From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

The Dior fashion week show concluded, with the models lining up in a long queue, making their exit as the entire show venue erupted in thunderous applause, a surge of heat washing over the space.

Before the show, Steven felt it was an ordeal, and he might not be able to endure it.

After it ended, Steven didn't notice the passage of time at all, as if he had just watched a movie, still lingering with reluctance as the show ended—

This was also something Steven had never expected, so could he check off another item on his bucket list?

Then.

The applause escalated steadily, the rolling heat wave unleashing its energy.

Anson was the first to appear.

Eddie followed closely behind.

As the closing model, Anson was the last to step onto the runway, joining the line of models, standing in two rows on the left and right, welcoming Eddie's entrance.

The moment Eddie Slimane appeared, the applause reached a new peak—

Subverting men's fashion was a topic discussed every year, and people tried it every now and then, but theoretical discussions seemed easy, while reality often faced setbacks. It wasn't until now that the unassuming Eddie accomplished it.

It should be noted that Eddie didn't come from a professional background, and his time in the industry wasn't long either; moreover, among the dazzling array of brands, it was actually Dior who discovered the gem and accomplished such a feat, which was definitely an accident on top of an accident.

Clap, clap, clap.

Clap, clap, clap!

Gradually, the entire audience stood up, giving Eddie applause in the most solemn, grand, and enthusiastic way, a roar resounding above their eardrums.

The heat surged.

"It's over!"

Outside the tent, a burst of exclamations arose, and those who had been waiting bitterly in the cold October wind of Paris stood up with a jolt, no longer caring about chatting, as scorching gazes swarmed and focused.

Paris Fashion Week is held at the Louvre, the famous Louvre, but not inside the Louvre, but in the garden opposite the Louvre, which has a small Arc de Triomphe and a rose garden.

Major brands set up tents here, and inside the tents are the show venues. Once the show is over, the stage will be dismantled immediately to prepare for the next brand. Within a short week, hundreds of brands may appear.

At this time, Dior was holding its show, and music was also coming from other tents, but the passing gazes couldn't help but surround Dior's tent.

The crowd surrounding the tent in circles appeared anxious and excited, one or two people straining their ears, trying to capture the movements inside the tent through the background music, to see if their hearing could grasp any information.

Inside the tent, no one paid attention to the outside world. They didn't care about external opinions or subsequent impacts. At this moment, they simply wanted to immerse themselves in this moment, to feel the baptism of shock with their souls.

Steven also stood up.

This wasn't just polite applause—

Steven himself thought so too, habitually giving a polite response, but when he saw Anson making his sixth and final appearance, he still couldn't help but be amazed, showing different facets time and time again.

"That's the shirt," Tom was kindly popularizing knowledge for Steven.

Steven, "Which shirt?"

Tom: … … "The shirt that Anson caused countless discussions about not long ago."

Steven, "Why would a shirt cause a discussion?"

Tom felt lifeless, "It's just like people discussing David Beckham changing his hairstyle."

Steven still didn't understand, but it didn't matter, that wasn't important. What was important was that he saw a different Anson again.

The shirt was the one Anson wore at the premiere of "Princess Diaries," which was a very rare situation.

Generally speaking, Fashion Week is all about new products. If a design has been announced in advance, although the brand will still launch this design, it will not appear at Fashion Week.

However, Dior didn't do that.

Not only did they not, but Eddie still let this shirt appear at Fashion Week; and it was placed at the end for a grand appearance. In addition to white, there was also black, and then Anson wore the featured design of this Dior Fashion Week for the final appearance.

White shirt, fireworks exploding at the heart on the chest; paired with a black suit, black trousers, and black leather shoes, but the real difference was in the black tie, which was still the loose, narrow tie that ran through the entire show, interpreting the unruly and rebellious nature of rock, breaking the orthodox and rigid constraints of men's suits.

Logically speaking, people had already seen this design at the "Princess Diaries" premiere, lacking surprise and impact; but seeing Anson appear again, they still couldn't help but be amazed.

Just adding a suit jacket and tie perfectly blended the unruliness and arrogance of a man with the pure and innocent temperament of a teenager, allowing the suit to burst out with a completely different charm. Only then did they realize that this suit was perfectly tailored, using fabric to wrap the body's lines, with a kind of sexiness in its sharpness.

Different, definitely different.

The low-key publicity and edges can be completely applied to daily wear, allowing many men present to begin to imagine, if they wore it, what would the effect be?

Steven was the same—

To be precise, he didn't imagine what he would look like wearing this suit. He really had no interest in fashion at all; but he did start to imagine, what would it be like if Little Frank Abagnale wore it?

Or even further, what if this was Little Frank Abagnale?

In Steven's mind, inspiration continued to burst out. He had already begun to imagine the composition, movement, and angles of the camera lens revolving around Anson.

The picture appeared.

Steven was a little excited—

This feeling had been gone for a long time, so much so that Steven had almost forgotten what it felt like to create a lens around an actor and a character, to develop a plot with an image as the core, and to let the story bloom with charm because of the character.

He had tried it in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," but that was the last time. In the twenty years since then, he had never tried it again. Maybe this was an opportunity. After all, the charm of a biographical film comes from the protagonist, doesn't it?

Indeed, Leonardo DiCaprio was very good, perfectly matching all their requirements; but similarly, if Leonardo was used as the protagonist, the style and type of the film were predictable, with no surprises or accidents. Steven was completely spinning in his comfort zone.

When filming "The Color Purple," the entire Hollywood thought Steven was crazy, trying an art film for the first time, and choosing a difficult black story, even a slight deviation could cause Steven to be drowned in saliva.

But Steven still did it.

Facts proved that he succeeded. "The Color Purple" won praise that year, and it also marked Steven's true reversal of the stereotypical image of a commercial director.

When did he stop taking risks and challenges?

Maybe this was an opportunity. Originally, this was an unconventional story, so why didn't he try to break out of his comfort zone in an unconventional way?