family had been working closely with the district attorney’s office and Recent York Police Department officials. She and her sister Marlee didn’t respond immediately to a request for comment Thursday. The Gallagher family held a memorial for Katie Gallagher last month in Recent York City.

The 33-year-old clothier had been found unconscious and unresponsive within the bedroom her Eldridge Street apartment on July 24 of last yr. There have been no signs of trauma, in line with a NYPD police report. The Recent York City chief medical expert’s office later determined that she had died of acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, para-fluorofentanyl and ethanol.

NYPD deferred any comment Thursday to Bragg’s office.

The suspect Allen was first indicted in December for 2 of the murders. The extra three crimes were allegedly committed on July 22, July 23 and Aug. 6.

Charged in a Recent York State Supreme Court indictment, Allen faces 10 counts of murder within the second degree, 13 counts of robbery in the primary degree, two counts of robbery within the second degree, 11 counts of assault within the second degree, two counts of attempted robbery in the primary degree, three counts of grand larceny within the fourth degree, three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance within the third degree and one count of conspiracy within the fourth degree.

Bragg said in an announcement Thursday, “These alleged pernicious drugging and robbery schemes have left far too many families mourning the lack of their family members. The careful and meticulous work of our prosecutors and the NYPD has led us to charge this individual with a spree of criminal conduct that now includes five murders — 4 of which took place over a mere 15 days last summer. We are going to proceed to work closely with our law enforcement partners to aggressively uncover and investigate these incidents.”

Bragg’s office has “a definite ongoing investigation right into a pattern of robberies and druggings in Hell’s Kitchen,” which had led to a separate murder and conspiracy indictment in April, in line with a press release issued Thursday. — ROSEMARY FEITELBERG

Golf Guy: Former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush has signed on as an official ambassador for the TravisMathew golf and lifestyle brand.

Although TravisMathew has other ambassadors, including actor Chris Pratt, skilled golfers Jon Rahm, Sam Burns and Joel Dahmen, NFL quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Jimmy Garoppolo and NBA player Alex Caruso, the cope with Bush is more involved. He can be the primary ambassador to work with the corporate’s product and design teams on golf, activewear and lifestyle collections.

As well as, a particular Reggie Bush collection is predicted to be launched in 2024, probably within the spring.

“Growing up in Southern California myself, I’ve been a longtime admirer of TravisMathew,” Bush said. The brand’s real character and top-quality products perfectly align with my lively lifestyle, whether I’m on or off the golf course. This collaboration is about to be refreshingly unique as we work together to create products that reflect my individual style. I’m very excited to share my very own distinctive aesthetic with the faithful TravisMathew consumers and contribute to the brand’s continued success as the most recent member of the team.”

Bush, who was drafted in 2006 and played for the Recent Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers, was also known for this style off the sphere and was deemed top-of-the-line dressed players within the NFL during his profession. He also dated Kim Kardashian on and off between 2007 and 2010.

The Huntington Beach, California-based TravisMathew started off as a men’s golf brand 15 years ago, was acquired by Callaway, expanded into a wide range of lifestyle categories, launched womenswear and operates greater than 30 stores. The goal, in line with chief executive officer Ryan Ellis, is to grow right into a $1 billion brand inside the subsequent five years. — JEAN E. PALMIERI

Stepping in Style: Chris Stapleton has his own distinct style.

The Grammy Award-winning country music artist has grow to be highly recognizable for his long hair and scruffy beard, ubiquitous cowboy hat and Lucchese boots.

So it’s no surprise that the Western bootmaker is teaming with the singer/songwriter on a collaboration that can launch Thursday.

“It’s been an extended time coming,” said Doug Hogue, vp of product for Lucchese. Although Stapleton had worn the brand for years, it wasn’t until 2013 that the singer visited Lucchese’s El Paso, Texas, factory to see first-hand how his favorite boots were made.

“He had these vintage boots with him that he’d bought online,” Hogue said.

Fast-forward to 2018 when the conversations between the 2 got more serious and so they began to toss around ideas for a collaboration.

“We lost a few years with COVID[-19],” Hogue said, “however it’s really been a fun process. Chris could be very specific in what he wants and the best way he thinks about product and details. He has a really clear aesthetic.”

The Lucchese x Chris Stapleton collection will consist of three boot styles in two colorways each. The primary is the Old Friend, a rugged style based on a vintage design comprised of Italian suede with classic mule-ear pull straps, a Torero side seam and a French toe. The San Antonio is a dressier cowboy boot in black cherry or burgundy with Seville cord patterns and mule-ear straps. And the ultimate is The Original, a reinterpretation of the boot Stapleton had worn to his original meeting with Lucchese. It’s comprised of calfskin with Del Rio cord patterns on the quarters, which have been modified to be shorter than the vintage boot at 11 inches.

“I ran so many miles in that individual boot [The Original],” Stapleton said. “Once I take into consideration my journey, Lucchese has been with me every step of the best way. It’s very, very meaningful to me to find a way to collaborate with them.”

All three of the models are handmade in Texas and have a duplicate of Stapleton’s signature inlaid into the pull tab, Hogue said. They are going to retail for $695 for the Old Friend, $995 for the San Antonio and $1,195 for The Original.

But while the product is paramount, what truly sealed the deal for the collaboration was its charitable component. Under the terms of the deal, a portion of the sales of each bit can be donated to Outlaw State of Mind, a foundation formed by Stapleton and his wife Morgane in 2016 that supports a lot of charitable organizations corresponding to Feeding America, ACLU and Habitat for Humanity.

“Collaborations must be mutually helpful,” Hogue said, noting that Stapleton was determined to provide back through his foundation while Lucchese advantages by gaining a better profile with the singer’s large fan base.

Along with Stapleton, Lucchese also has a relationship with Parker McCollum, one other popular country artist. Hogue said that McCollum serves more as an envoy and at this point, there is no such thing as a product offering with him — although that will change in the longer term. In McCollum’s newest music video for his single, “Burn It Down,” he sports two different ballcaps with large Lucchese logos on the front.

Returning to Stapleton, Hogue said that while there is no such thing as a other collection within the pipeline immediately, he hopes the connection can be long run and the 2 are currently in discussions in regards to the future.

The Chris Stapleton x Lucchese collection can be sold at Lucchese’s 21 retail stores in addition to online. — J.E.P.