The looks included were by French designers and those who present their collections in the City of Light.
It was like a temporary exhibition in motion.
Helping dot everyiand cross everytwas fashion curator Alexandre Samson, who shared the teams mood board and inspirations.
Vogue World: Paris as seen by Ellen von Unwerth
(See all the event credits here.Below is an inside look at the making of a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Gabrielle Coco Chanel embodied the push-forward attitude of the postWorld War I world.
She embraced the then popular garconne look but also crafted dreamy dresses called dancings.
Artisans from the ateliers of Armani Privé, Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Margiela, and Schiaparelli
Three 1924 dresses that appeared inVoguemagazine were re-created 100 years later for Vogue World: Paris 2024.Read more here.
We selected a look evoking the era.
It will be the last womens Dries Van Noten look to walk [in Paris].
Young athletes
Hes clearly a thief but a very chic thief, jokes Samson.
The oil black silk bodysuits reference the getup of silent-film actor Musidora (a.k.a.
Jeanne Roques), who is especially known for playing the vampish Irma Vep inLes Vampires.
At Vogue World: Paris, the dancers were dubbed muses.
Her kind of glamour was inimitable and based on technique.
Maison Margielas 2024 couture look nods to Vionnet.
The Italian-born designer was noted for her penchant for waist-up dressing and her witty collaborations with the Surrealists.
Nakamura in Jean Paul Gaultier couture
It was just relaunched in Paris two months ago.
1940s: Aquatics
This section of the show was very South of France inspired, said Samson.
The bikini was designed in 1946 by two designers, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard.
A remake of a 1924 Chanel dress
Synchronized swimming and Esther Williamss movies were also touchstones.
A model in a Louis Reard bikini holds the box it fit into, 1946.
1950s: Equestrianism
The suit entered female wardrobes through equestrian sports, Samson says.
The dress in a 1924 issue ofVogue
The Amazon [horsewomen] could wear tailoring taken from menswear at the beginning of the 19th century.
He was known for the sophisticatedjolie madamelook.
Balmain, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Joe Burrow in a Peter Do suit an Christian Louboutin shoes.
The dress in a 1924 issue ofVogue
Justin Jefferson in a Peter Do suit and Christian Louboutin shoes.
They all trained with Cristobal Balenciaga, one of the first couturiers to have models dance at his shows.
1970: Gymnastics
The 70s section is a nod to theBattle of Versailles, according to Samson.
A remake of a 1924 Chanel dress
Givenchy opens [this section] because it is one of the last standing houses that showed at Versailles.
Givenchy
Studio 54 and Le Palace discotheques were also references.
These huge shoulders [seem connected to martial arts] because they are made to impress.
A remake of a 1924 Chanel dress
[Theres] also a link to the arrival of the Japanese designers in Paris.
Culturally it was very important because football is the most beloved sport of France.
It was also very fun to have Louis Vuitton.
The dress (left) in a 1924 issue ofVogue
And so we selected 10 looks in tribute to the 10-year anniversary of Nicolas Ghesquiere there.
The digital era is represented by metallics.
Dancers wear looks from Louis Vuitton, Loewe, and Off-White.
Chanel, spring 2024 couture
Simone Rocha for Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2024 couture
Gigi Hadid in custom Balmain.Read more about this look.
Chanel, spring 2024 couture
Dancer, Chanel and Nike, Repetto Leggings, Carel Shoes
Jeremy Pope in Thom Browne
Christian Dior, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Ami, fall 2024 menswear
Givenchy, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Elie Saab, fall 2022 couture
Alexander McQueen, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Miu Miu, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Simone Rocha x Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2024 couture
Vogue costume by Jeanne Lanvin, 1924
A dress inspired by Lanvin’s 1924 Vogue costume
Vogue’s reporting on Les Soirées de Paris
Dries Van Noten, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Cyclists at Vogue World: Paris
Fantômas poster, 1947
Les Vampiresposter, circa 1915
Balenciaga, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Balenciaga, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
The fall 1940 Balenciaga remake
From the Balenciaga archives
The fall 1939 Balenciaga remake
The panniers on Balenciaga’s dress were inspired byLas Meninasby Velásquez.
Balenciaga’s 1939 gown photographed by George Hoyningen-Huene in Helena Rubinstein’s Paris apartment
Avellano, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Rick Owens, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Olivier Theyskens, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Givenchy, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Two Madeleine Vionnet evening dresses
Maison Martin Margiela, spring 2024 couture
Keiona Revlon performing in Nina Ricci
Marlene Dietrich, 1930
Nina Ricci, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Kendall Jenner in a dress by Burc Akyol, 2022
Armani Privé, fall 2005 couture
Balenciaga, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Mugler, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Elsa Schiaparelli in her atelier on the Place Vendôme, 1935
Schiaparelli in her atelier
Schiaparelli, spring 2024 couture
Schiaparelli, spring 2024 couture
FKA twigs in Alexandre Vauthier
Maluma in Thom Browne
The Course des Cafés back in the day
Vogue World: Paris
The participants represented 16 Parisian cafés and wore Fursac outfits.
Sabrina Carpenter in Jacquemus
Jacquemus, spring 2015 ready-to-wear
Jacquemus, spring 2015 ready-to-wear
Chanel, resort 2025
LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi, spring 2025 menswear
A model in a Quicksilver wet suit and Chanel shoes with a Chanel surfboard.
Acne Studios, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Miu Miu, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2003 couture
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2020 couture
Duran Lantink, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
A model in Fifi Chachnil
A model in a Louis Réard bikini holds the box it fit into, 1946.
