CHILL THRILLS: Last weekend, Lenny Kravitz pulled his oversized scarf out of his closet and took it for a walk in the park, posting a video on Instagram with the caption: “Here we go again…”
The singer celebrated the arrival of fall with a reference to the paparazzi photo in 2012 that turned him into a meme, after he was snapped in a comically large wool wrap.
“Yeah, summer’s gone now,” Kravitz said on Tuesday evening at the Saint Laurent show in Paris, held on a chilly, rain-slicked set in the courtyard of the company’s headquarters in Paris. “That scarf comes out once a year.”
The “Let Love Rule” performer is heading back to warmer climes soon, with plans for a residency at the Park MGM in Las Vegas in October, after kicking off his “Blue Electric Light” tour in Europe this summer.
“This residency for a couple of weeks will be our full show,” he said. “It’s very, very straightforward but very soulful. I have amazing musicians on the stage with me, and we’re going to play through the 35 years of music.”
It will be his first residency in Sin City. “I think it’s easier in a way, because you’re not traveling every day. You go to the same stage every night, so I think that’s gonna actually be a nice part of that project. So I’m looking forward to it,” he said.
Kravitz posed for photos with Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Theroux and François-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive officer of Saint Laurent parent company Kering, at the star-studded event.
Rami Malek, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Anthony Boyle, Maika Monroe, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Iris Law were among those seated under a curved, burnished gold awning at the brand’s second show on Tuesday night, which started around 10 p.m.
Rosé of Blackpink, rocking a curly do, caught up with Nicole Richie, while Amelia Gray preened in a backless, transparent mesh top. “Freezing,” she grinned. Zoë Kravitz, Lila Moss, Abbey Lee and Anja Rubik also defied the elements in sheer looks.
Laura Harrier opted for a ruched, off-the-shoulder minidress but threw on an ankle-length black leather coat after stopping by the photo call. The American actress plays pioneering music executive Suzanne de Passe in the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael,” set for release next year.
“She’s just such an incredible woman, and I was so fortunate to be able to spend time with her and ask her questions,” Harrier said of preparing for the role.
“She discovered Michael Jackson, she discovered Lionel Richie. She was instrumental in Diana Ross’ career, and hearing the behind-the-scenes story of these artists that we know and love so much was just incredible,” she added.
Asked for her favorite Michael Jackson song, Harrier replied without hesitation. “Oh, my god, ‘Beat It’ was like a favorite song of my childhood, so I think that I have to go with that,” she said. “It’s been with me throughout my life.”
Kid Cudi was in town for a party celebrating the 15th anniversary of his first album at electronic music club Fvtvr. The video for his new track, “Don’t Worry,” may be a love letter to New York, but the rapper has plenty of appreciation for the French capital.
“The video [for] ‘Don’t Worry’ was perfect, because I had a chance to kind of be in the streets and see the fans, and I think I want to do the same thing in Paris, because I have a huge fan base here,” Cudi said.
“I want to shoot a movie in Paris, and I want to go to, like, all the spots that I used to go to when I first started coming out here, like the clubs and that scene, and kind of like show my love in that way,” he added.
In the meantime, he plans to return to Paris Fashion Week next January to stage his first presentation for his clothing brand, Members of the Rage.