Paris Fashion Week took things up a notch this year, with big-name celebrities left utterly stunned when they arrived expecting a catwalk, and ended up settling down for a night of MMA.
The crazy entertainment captured the attention of stars of both the rap and sports industries.
Rich the Kid and Denzel Ward were blown away by MMA show at Paris Fashion Week
On January 21, at Paris Fashion Week, A/POLITICAL presented the eagerly-anticipated runway show of Coucou Bebe 75018.
The worlds of fashion and MMA collided for an epic spectacle, with the show, entitled TESTOSTERONE, inspired by the complete works of artist, Pyotr Pavlensky, providing a night of fantastic action.
The event drew its name from the hormone that symbolizes power, aggression, and vitality, weaving these themes into the Menswear Fall/Winter 2025 collection.
The classic runway became a walkway for the fighters to show off their clothing before setting foot inside the cage.
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And they weren’t the only ones sporting intriguing attire, with the corner teams and officials all wearing colorful outfits.
The card, brought to life by Hexagone MMA, featured former PFL star, Anthony Dizy, multiple-time world grappling champion, Alexis Fontes, Muay Thai world champion, Mike Wasserman, national MMA champion, Samba Sima and former boxer, Lazaro Maza Blanco, as well as Nicolae Bivol, Théo Ulrich and Shekibullah Warris.
The contests all unfolded in front of music stars Rich the Kid and Malik Montana, NFL players Denzel Ward, D’Anthony Bell, Cody Ford and Jovante Moffat, as well as NBA icon JT Thor.
Pyotr Pavlensky inspired an interesting night at Paris Fashion Week
MMA and fashion rarely go hand-in-hand, but on this occasion, they did, with the audience blown away by not just the fights, but the clothes the athletes were wearing.
The inventive idea certainly made an impression, with Pavlensky himself advocating for creativity.
He said: “I stand for absolute artistic freedom, and therefore, I welcome it when artists, fashion designers, and other representatives of various arts and crafts give each other completely free access to their artworks and allow them to be used without any restrictions, because artistic freedom is above all in this world.”
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