When Vogue World: Paris happened on June 23, the world had never seen an event quite like it. The first-ever runaway show on the Place Vendôme saw Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner riding horses in head-to-hoof Hermès, Sabrina Carpenter in red-and-white Jacquemus, and Serena Williams honoring Virgil Abloh by wearing Ib Kamara for Off-White—representing just four of the 132 models, celebrities, and athletes who walked in the once-in-a-lifetime style spectacular fêting century of fashion and sport.
How, exactly, did Vogue and production company Bureau Buteak pull it all off? A new video presented by Westin Hotels and Resorts offers a glimpse behind the curtain. Beginning nine days before the event, cameras tracked everyone from stylist Carine Roitfeld, to choreographer Parris Goebel, to Vogue’s global editorial director, Anna Wintour, as they worked around the clock to make Vogue World happen.
Much of the action unfolds mere steps from the Place Vendôme, at The Westin Paris, a place with roots reaching back to the 19th century. Acting as the unofficial headquarters for the whole event, the hotel turned its lobby, ballroom, and countless other spaces over to a rush of models, fashion editors, moodboards, and clothing racks. (Sensing the heightened stress, the staff also doled out survival kits that included massagers.) Meanwhile, Goebel and her 69 dancers practiced tirelessly at a local French high school.
The footage also highlights the talented seamstresses and seamsters from major French fashion houses who worked on the runway’s looks. It was an exciting moment for many of them: at Chanel, for example, a team remade dresses originally designed by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. “Usually you see these dresses in museums—but for once we can do it by ourselves,” says Brice Leblac, a Chanel seamster. It’s no wonder that model Amelia Gray becomes a bit emotional as she tries on a beaded shift at The Westin Paris: “I’m like, pinch me everywhere, please and thank you.”
Here, go inside the making of Vogue World.
Director: Loïc Prigent
Producers: Natacha Morice and Loic Prigent
Production Coordinator: Rafaële Nix Secondi
Editor: Axel Robin-Tellier
Camera: Loic Prigent / Albert Oziouls / Raul Cabrera
Sound: Clément Duché / Jean Nicolas Buonavista
Graphic Design: Suzy Chatellier
Post Production: Julie Lacor
Sound Mix: TBC
Colorist: Victor Bonnard
Archives Courtesy of Balenciaga / Courtesy of Chloé / Courtesy of Mugler / Courtesy of Lanvin Héritage
Music: AudioNetwork / Epidemic Sound
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