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Vogue París

2017.10.21 | Event

Lee Dong Wook was invited to the debut show of Claire Waight Keller, the first female lead designer at Givenchy House and "Vogue" accompanied them to the first Fashion Week in Paris after 18 years of debut.


A month before Paris Fashion Week, Vogue received a call from Givenchy House, in which the main message was: “Claire Waite Keller's first Givenchy show showcases men's and women's clothing, and we're going to invite Korean male celebrities. Who would be tall and fit in a suit? "


A month later, on September 28, when Paris Fashion Week was halfway through, Lee Dong Wook's name was mentioned at Givenchy House, causing him to attend Paris Fashion Week for the first time in 18 years of its debut. After 12 hours, after a photo of him was posted on social media, showing him leaving the Incheon airport with Givenchy's black sweater, pants and sneakers, he arrived at his destination a bit tired. Due to her busy schedule, but fortunately, she had two days of free time until official time to attend the fashion show.

The afternoon after his arrival, while looking around famous Parisian landmarks from Montmartre to the Saint-Honore shopping district, Lee Dong Wook posted a photo of himself on his official Instagram causing excited fans to begin gathering in front of him. your hotel (even in the south of France and Italy). In addition, comments from fans that he had bought a plane ticket to Paris continued.)

Finally, on October 1, Claire Waite Keller's first Givenchy show was revealed. Givenchy's fashion show was the first show of the day, scheduled for 10:00 am, so the "Vogue Korea" team met Lee Dong Wook for the first time, who was ready to leave for him. Program.

As it was his first attendance at Fashion Week in Paris, Lee Dong Wook seemed quite nervous, but his characteristic cheerful and laid-back energy was intact, causing him to stop in the middle of Vendôme Square to record a greeting for "Vogue", speaking. much more kindly than the comments prepared in advance. "Isn't the sound of a truck passing a bit annoying? We'll do it again!" He was thoughtful enough to suggest that he re-record himself.

Before long, Lee Dong Wook, dressed neatly in a long brown plaid coat and skinny pants, had arrived at the show. The venue was the Supreme Court of Paris, which was opening for the first time for fashion shows. The security control was very strict, as it was the main judicial center in France with celebrities from all over the world.

It had arrived very calmly, considering the time of the photoshoot, but the front of the program was already full of Lee Dong Wook fans. The director of the international fan club who flew in from Cannes, the fans who just arrived from Milan, and the Korean fans had come together to show their support for the actor by chanting his name: “Lee Dong Wook! Lee Dong Wook! "

Superstars like Julianne Moore, Fan Bingbing, and Cate Blanchett were also present at the show, but no one came with as large a fan body as our Wookie. Like a gentleman with good manners, Lee Dong Wook signed autographs for fans one by one and walked in shouting "Thank you so much for coming this far!"

Givenchy's show began as a catwalk in the huge hall of the Supreme Court in Paris, showcasing more realistic and practical women's clothing than its predecessors, as well as pieces with a slim silhouette that fashionable men would prefer these days. Every time a male garment with an attractive style appeared, the eyes of Lee Dong Wook, sitting in the front row, focused on each of them. In total, 68 costumes appeared and disappeared in an instant, and when the designer who successfully completed the first show appeared, Lee Dong Wook clapped as well.


Despite the rainy weather at the end of the event, "Vogue" and Lee Dong Wook's schedule in Paris had just started.

The start of the photo shoot began on the Pont Alexandre, the most beautiful in Paris. Noticing the tense atmosphere of the staff due to the weather, Lee Dong Wook spoke cheerfully as if the situation will not affect the recordings, "It is beautiful here. The ships pass by the Seine down there, and the atmosphere is very pleasant, isn't it? ".





Source: Vogue Magazine

Translation: Latin Fan Community

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