DUBAI: US-Palestinian model Bella Hadid hit the runway at designer Virgil Abloh‘s Off-White fashion show in Paris on Sunday.
The 24-year-old took two turns down the catwalk, first in a royal blue mini dress with matching knee-high boots and then in a floor-length gown in the same electric shade, complete with an angular bodice and chunky accessories.
Hadid has had a busy sojourn in Paris, sitting front row at the Dior Homme fashion show last week before she hit the runway for French label Jacquemus alongside US model Kendall Jenner.
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Models Joan Smalls (L) and Bella Hadid (center) were spotted with designer Virgil Abloh at the show on Sunday. (Getty Images)
“Get your iPhones ready; the vibes are about to be immaculate,” the emcee announced as Hadid opened the Off-White show on Sunday, leading the way for a star-studded cast of models including Joan Smalls, Honey Dijon and Amber Valletta.
The Fall/Winter 2021 collection was marked by maxi-length coats and dresses with inside-out seams, while houndstooth patterns made appearances on bucket hats and tops to add a pop of vibrancy to a sea of blues and greys.
Midway through the show, Tamil dancers accompanied British-Tamil singer M.I.A. as she performed songs such as her 2007 smash hit “Paper Planes.” Abloh explained the team-up in an interview with WWD, saying: “She’s an artist that’s known for speaking her stance on global issues and I wanted to make a safe space for her to do her art and pair it together with what Off-White™ stands for. It’s about representing a young generation, it’s not about selling clothes.”
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The Fall/Winter 2021 collection was marked by maxi-length coats and dresses. (Getty)
Abloh, who is also the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection, has made attempts to steer the label toward more mature offerings in a bid to shed its strictly streetwear associations. For this collection, WWD reported that the 40-year-old American designer drew inspiration from his background in architecture and recent collaboration with German electronics company Braun.
“Off-White is ageing. I was given the torch of youthful fashion, what’s happening in the next generation, and I think in the last year I’ve aged the fastest that I ever could have,” the designer told the magazine. “The brand in my mind should never be stagnant.”
For her part, Hadid took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes shots from the fashion show and its aftermath, including sneak peaks of herself toasting the designer and playing a boardgame over a meal.
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