Givenchy multiplies suits and hoodies at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Givenchy’s creative director Matthew Williams walked the runway on Wednesday with a collection of layered looks for men, piling suit jackets over hoodies and wide-leg Bermuda shorts.

Adding texture, the creator of the house of LVMH (LVMH.PA) The French fashion house also weaved splashes of color and distressed elements into the range, which included brightly colored fur coats, shiny puffer jackets and exotic skin patterns.

The event took place on the second day of the menswear shows of Paris Fashion Week, which runs until January 22 and includes high-end brands Louis Vuitton, Dior Homme, Hermès and Maison Margiela.

Among the celebrity arrivals, K-pop star Taeyang, named Givenchy’s brand ambassador on Tuesday, waved to the crowd as he walked through the cobblestones to the venue – a tent set up in front of the imposing complex of the 18th century Ecole Militaire in the center of Paris.

European fashion brands are looking to capitalize on the global popularity of South Korean stars, with an eye on younger shoppers, and the latest wave of tie-ups includes BTS’s Jimin for Dior and rapper Suga for Valentino, also announced this week. .

Reporting by Mimosa Spencer; Editing by Vin Shahrestani

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