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As the Olympic Games in Paris attracts to a shut, it’s clear there was extra on present than world-class sporting prowess. At the closing ceremony on Sunday, LA mayor Karen Bass waved the Olympic flag in a pink Sergio Hudson midi costume; whereas singer Yseult wore a customized Dior black silk faille swimsuit throughout her headline efficiency.
Over the final 19 days, celebrities descended on the metropolis, desperate to not solely watch athletes at the high of their recreation however to inject a hit of vogue alongside the method — from Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who watched the ladies’s gymnastics dressed in Marni, to Ariana Grande at the opening ceremony sporting Thom Browne. Even Zendaya was pictured in her Parisian resort room by stylist Law Roach, commemorating the Games in an archival 2008 Olympic ring-themed jumpsuit from Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.
Perhaps it’s no shock that this Games has felt the most fashion-forward, contemplating luxurious conglomerate LVMH is the official sponsor of the event (a partnership estimated to be price $166 million). Even the Olympic athletes let their personalities shine by through arty manicures or spray-painted hair.
There had been moments of soppy political energy too, comparable to the UK’s newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer, pictured defiant — and ready — at the wet opening ceremony. Sat in a sea of disposable ponchos, Starmer’s Team GB raincoat stood out like a beacon of reliable pragmatism, making fellow Brits really feel “insanely patriotic.”
Whether it was overseas dignitaries, Hollywood celebrities or devoted athletes, introduced their sartorial A-game to Paris. Scroll on to see all the chicest moments of the Olympics.