The Bar suit by Christian Dior, spring 1947 couture
A Christian Dior look made for Vogue World: Paris
A Christian Dior look made for Vogue World: Paris
A Christian Dior look made for Vogue World: Paris
Women riding in the Bois de Boulogne, 1909
Christian Dior
Thom Browne, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2020 couture
Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Givenchy, fall 2024 menswear
Thierry Mugler, spring 1997 couture
Balmain, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Balmain, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Joe Burrow in a Peter Do suit an Christian Louboutin shoes.
Justin Jefferson in a Peter Do suit and Christian Louboutin shoes.
Maison Margiela, spring 2024 couture
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2020 couture
Acne Studios, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Read more about their horse-girl moment withDjango and Napoand their steeds’ grooming regimehere.
Hermès, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Flags made of upcycled scarves by Marine Serre
Courrèges, fall 2024 menswear
A vintage Courrèges dress
Courrèges, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
A Courrèges design from 1965
Rabanne creative director Julien Dossena reproduced some of the founder’s designs for fall 2023.
A Pierre Cardin dress
Miu Miu, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Stella McCartney, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Isabel Marant, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Balenciaga, fall 2021 ready-to-wear
Coperni, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Jacquemus, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Kalash in Off-White
Off-White, resort 2024
Laura Flessel-Colovic in Courrèges
Sacai, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Rabanne creative director Julien Dossena reproduced some of the founder’s designs for fall 2023.
Christian Dior, spring 2017 ready-to-wear
Teyana Taylor in an archival Rabanne look and Carel Paris shoes.
Rabanne creative director Julien Dossena reproduced some of the founder’s designs for fall 2023.
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 23: A model walks the runway during Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome on June 23, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for Vogue)
Debra Shaw in Givenchy
Ciara in Givenchy
Jodie Turner-Smith in Givenchy
Models at the Battle of Versailles—read more about this turning point in fashion.
Givenchy
Givenchy
Bethann Hardison, Daniela Morera, and Stephen Burrows at a Studio 54 party for Valentino, New York, 1977
Fabrice Fashion Week party at Le Palace, 1979
Giambattista Valli, spring 2024 couture
Alexis Mabille, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Didu, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Maison Rabih Kayrouz, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Stéphane Rolland, spring 2023 couture
Alexandre Vauthier, fall 2020 couture
Alexandre Vauthier, fall 2022 couture
Germanier, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Valliant, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Anna Cleveland in Chloé
Pat Cleveland at the Battle of Versailles
Chloé, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Nadia Comăneci, 1976
Saint Laurent, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Saint Laurent, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Saint Laurent, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Saint Laurent, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu in Saint Laurent
Saint Laurent, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Pom Klementieff in Saint Laurent
Issey Miyake, fall 1983 ready-to-wear
Kenzo, fall 2024 menswear
Mugler, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Rick Owens, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Colman Domingo in Balmain
Balmain, fall 2024 menswear
Junya Watanabe, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Homme Plissé Issey Miyake, fall 2024 menswear
Katy Perry in Noir Kei Ninomiya
Noir Kei Ninomiya, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
Robert Wun, spring 2024 couture
Dior Men, fall 2024 menswear
Yohji Yamamoto, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Comme des Garçons, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Amaarae in Y/Project
Y/Project, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Mugler, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Precious Lee in Balmain
Anok Yai in Alaïa
Alaïa, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Azzedine Alaïa with Jessye Norman in a dress of his design, with its train held by Jean-Paul Goude, 1989
Bad Bunny in Pressiat.Read more about Bad Bunny here.
Martine Rose
All-In, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi, spring 2024 menswear
Balenciaga, fall 2020 ready-to-wear
Vetements, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2020 couture
Emmanuel Petit in Fursac and Berluti shoes
Rai in Jean Paul Gaultier and Christian Louboutin shoes
Blaise Matuidi in Givenchy
Djibril Cissé, Jacquemus Look
Fendi, spring 2024 couture
Mugler, fall 1995 couture
“The 1998 World Cup football finale was opened by 100 Yves Saint Laurent models walking in the stadium,” Samson explains.
Cara Delevingne in Balmain
Balmain, pre-fall 2024
Louis Vuitton, spring 2016 ready-to-wear
Louis Vuitton, pre-fall 2023
Louis Vuitton, spring 2018 ready-to-wear
Louis Vuitton, resort 2018
Louis Vuitton, resort 2017
Louis Vuitton, resort 2022
Louis Vuitton, spring 2021 ready-to-wear
Louis Vuitton, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Louis Vuitton, spring 2015 ready-to-wear
Louis Vuitton, fall 2020 ready-to-wear
Venus Williams in Marine Serre
Serena Williams in Off-White
Botter, fall 2024 menswear
Patou, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Dior Men, spring 2024 menswear
Christian Lacroix, fall 2008 couture
Carven, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Victor Wembanyama in Louis Vuitton and Marie-José Pérec in a dress designed by Pieter Mulier
Mugler, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Iris van Herpen, fall 2023 couture
Paloma Elsesser in Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton, resort 2025
Kendall Jenner in Jean Paul Gaultier spring 2024 couture by Simone Rocha.Read more about this look.
Simone Rocha for Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2024 couture
Gigi Hadid in custom Balmain.Read more about this look.
Imaan Hammam in Rabanne
Breakdancers in New York City, 1984
Louis Vuitton, spring 2025 menswear
Loewe, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
Off-White tracksuit and Nike shoes
