Maria Grazia Chiuri’s latest couture collection for Dior was inspired by goddesses, so it was fitting that she had Valkyrie herself — in the shape of Natalie Portman no less than — sitting front row.

Portman, who plays the Norse goddess within the “Thor” film series, was all smiles catching up with Léa Seydoux because the two took their seats within the front row. She shared hugs with Dior chair and chief executive officer Delphine Arnault and LVMH Fashion Group chief executive officer Sidney Toledano.

Gemma Arterton, a Dior regular, played it cool in a summery shorts ensemble.

“She’s a robust female and we love her because she’s just so supportive of anyone that’s an artist,” she said of Chiuri’s work. “The garments are really feminine but empowering. You’re feeling good in them — you don’t feel awkward.”

The actress recently wrapped “The Critic,” a movie adapted from the Anthony Quinn novel, costarring Ian McKellen.

“He’s amazing. I loved working with him. He’s very humble. Very, very modest. He’s eightysomething, and he’s just the toughest working guy. It was an honor to work with him,” she said of pairing with the legendary actor. As for when the film will premiere, Arterton said she is at the hours of darkness. “I don’t know. I believe it’s afterward this yr. I never know anything about any of the work I do.”

Alexandra Daddario just wrapped “I Wish You the Best,” which marks the primary time Tommy Dorfman has stepped behind the camera.

“She’s wonderful. She’s so confident and that’s a really hard thing to do,” she said of working with Dorfman. “It’s very easy to get on a set and with the whole lot that you might have to cope with type of lose control and he or she had control of the set as if she has been doing it for years.”

It was Daddairo’s first time attending a Dior show, but she heaped praise on Chiuri’s work. “You mostly wish to have that combination of feeling sexy and complex and fashionable and classic and like the very best version of yourself,” she said of the jacket, skirt and tank combination she was wearing. “It’s beyond a dream come true…It’s like a teenage dream.”

The “White Lotus” actress even brought her mom along as her date. “It’s the primary time she has visited Paris in 50 years,” she said of the mother-daughter trip.

Thuso Mbedu was treating the show as an early birthday event, ahead of her big day this weekend. “It’s my first couture show, and this yr is about latest experiences. It’s my birthday in a few days, so that is a very good approach to have a good time it,” the actress said of hitting 32 on the calendar. She’ll be on vacation in Croatia to blow out the candles before taking over a latest top secret project in the autumn.

Meg Bellamy, fresh off her first role as Kate Middleton in “The Crown,” was attending her first fashion show. “I’ve been so well sorted,” she said. Grazia even constructed a pair of custom vegan heels for the actress.

Dior regular Rosamund Pike brought her two young sons along for the primary time.

“Maria Grazia at all times appears to be inspired by one other artist. She seems to at all times take inspiration from other artists so I expect to have all of it decorated by any person else inspiring,” she said. “Dior is at all times a celebration of elegance, and high fashion is at all times the chance to spend probably the most time creating probably the most exquisite things.”

The gathering featured Grecian-inspired gowns, floor-grazing filigree capes, and gilt chain mail for probably the most fashion-forward goddesses around.