{"id":1408870,"date":"2026-01-25T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1408870"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:11:00","slug":"portraits-from-inside-willy-chavarrias-blockbuster-paris-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1408870","title":{"rendered":"Portraits from inside Willy Chavarria\u2019s blockbuster Paris show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-39-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Willy Chavarria AW26<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36570\/0\/willy-chavarria-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1332\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434915.jpg\" width=\"1998\" title=\"1434915\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36570\/1\/willy-chavarria-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1332\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434908.jpg\" width=\"1998\" title=\"1434908\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36570\/2\/willy-chavarria-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434923.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1434923\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36570\/3\/willy-chavarria-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434926.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1434926\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36570\/4\/willy-chavarria-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434932.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1434932\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36570\/5\/willy-chavarria-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434934.jpg\" width=\"1650\" title=\"1434934\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 39 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Since <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/willy-chavarria\"><span>Willy Chavarria<\/span><\/a><span> crash-landed at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/pfw\"><span>Paris Fashion Week<\/span><\/a><span> two seasons ago, his shows have always been <\/span><em><span>events<\/span><\/em><span>. His <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/65937\/1\/willy-chavarria-aw25-fw25-tarantula-paris-fashion-week-mens-pfw\"><span>AW25 debut<\/span><\/a><span> took over the American Church in Paris for an all-star catwalk, while SS26\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Huron<\/span><\/em><span> show <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/68132\/1\/willy-chavarria-powerful-tribute-to-the-immigrants-imprisoned-by-ice-ss26-paris\"><span>featured a chilling tribute<\/span><\/a><span> to the victims of Donald Trump\u2019s ICE. This season, however, Chavarria has topped his previous efforts and then some, staging an explosive blockbuster of a show for AW26. Titled <\/span><em><span>Eterno<\/span><\/em><span> and described by Chavarria as a \u201cliving film\u201d, the half-hour, three-act spectacle was like a live telenovela meeting a Broadway musical, with a fashion show thrown in the mix for good measure. For those of you who missed it, here\u2019s everything that happened at the biggest Willy show yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>400 YOUNG FANS SCORED TICKETS TO THE SHOW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This season, fashion commentator Lyas continued his La Watchparty series, bringing his followers together to watch livestreams for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dsquared2\"><span>Dsquared2<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dior\"><span>Dior<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/9443\/0\/ami-by-alexandre-mattiussi\"><span>Ami<\/span><\/a><span> shows. When it came to Willy, though, there was one big difference. After 400 people arrived at the deconsecrated Chapelle Reille, Lyas let them all know they wouldn\u2019t be watching the livestream \u2013 Chavarria had actually invited them all to the show. With the move, the designer made it clear that he\u2019s all about bringing the next generation of fashion fans into the fold.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE WORLD\u2019S TOP MUSICIANS GATHERED ON THE FROW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>With 400 of Lyas\u2019 followers to compete with, the guest list this season came in hot. Fresh from his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTykTduCi0W\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><span>front row appearance at Louis Vuitton<\/span><\/a><span> at the start of the week, Usher returned for this season\u2019s Willy show, alongside fellow musicians Thundercat and Davido. Elsewhere, British musicians Pa Salieu and Arlo Parks joined them on the front row, as well as designer Jerry Lorenzo and sound designer Michel Gaubert.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE STAGE WAS SET LIKE A BROADWAY PLAY<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"g-R14pROdZM\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"900\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g-R14pROdZM\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"1600\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Staged at the Dojo de Paris in the city\u2019s 18th arrondissement, the set was a stripped-back reworking of a space usually used for combat sports and training, with its concrete floors and tiered seating left mostly untouched. Chavarria turned it into a space that was a concert set, theatre stage and runway all at once; keeping the room dark and letting the theatrics do most of the work. White lines and crosswalks across the floor demarcated the stage as a New York intersection, while telephone booths, cars and bedrooms were set up across the stage to signal the different spaces within the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI live in New York City, street level, corner apartment, big windows. There\u2019s barely any separation between the city outside and the world inside my home,\u201d Chavarria said about the inspiration for the set. I think there. I watch people. I think there. \u201cI watch people fall i<\/span><span>n love. I watch them fall apart. All of us under the same sun, under the same moon, sharing the same universe, breathing the same oxygen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>LATIN STARS BEGAN WITH A CONCERT<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"fa9f3e40-2297-4adf-8813-b3dc00fe4523\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/4\/1434908.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434908-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1434908-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Willy Chavarria AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ana <span class=\"nowrap\">Margarita Flores<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Titled <\/span><em><span>FAITH<\/span><\/em><span>, act one began with Chilean superstar Mon Laferte singing her 2025 hit \u201cFemme Fatale\u201d from a pink satin bedspread, throwing off her leopard fur to reveal a blood red gown underneath. As she sang, the Puerto Rican pop star Lunay hopped off his own bed across the arena, dropping to the floor for some press-ups, then dressing himself in a striped shirt and longline trench. Laferte then sat at her dressing table and dialled a number into her pink rotary phone. Lunay\u2019s phone rang, but he looked at the screen and then threw it to the side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after, Laferte walked from her bedroom to purchase a newspaper, and the vendor happened to be Italian musician Mahmood, looking slick in a chocolate brown bomber jacket. Laferte and Lunay then knocked into each other in the street, exchanged hostile looks, before Lunay broke out into a performance of the new track \u201cOjal\u00e1\u201d (which only came out yesterday). After that, the catwalk began.