All roads lead to Paris. It’s where most ascendant designers dream of showing their collections, and where conglomerate-backed brands can afford to jet in A-list talent on a minute’s notice. Last season’s guests included – deep breath – Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Rosalía, Zoë Kravitz, Kate and Lila Moss, Lily Collins, Rosé, EmRata, Kim Kardashian, Cher, Sienna Miller, Lorde, Sydney Sweeney, Charli xcx, Emma Corrin, Jennie and Cate Blanchett… among hundreds more VIP names that you can reacquaint yourself with here. (Marina Abramović will have to share the spotlight.)
Dior this morning drew a constellation of names to Paris, including but not limited to Rosamund Pike, Elizabeth Debicki and Natalie Portman. And there will be more of that to come when Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Chloé, Loewe and Balenciaga unveil their new collections. The most interesting sightings will doubtless be at Valentino. Who will Alessandro Michele – the arch-curator of wide-set eyes and glam rock haircuts – cast as his new cabal of pop cultural envoys? Scroll below to see all of the celebrities taking their seats on the front row this Paris Fashion Week.