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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 5 March 2019

Grace Jones rocks Zendaya show as Valentino gets ovation

By THOMAS ADAMSON The golden dome of the
Associated Press French capital’s Invalides
PARIS (AP) — A one-off itin- monument twinkled in the
erant extravaganza cour- background. A book of
tesy of American designer verse given to every guest
Tommy Hilfiger’s “buy-now” prompted gushing com-
collaboration with actress- ments about Piccioli’s ar-
singer Zendaya gave Paris tistic sensitivity. The styles,
Fashion Week a case of however, weren’t fully de-
Saturday night fever. On serving of such effusive
Sunday, Valentino’s Pier- praise and poetry.
paolo Piccioli yet again re- There were, without a
ceived a standing ovation, doubt, many beautiful
and Thom Browne blurred styles: especially in the
the gender lines. neck detailing that defined
Here are highlights from the fall-winter aesthetic.
fall-winter ready-to-wear Piccioli took the 70s trend
shows. and crowned it with the
TOMMY’S SATURDAY NIGHT most diaphanous jabot col-
FEVER lars and silk neck scarves
For Hilfiger’s disco-inspired seen all season. Tulle neck
show, the Champs-Elysees fringing fell like a wilting
Theatre flashed with Pac- flower, fusing the 20th cen-
Man and Space Invaders A model wears a creation as part of the Thom Browne ready to wear Fall-Winter 2019-2020 tury era with a vibe of the
arcade games while excit- collection, that was presented in Paris, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Renaissance. Minimalist
ed guests, including British Associated Press touches, such as a loose,
race car driver Lewis Hamil- a cape the model waved at fashion design in Paris. sailles. It pitted American black silk gown with the
ton and model Gigi Hadid, dramatically. The “Spider-Man: Home- designers such as Oscar shoulders lobbed off, also
snacked on popcorn and This fashion show was all coming” star spoke to The de la Renta and Stephen hit a high note. But chunky
candy jawbreakers. about the show. Associated Press about re- Burrows against French de- butterfly embroideries and
The show celebrated di- Whoops from the audi- ceiving a phone call from signers Yves Saint Laurent, overly busy art prints jarred
versity and was, in terms ence erupted as disco Hilfiger to discuss a col- Pierre Cardin and Hubert with the delicate designs in
of sheer energy, unlike any icon Grace Jones, wear- laboration. “I got a call de Givenchy. several looks.
other so far this season. ing a shimmering peaked- from Tommy Hilfiger himself, ___ ___
Dozens of dancers on roller shoulder tuxedo, thigh- which was pretty crazy. I VALENTINO’S OVATIONS GIVENCHY’S ORIGINAL SIN
skates boogied amid flash- high boots and leotard — was not expecting that,” Another Pierpaolo Piccioli As night fell on the Jardin
ing lights to greatest hits danced out. she said. show, another standing des Plantes garden gates,
from the 1970s. The show’s finale track, “We Hilfiger gave her, she said, ovation. The Valentino de- dramatic one-meter-high
The collection itself, sadly, Are Family”, had even fash- full control of the designs, signer can do no wrong. letters were floodlit to spell
felt more high-street than ion insiders with perpetually which drew inspiration from At least, that seemed to out “GIVENCHY.”
high-fashion and rather pursed lips singing along. “iconic women” of the be the view of the fash- Guests eating red candy
paled in comparison to the ___ late-1970s and early-1980s. ion insiders who whooped apples then entered an in-
ambitious spectacle. ZENDAYA FOR TOMMY HIL- Showing deep industry and cheered as models credibly long annex runway
Breton stripes led down FIGER knowledge, Zendaya also stood under a giant neon constructed inside the gar-
to flared denim or leather American actress and sing- referenced the famous text about love and loss dens. Tree colonnades en-
pants, torso-hugging jump- er Zendaya, 22, became “Battle of Versailles” fash- dressed in colorful 1970s- croached the see-through
suits and a shimmering the latest in a long line of ion show held in in 1973 at style silken gowns for the roof, scratching it menac-
pleated silken gown with celebrities to try their hand France’s Palace of Ver- finale Sunday. ingly as the wind blew. q

German Carnival parades defy weather, poke fun at powerful

Associated Press events. Cologne also de- saw. That was a reference
DUESSELDORF, Germany cided to do without flags to the killing of journalist Ja-
(AP) — Germany’s main and signs, while the pa- mal Khashoggi at the Saudi
Carnival parades got un- rades in Duesseldorf and Consulate in Istanbul. The
derway Monday in the Muenster were delayed for kingdom denies that the
face of some windy weath- around two hours. crown prince knew of a
er, with floats poking fun Some smaller parades, plot to kill Khashoggi.
at U.S. President Donald such as those in Bottrop Another float showed
Trump and British Prime Min- and Fulda, were canceled Trump and Russian Presi-
ister Theresa May. altogether. dent Vladimir Putin ripping
Organizers trimmed some Revelers weren’t letting the up a nuclear arms treaty.
frills from the annual pa- poor weather dampen the And a few weeks before
rades because of the traditional Carnival irrever- Britain is due to leave the
weather front across west- ence. In Duesseldorf, one European Union, May was
ern Germany. Parades in float portrayed a naked depicted with a long nose
A carnival float depicts President Donald Trump as an angel of the traditional Carnival Trump as the guardian an- impaling a man wearing
peace behind Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with strongholds of Mainz, Co- gel of a Saudi Crown Prince a Union Jack hat and car-
a bloody chain saw prior to the traditional carnival parade in logne and Duesseldorf Mohammed bin Salman rying briefcases marked
Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday, March 4, 2019.
Associated Press cut horses from Monday’s clutching a bloody chain- “economy.”q