Kim Kardashian & A Paper Erewhon Bag Lead The Guests At Balenciaga’s Los Angeles Show
Under the Hollywood sign in suburban Hancock Park, Hollywood’s stars left their gated communities for a satirical show riffing on celebrity culture
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Cardi B attends the Balenciaga Fall 24 Show on December 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Balenciaga)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — The land of look-alikes and sycophants. A town so tinseled that proximity to someone with fame is akin to possessing that notoriety yourself.
It’s a place where USD $20 smoothies—sold at places like the organic health food store Erewhon—garner global headlines, and outfits worn by members of the celebrity style set to get coffee at Alfreds or bagels from Community Goods spawn countless replicas.
It’s the perfect setting for Balenciaga’s first-ever West Coast show, which satirises stardom through a ubiquitous Los Angeles ‘uniform’ of couture athleisure and streetwear.
Given the location, Hollywood’s stars came out in droves to attend the collection presentation. Making the pilgrimage from their hillside mansion in their gated communities, the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Salma Hayek and Nicole Kidman—the latter who was announced as the latest ambassador for the French Maison—gathered on a palm-laden street in suburban Hancock Park for the occasion.
Not since Tom Ford’s L.A. show in 2021 or Gucci’s in 2022 has ‘The Flats’ seen as many style savants in close proximity—or in cohesive dress. Though winter in L.A. means tops of 27°C the supermodels, actors, reality stars, nepo babies and influencers in attendance all riffed on Balencaiga’s all-black house codes.
Kardashian herself wore a zip-up hoodie and carried a brown paper Erewhon bag with a bouquet popping out the top. Others, whether through body-conscious or deconstructed and oversized silhouettes, complimented the limited-edition charcoal-coloured juice Balenciaga created with the cult-favourite organic grocery chain.
Kim Kardashian at Balenciaga’s Fall 2024 show in Los Angeles. Credit: Instagram/@demnagram
Indeed, it seems that carrying Hailey Bieber’s lauded ‘strawberry glaze’ smoothie is no longer the preferred way to signal your status and wealth. This is now displayed through wearing Balenciaga’s AUD$1,090 graphic shirt adorned with Erewhon’s logo.
Whether in on the joke or not, the front-row attire has defined what the next era of off-duty dressing will be. Ahead, the best celebrity looks from Balenciaga’s Fall 2024 show.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Samara Weaving and Nicole Kidman. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Vittoria Ceretti. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Leo Woodall. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Paloma Elsesser. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Sydney Carlson and Devon Lee Carlson. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Rachel Sennott. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Meghann Fahy. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Cole Sprouse. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Hari Nef. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Billie Lourd. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Amelia Gray Hamlin, Lisa Rinna and Delilah Belle Hamlin. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Salma Hayek Pinault. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Stella Maxwell. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Sasha Lane. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Eva Longoria. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Tracee Ellis Ross. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Joey King. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 02: Victoria Pedretti. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Balenciaga)
