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Helen Mirren Skipping Barefoot Down The Runway Is Our Favourite Moment Of Paris Fashion Week SS20

The Dame knows how to make an entry - by Chelsea Tromans
  • 30 Sep 2019
Helen Mirren Skipping Barefoot Down The Runway Is Our Favourite Moment Of Paris Fashion Week SS20

We already knew Helen Mirren was fabulous, but our love for her just went to a whole new level. Twice in one week.

Let’s start in London. Helen was in town for the premiere of her new HBO series, Catherine the Great, but she didn’t walk the red carpet. No, she was carried down it. Sitting on a throne, looking regal AF in her square-neck navy blouse and matching extra wide-leg pants, along with a black-opal-and-diamond Chopard necklace and earrings, she was marched down the carpet by four surly Russian henchmen.

Helen Mirren Catherine the Great Premiere Red Carpet
Helen Mirren Catherine the Great Premiere Red Carpet

Next stop, Paris Fashion Week. 

Helen took to the runway for the L'Oréal Paris Le Défilé show barefoot. The 74-year-old skipped down the runway then twirled in her black and white chiffon Giambattista Valli dress. 

It was an entire mood.

Helen Mirren Barefoot At Paris Fashion Week

Helen was joined by a long list of fellow L'Oréal ambassadors, such as Eva Longoria, Camila Cabello, Amber Heard, Iskra Lawrence, Andie MacDowell, SooJoo Park and Doutzen Kroes, who were dressed in pieces from leading French designers such as Balmain, Cédric Charlier, Dries Van Noten, Elie Saab, Etudes, Giambattista Valli, Karl Lagerfeld and Rokh.

“If it was just me in a show, it would be, ‘Oh, what an amazing novelty that they have a really old woman walking!’—and I wouldn’t feel so good about that,” Helen told Vogue backstage. “But here we are, a whole, diverse group of sizes, shapes, genders, and races. We’re making a statement about inclusivity of the family of L’Oreal and I think that’s a great message and I’m happy to be a part of it.” After a short pause, she added: “I just hope I don’t fall over!” 

Chelsea Tromans
Chelsea Tromans
Chelsea Tromans is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle editor whose words can be found on BEAUTYcrew, marie claire, Women’s Health, WHO, Daily Addict, and The Joye, just to name a few. She’s a night owl who’s trying to train herself to be a morning person (coffee helps!) and she recently traded in her hectic Sydney life for a quieter pace in Brisbane.

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