How American Designers Became the Stars of Paris Fashion Week

"The biggest show of the season, in every sense, was Louis Vuitton, where the men's creative director is Pharrell Williams. A truly huge event, it was staged inside a mammoth plywood crate the size of a small stadium, where the cast marched around an elegant, raised and fully furnished apartment. The whole production was backed by a gospel choir attired in black professor's gowns at one end,"

"The most happening event of the whole week, and hottest ticket, was a multimedia show with performances by Mahmood and Latin Mafia in a judo stadium for designer Willy Chavarria, the Mexican-American current darling of the fashion world. Models Romeo Beckham, Erin O'Connor, and veteran Farida Khelfa (the witness when Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni) marched around Chavarria's Hollywood set encompassing a Cadillac, gym, boudoir, and cocktail bar."

American designers delivered a standout menswear season in Paris, with over half a dozen staging important shows, presentations and happenings. Louis Vuitton, led by Pharrell Williams, produced a monumental show staged inside a mammoth plywood crate featuring a raised, fully furnished apartment, a gospel choir in black gowns and a full orchestra. Willy Chavarria staged a multimedia event in a judo stadium with performances by Mahmood and Latin Mafia and a Hollywood set including a Cadillac, gym, boudoir and cocktail bar. Amiri converted the Carreau du Temple into a literary escape. Several American talents energized the Paris calendar and drew strong public and industry attention.

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