Last night, everyone’s eyes were glued to Place Vendôme in Paris. A chic place par excellence, it was the setting for the third edition of “Vogue World”, a unique haute couture show placed under the sign of sport, in this Olympic year. “ Paris will be a kind of opening ceremony, one that celebrates 100 years of fashion and sport, as well as this extraordinary city » warned Anna Wintour at the start of the year, impatient to deliver her vision to the entire planet. This Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 9 p.m., several disciplines were put in the spotlight, such as cycling, fencing, swimming or breakdancing, during this extraordinary parade bringing together Katy PerryLous and the Yakuza, the drag queen Keiona, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner perched on horses, the champions Venus and Serena Williams, without forgetting the sensation Sabrina Carpenter (“Espresso”) or even Marie-José Pérec in a blue-white dress XXL red.
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In front of an audience of stars
Several artists marked the evening which paid tribute to French culture, including the waiters’ race, like Maluma or Bad Bunny, but it was Aya Nakamura who stole the show from everyone . In a sumptuous strapless dress by Jean Paul Gaultier, the singer arrived on Place Vendôme to the sound of the hit “Around the World” by Daft Punk, in the middle of a guard of honor of Parisian waiters and an army of dancers. Under the gaze of Jared Leto or Diane Kruger, the French star performed a new version of his romantic ballad “Fly”, taken from his third album “AYA” (2020), in an epic symphonic rereading. “ Like a bird, I want to fly / We are connected / You feel, I feel all these faults / We are connected » chanted Aya Nakamura while a ballet of cyclists, in homage to the Tour de France, crisscrossed the square, and models paraded to recreate the Roaring Twenties.
A suspended moment which further underlined the international aura of Aya Nakamura, the most listened to French singer in the world. She also caused a sensation among Ciara, Maluma or Naomi Campbell at the party organized after the Vogue event, making American stars dance to the sound of her hit “Djadja”. Regardless, many saw Aya Nakamura’s performance as a sort of dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games where the “42” singer was expected to sing Edith Piafas Celine Dion. To be continued !
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