In a corner of the party after the GUCCI 22 fashion show, Tyler, the Creator knelt in front of the linoleum dance floor and slammed his Gucci suitcase on the ground. In the bar stood Diane Keaton, wearing a gucci-balenciaga "hacking" coat and her signature not-a-regular-mom hat.
Olivia Wilde held the race in the middle of the outdoor venue, not far from Serena Williams.
Elsewhere, Awkwafina and Natasha Lyonne stole cigarettes. Wherever you go, you'll see another great explanation of gucci designer Alessandro Michele hosting his brand's big fashion show in the heart of Hollywood.
While Paris, Milan and New York are known as the fashion capitals of the world, the power of contemporary fashion flows through Hollywood. We gaze at celebrity styles, whether they're walking the red carpet or trying to dodge the paparazzi chasing nobu parking lots. Fashion is increasingly becoming the main theme of our entertainment: American designer Halston is the subject of Netflix's show of the same name, Ryan Murphy took over the assassination of Gianni Versace, and on the way to the show venue, I saw multiple billboard advertisements for Lady Gaga and Adam Driver Autohome Gucci.
That way, it's hard to say where Gucci's show started and ended. Where to start is easy to figure out: I put my ass on Hollywood Boulevard's lined up director's chair-style seats and waited for the model to step, glide and stroll on the fashion show in front of the Walk of Fame.
(I sat in front of the stars of Daniel Radcliffe and Gig Young.) But the way fashion works now, celebrities can shape or ruin looks, fashion shows are both pop culture phenomena and industry events, and Gucci's Hollywood fashion show is more like a complete piece — from arrival to party end — every point seeping into the rest.
GQ Macaulay Culkin at the GUCCI runway
Phoebe Bridgers (from Pasadena Block 134, she's almost a hero from her hometown)!
Gwyneth Paltrow attended the show in a crimson suit, mimicking the TOM ford Era GUCCI number she wore on the '96 VMA. Michele remade it for the collection he presented in April, which allowed Paltrow to dress up as Paltrow just days after Halloween.
This should give you an idea of how Michele sees it all: While many fashion fans praised @nightopenings instagram accounts, he recorded the Hollywood red carpet of the '90s as the culmination of fashion, and he's using the past to break new ground.
Michelle expressed his love of Hollywood in performance notes displayed in the Manila Evidence Folder dressed in a Los Angeles-themed black theme. He wrote that his mother was a production assistant and told him about her experiences at "That DreamWorks."
"This Walk of Fame perfectly supports my unbridled love of the classical world. After all, Hollywood is a Greek temple inhabited by pagan gods. As a result, the show and series see Hollywood as a religion. He dressed the gods of the temple with ancient legends: they were homages to classic movies such as Cleopatra, Kelly, Eight O'Clock Dinner, and even Ghostbusters and Ace Ventura.
It was all shaped by gucci's friends: jared leto, macaulay culkin, phoebe bridgers, jodie-turner smith, steve lacy and st. Vincent was all on the show. Paying homage to Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard, involving many of the current Central Hollywood figures? Pure gucci minimalism, baby!
The 115-person behemoth showcases the diverse lifestyles of Los Angeles. "Of course, I feel like they captured that vibe," I asked if the collection was enough for Los Angeles, and the skateboarder and Southern California resident Nyjah Huston wore high heels and floral suits with tattoos on his chest exposed.
"And all the other atmosphere." Much of this vibe ensures that gucci is transformed into a different Hollywood metaphor: from the early days of gorgeous silent films and Italian Westerns to Los Angeles merchandise, visitors may collect them at LAX's souvenir shops. Then there were some exteriors that nodded at the city's current uniforms: leggings and sneakers.
All of this is made possible by the ever-changing trends of the fashion industry. At least for its biggest players. Gucci is now displaying non-calendars – and all the way to the west.
Popular and attractive brands like gucci can get away with that.
The brand's show is no longer one of dozens of shows on the fashion week calendar, but rather a large,independent event that can take advantage of its powerful traction beam to pull everyone to a city for just one night. While other brands have been hosting the Spring/Summer 2022 fashion show, gucci has dedicated the show to love parades.
(In Los Angeles, there's only one season anyway.) The details aren't important to the crowd standing outside the show's barricades — there's kids in camp high sweatshirts who clearly mark this on their calendars, and there are people who look like tourists who seem to trip over the show and stop around to see what the hustle and bustle is all about. Only in Hollywood.
The show ended with a model trailing the crowd as her feathered, glittering train sailed along Hollywood Boulevard. But as Michelle knew, the show had to go on.
Celebrity-infested after-party is just down the next block. As night fell, it became clear that Michelle had found a natural home for his "more the merrier" aesthetic.
While Hollywood Boulevard may be a "Greek temple," as Michelle writes, it's also home to non-brandEd Spider-Man and ragged visitors. I can't say I've ever been in a fashion show that brought me closer to walgreens and baja fresh.
As the show aired, a man outside a barricade held a placard with a $5 shirt and hoodie written on it. "Don't overpay!" It advertised to people who had just endured the traffic jams in Los Angeles, staring blankly at thousands of dollars worth of dresses and suits.