Victoria and David Beckham sail into Jacquemus’ show at Paris Fashion Week 2023: Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid showed off Princess Diana and Marie Antoinette-inspired looks at the Palace of Versailles

Jun 28 , 2023

David and Victoria Beckham were just two celebrities who enjoyed Jacquemus’ autumn 2023 show in Versailles, France, on June 26, from the vantage point of a row-boat. Photo: AFP

Victoria and David Beckham, Eva Longoria, Monica Bellucci and other celebrities watched from row-boats as models showed off Jacquemus’ ‘Le Chouchou’ autumn 2023 show

Insta-famous French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus quipped that ‘le culotte’ (the panties) was another potential collection name – it features tutus, cut-outs, miniskirts and transparent materials

One of the canniest rising stars of fashion, the French house Jacquemus put on perhaps the most luxurious show of the season in Paris on Monday, putting stars such as Victoria and David Beckham on boats on the lake of the Palace of Versailles to watch the catwalk along the water’s edge.

David and Victoria Beckham arrive by row-boat at the Jacquemus menswear spring/summer 2024 show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, at the Château de Versailles, in Versailles, southwest of Paris, on June 26. Photo: AFP

French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus’ new collection, inspired by Princess Diana and Marie Antoinette, was revealed on a long red podium installed on the grass at the royal site southwest of the capital.

Jacquemus’ recent show was titled “Le Chouchou”. Photo: @jacquemus/Instagram

Jacquemus called the show “Le Chouchou” – French for ‘darling’, but also for scrunchy hair ties in reference to some of the puffy shapes of the dresses as worn by the likes of Kendall Jenner.

Kendall Jenner wearing a white, puffy creation from Jacquemus’ “Le Chouchou” autumn 2023 collection. Photo: @jacquemus/Instagram

“I was going to call it ‘la culotte’ (the panties), but it was too ugly for Versailles,” he said with a laugh.

The feminine looks – practically all white with some flashes of black and pink – featured openwork tights and white knee-high stockings with rose touches.

“I was always obsessed with Lady Di and started collecting 90s magazines and Vogue covers,” he said.