Pérec, Wemby, and even Flessel converted into models for the fashion show

FASHION – They are more often seen on parquet floors, athletics tracks or football fields. But this Sunday, June 23, during the Vogue World fashion show organized in Paris, Victor Wembanyama, Marie-José Pérec, Laura Flessel and even Djibril Cissé became models for an evening.

The parade, a sort of traveling Met Gala created by Anna Wintour in 2022, was organized on Place Vendôme and was intended to be a tribute to fashion and sport one month before the Paris Olympics. 800 celebrity guests were present: the influencer Lena Mahfouf, the singer Katy Perry, the actor Jared Leto, the actress Eva Longoria, but also the creators Simon Porte Jacquemus, Olivier Rousteing and even John Galliano.

The great French athletes were on the runway. Five-time Olympic fencing medalist Laura Flessel paraded dressed in white to pay tribute to her discipline during the panel dedicated to fencing (1960s). She also had a sword in her hands, as you can see above.

Tricolor dress for Marie-José Pérec

Then the footballers Djibril Cissé, Blaise Matuidi and Emmanuel Petit appeared in the 1990s table. Arnaud Assoumani, gold medalist at the Paralympic Games in 2012, was also present on Place Vendôme. You can see the images of his visit below.

The show ended with the arrival of Marie-José Pérec in a huge dress with a tricolor train. She was accompanied by basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama, named NBA rookie of the year, a first for a Frenchman. On the international side, sisters Serena and Venus Williams, tennis champions, also transformed into models during the evening.

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