Fashion

Supermodel Kaia Gerber to sit on top fashion jury


Teenage supermodel Kaia Gerber is to sit on the
jury of one of fashion’s most prestigious prizes, its organisers said
Wednesday.

The 18-year-old American, the daughter of former catwalk queen Cindy
Crawford, has been one of the stars of Paris fashion fortnight, which ends
late Thursday.

Gerber will sit on the jury of the Hyeres fashion festival on the French
Riviera at the end of April to decide on one of the top prizes for rising
young
designers.

The model sparked fevered comment on social media when she wore a
spectacular wedding dress that closed the Givenchy haute couture show late
Tuesday.

The gown with a showstopping structured veil — that was somewhere
between
a halo and its own grotto — made headlines after the reported break-up of
Gerber’s romance with US stand-up comedian Pete Davidson.

Critics raved about Clare Waight Keller’s embroidered creation.

The British designer also made the wedding dress the Duchess of Sussex
Megan Markle wore for her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018.

Gerber said the dress had left her “speechless”.

“Closing Givenchy haute couture”, she wrote on Instagram.

“@clarewaightkeller you have left me completely speechless. Words will
never begin to express my gratitude and appreciation for this moment.

“Thank you to the incredible atelier and everyone who worked so hard to
make this so special.”

The show, in a former convent in the French capital, was accompanied by
musicians who were suspended from poles.

The Hyeres jury will be presided over by the Northern Irish designer
Jonathan Anderson. As well as his own JW Anderson brand, he is also artistic
director of the Spanish house Loewe.

The prize they will decide is the oldest in the world for young fashion
designers and was won in 2018 by the Dutch couple Rushemy Botter and Lisi
Herrebrugh, who were later snapped up to lead the French label Nina Ricci.

Their own brand, Botter, made its Paris debut during men’s fashion week.

Other past winners include the Belgian Anthony Vaccarello, now at the
head
of Saint Laurent, and the Dutch duo Viktor & Rolf.

The festival runs from April 25 to 29.(AFP)



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