The French independent designer created close to 700 costumes for the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony
It’s been a very sporty summer, and it isn’t over yet. The 2024 Paralympics Games kicked off today in Paris with an outstanding opening ceremony staged on the Place de la Concorde and Champs-Elysées. While the inaugural event at the Olympics involved Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, and lots of Christian Dior, emerging talent took the spotlight at the Paralympics.
Dressing both the dancers and performers like Christine and the Queens, who sang a reworked version of Edith Piaf’s “Non, je ne regrette rien,” meant that Nouchi had to think outside the box and not constrict himself with too-specific themes or concepts. “There is an abstraction of the French flag, so a lot of red, white, and blue, plus some silver and gold,” he said, “but nothing too literal, so we had room to play.
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