“This is the fashion universe,” bellowed Business of Fashion founder Imran Amed into a microphone, as countless mega-stars piled into Paris’ Shangri-La hotel — a sparkling setting complete with the Eiffel Tower twinkling in the backdrop of the smoking area.
This was Saturday night, and a celebrity huddle which included — but was far from limited to — Pharrell Williams, Jared Leto, Florence Pugh, Naomi Campbell, Usher, Troye Sivan, Karol G and Emily Ratajkowski surrounded the fashion industry’s designers-of-the-moment: Pierpaolo Piccioli from Valentino, Sabato De Sarno from Gucci, Casey Cadwallader from Mugler, Grace Wales Bonner, Guram Gvasalia and Christopher Kane.
