PARIS: Dior said Friday it was bringing forward its Paris fashion week show after its flagship shop was looted during “yellow vests” protests.
The luxury brand’s men’s spring summer show was to have been taken place a week Saturday, when more anti-government protests are likely in the French capital.
Dior refused to say if it was bringing the January 19 show forward a day to avoid trouble.
However, demonstrators smashed up its Champs Elysees boutique on November 26 and stole goods and caused damage reportedly to the tune of one million euros.
Others scrawled graffiti declaring “Screw the rich and immigrants.”
Slogans including “The people want Dior” were plastered on the building after earlier protests.
Luxury boutiques have become a frequent target of the protests, which began in November as a revolt against a rise in fuel prices but which have since morphed into an expression of general discontent.
Chanel, which protected the windows of its shops with fashionably black plywood cladding, has also become a magnet for graffiti, sprayed with slogans such as “Yellow is the new black” and “A perfume of victory.”
The US designer Thom Browne also moved his Saturday show to earlier in the day, while other brands have so far not said whether they will be affected.
Supermodel Bella Hadid set social media alight Wednesday by appearing at a Louis Vuitton dinner during New York fashion week in a luminous yellow vest designed by the creator of its men’s line, Virgil Abloh.
The American came up with the design as a part of his first show for the label earlier this year, but the model’s appearance in it still set tongues wagging.
Many Paris fashion shows traditionally take place near the Champs Elysees, which has been the focus for the “yellow vests” weekly Saturday demonstrations, which often end in violence.
Police have tried to contain protesters by closing metro stations and redirecting traffic from the area.
Paris men’s fashion week begins on Tuesday and is followed by the haute couture shows, which will run until January 24.
Dior moves Paris fashion show to avoid ‘yellow vests’
Dior moves Paris fashion show to avoid ‘yellow vests’
- Demonstrators smashed up its Champs Elysees boutique on November 26 and stole goods and caused damage
- Many Paris fashion shows traditionally take place near the Champs Elysees, which has been the focus for the ‘yellow vests’ weekly Saturday demonstrations
Shanina Shaik attends Paris Fashion Week
DUBAI/ PARIS: Part-Arab model Shanina Shaik was in Paris this week, attending a range of Fashion Week events in the French capital.
On Sunday night, the model attended a dinner to celebrate US cosmetics brand Hourglass’s new brand partner and before that, she was on hand as British designer Victoria Beckham presented her latest collection on Friday, according to Reuters.
Shaik, an Australia-born model of Saudi, Pakistani and Lithuanian descent, has worked closely with the fashion label before, posing for Victoria Beckham Beauty in a social media campaign in 2025.
In October, Shaik was featured in photos from a collaboration post on Instagram between her and the beauty brand. She was seen applying products such as the satin kajal liner and eye wear palette to create a soft, bronzed makeup look.
Earlier this week, Beckham presented sculptural gowns in sheer fabrics, tightly cut suits and voluminous coats in Paris for a Fall/Winter 2026 collection that played with shape and texture.
Dresses in dark blues and greens featured bodices of three-dimensional rosettes, a motif that repeated across skirts, contrasting with sober suits in navy and black.
Large overcoats were paired with sheer white skirts or drainpipe trousers, while knitwear had giant collars and cut-outs revealing the models’ backs.
According to the show notes, the collection was inspired by the work of Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, famous for her cubist portraits of aristocrats in sumptuous clothing.
Beckham’s husband David and the couple’s children Romeo, Cruz, and Harper were on the front row. Their eldest, Brooklyn, was conspicuously absent after he went public in January with accusations against his parents, laying bare a family feud for the first time.
Beckham founded her brand, which sells dresses between $950 and $2,500, in 2008 and launched Victoria Beckham Beauty in 2019. Guests at the show were presented with bottles of her recently launched perfume, Portofino ’97, inspired by a holiday the British couple took when they were still a secret item.
