SUNDAY 3:50 PM SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 PARIS
On Sunday afternoon, guests found themselves in a gauzy bohemian fantasy at the Valentino SS25 show, the first under the auspices of the label’s new creative director, Alessandro Michele. Sitting on armchairs cloaked in white sheets atop a floor of cracked mirrored tiles, they watched models proceed down a makeshift runway in a grand celebration of excess: there were ruffles, turbans, brocades, bows, veils, polka dots, fringe, and copious amounts of lace. “When we build beauty,” read the show notes, “it feels like being raptured in a state of joy that can tear us away from senselessness.” Once the lamps dimmed, our editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg tracked down attendees—including actors Hari Nef and Colman Domingo and writer-director Jane Schoenbrun—to find out the most Parisian thing about them.
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HARI NEF
What song is stuck in your head?
“365,” Charlie XCX. Sorry. Summer’s over, but not for me.
What movies does everyone need to see at least once?
All That Jazz.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
I smoke all the time.
What trend do you think you started?
Trans.
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COLMAN DOMINGO
What song is stuck in your head?
Oh, wow. What song is stuck in my head? Right now, I don’t know why I’m thinking of Mariah Carey, “Fantasy.”
What’s a movie everyone needs to see at least once?
My new film, Sing Sing. It’s in theaters right now.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
The most Parisian thing about me is my attitude. I think I strut down the street like the Parisians do.
What trend do you think you started?
Actually, I think I started hot pink when I wore the Versace hot pink tuxedo to the Oscars in 2021, and then suddenly it became a craze.
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JANE SCHOENBRUN
What’s a movie everyone needs to see at least once?
Liquid Sky.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
Probably my love of Liquid Sky.
What trend do you think you started?
What trend do I think I started? That’s such a good question. I believe I’ve started the trend of being a filmmaker who memes their own movies to death.
What song is stuck in your head?
Right now, it is “Continuous Hit Music” by The American Analog Set.
Can you show me your model face?
You’ve got to make yourself a little vacant, make yourself a little pouty. I’m about to transform for you.
What did you think of the show?
Oh, it’s sublime.
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TYLER MITCHELL
What song is stuck in your head?
Right now, that new Weeknd song that just came out with Playboi Carti [“Timeless”].
Can you show me your model face?
My model face? I’m a photographer.
What’s a movie everyone needs to see at least once?
Everyone needs to see Oceans 11 at least once.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
The most Parisian thing about me is that I now know my neighborhoods. I know the 11th, I know the circle, the spiral of the neighborhoods in Paris. That’s the most Parisian thing about me.
What trend do you think you started?
Ooh. Love of color.
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JESSICA PRATT
What song is stuck in your head?
I was actually thinking of “Free Man in Paris” by Joni Mitchell on the way here. We were passing by many of the landmarks referenced.
What’s a movie everyone needs to see at least once?
I guess Fritz Lang’s M is one that I watched recently. Very good. 1931.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
I like good food.
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CHUQUIMAMANI-CONDORI
What song is stuck in your head?
I think it’s called “One I Want” by Flatland Cavalry.
What’s a movie everyone needs to see at least once?
Oh, that’s a good one. It’s called Chuquiago, but I forget who the director is.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
That I don’t mind trash.
What trend do you think you started?
Being messy.
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MEL OTTENBERG
What song is stuck in your head?
I don’t know.
What’s the most Parisian thing about you?
My love for Parisian men?
What trend do you think you started?
I’ve started too many trends to count.
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