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Crowds of screaming fans lined the Place de la
Concorde, erupting into cheers with the arrival of K-pop star
Jimin, who was named earlier this week global brand ambassador
for the house.
Guests of the LVMH-owned label - who also included Eddie
Redmayne, "The White Lotus" actor Adam DiMarco, soccer star
David Beckham and his son Cruz Beckham - were seated in a
darkened tent facing a wall-length screen.
A sombre procession ensued and models walked out slowly, as
actors Gwendoline Christie and Robert Pattinson recited T.S.
Eliot's poem "The Waste Land", their faces projected onto the
screen.
Dior men's artistic director Kim Jones transformed familiar
pieces such as fishermen's rain caps, slickers and chunky
sweaters into an elevated styles in muted colors - ivory, dusty
blues and a pale, mustard yellow. There were also airy poncho
windbreakers, loose trousers with an extra pleats and wide
bermudas, worn like skirts.
Paris Fashion Week menswear shows run through Jan. 22.
(Reporting by Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Frances Kerry)
(Photo: A model presents a creation by designer
Kim Jones as part of his Menswear ready-to-wear Fall/Winter
2023-2024 collection show for fashion house Dior during Men's
Fashion Week in Paris, France, January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit
Tessier)
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