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE COLLECTION WAS SLICK AND REFINED<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"995fba3e-7e20-4c81-a22d-b3dc01053ddf\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/4\/1434938.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434938.jpg\" width=\"2001\" title=\"1434938\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Willy Chavarria AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ana <span class=\"nowrap\">Margarita Flores<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The show began with some classic Willy zoot suits, but slightly slimmer than we\u2019ve come to expect, maybe a sign that Chavarria is refining and revising his silhouettes. After that, sharp tailoring with pops of colour dominated the runway as models filled the vast stage, crossing each other\u2019s paths as if they were on a busy street. Particular standouts came in the form of burgundy leather jackets, leopard faux fur and a fleshed-out womenswear offering, which included rectangular shifts, elegant evening gowns and A-line leather skirts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>ROMEO BECKHAM, GOLDIE AND JULIA FOX WALKED<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"8bd21bdf-84b7-4750-86d7-b3dc00fefb5d\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/4\/1434932.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434932-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1434932-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Willy Chavarria AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ana <span class=\"nowrap\">Margarita Flores<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Beyond Willy&#8217;s usual lineup, the show featured a carefully curated mix of familiar faces and unexpected guests. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/photography\/gallery\/20675\/1\/julia-fox\"><span>Julia Fox<\/span><\/a><span> walked out in shades as her best rich Italian aunt persona, wearing a patent leather maxi skirt and a patterned turtleneck shirt. Elsewhere, Paloma Elsesser, a longtime friend and muse of Chavarria, was again spotted on his runway. The eclectic cast also featured figures such as Goldie, Omahyra Mota, Romeo Beckham, Alek Wek, Maggie Maurer, Erin O\u2019Connor and Farida Khelfa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>WILLY\u2019S GRINDR HOOKUP CRASHED THE CATWALK<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"190d9ee9-2e1d-423e-b176-b3dd00d567fe\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/4\/1434947.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434947.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1434947\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Kristy Sparow via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>You can call Willy Chavarria a lot of things, but a prude definitely isn\u2019t one of them. In the past, he\u2019s collabed with Latino Fan Club, made his own X-rated zine, and even dropped a line of piss-stained underwear. This season\u2019s sexual expression came in the form of a Grindr collab, with the hookup app\u2019s infamous blue-and-yellow chat bubbles appearing on a big screen to open the show. \u201cRow three, left aisle, Willy ready,\u201d said one of the messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the runway, Chavarria teased the coming collab with a pair of mesh underwear. \u201cThe show is rooted in love, desire, and human connection on every level,\u201d said Chavarria in a statement, \u201cwith Grindr positioned as a catalyst, where intimate conversations begin and evolve into love stories, lust, and meaningful bonds that fuel the emotional core of <\/span><em><span>Eterno<\/span><\/em><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>EVEN MORE PERFORMANCES CLOSED OUT THE SHOW<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"4f657388-cc7e-426b-8ac5-b3dc00fe694f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/4\/1434912.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Willy Chavarria AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1434912.jpg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1434912\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Willy Chavarria AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ana <span class=\"nowrap\">Margarita Flores<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>While Italian singer Mahmood closed out Act One with his own performance, <\/span><em><span>ACT II: HOPE <\/span><\/em><span>began with members of Foos Gone Wild entering the stage on lowrider bikes. They\u2019re wearing BIG WILLY, Chavarria\u2019s new seasonless line of workwear, which includes bomber jackets, chinos and shirts at \u201can attractive price point for a wider audience\u201d. Following that, boyband Santos Bravos entered the stage in Chavarria\u2019s fourth adidas collection to perform their song \u201c0%\u201d, while ACT II: WISDOM included performances from Colombian singer Feid, Mexican band Latin Mafia, and a blockbuster climax where Mon Laferte pulls a gun on Mahmood and Lunay, ending the blockbuster show with her arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Scroll through the gallery at the top of the page for all the backstage portraits from the show<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-series header article-series tags\"><span class=\"heading\">More on these topics:<\/span><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/what-went-down\">What Went Down<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/aw26\">AW26<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/menswear\">Menswear<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashionweek\">Fashion Week<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/willy-chavarria\">Willy Chavarria<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/paris\">Paris<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/fashion-week\">fashion-week<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/pfw\">Paris Fashion Week<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69471\/1\/willy-chavarria-aw26-fw26-paris-fashion-week-mens-julia-fox-romeo-beckham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willy Chavarria AW26 Gallery \/ 39 images Since Willy Chavarria crash-landed at Paris Fashion Week two seasons ago, his shows have always been events. His AW25 debut took over the American Church in Paris for an all-star catwalk, while SS26\u2019s Huron show featured a chilling tribute to the victims of Donald Trump\u2019s ICE. This season, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[76],"class_list":["post-1408870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-dazeddigital-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1408870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1408870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1408870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1408870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}