Forget fashion. A soccer hero practically stole the show at the opening of Tommy Hilfiger’s Parisian flagship Wednesday night.
“My little brother would go crazy,” said Lindsay Lohan as she posed for a photograph with French soccer sensation Thierry Henry. Lohan, Kate Bosworth, Kristin Scott Thomas, Virginie Ledoyen, Dolores Chaplin and a handful of French athletes feted the American sportswear designer’s foray into the French capital.
While the dashing Henry may have impressed Lohan, shopping apparently beats soccer as her sporting outlet. “I spent the day in the sports department of the YSL store here. Does that count?” she asked.
Henry, meanwhile, let slip that he is teaming up with Hilfiger for a fashion endeavor. “We’re working on a project together,” said Henry. “It’s my own style.”
Bosworth, who said she was heading to London to film “The Best of Our Lives” with Keira Knightley, was also working out her own style, transforming a Hilfiger skirt into a dress for the evening. The actress is still bedazzled by all things Parisian. “You can find the best pain au chocolat on every corner in Paris,” she said. “Now that’s luxury.”
Hilfiger, who sported a scintillating disco ball-like jacket, set the tone for the after party. “Hop on a Harley,” he commanded guests, pointing to a line of Harley- Davidsons and their leathered-up, long-haired chauffeurs, ready to whisk guests away to the Beaux Arts. The designer transformed the historic French building with hints of Americana, such as spinning electric guitars, Plexiglas towers filled with popcorn and Statues of Liberty. The climax, however, was a private concert by American rocker Lenny Kravitz, who performed “American Woman,” among other hits, while Lohan showed off a few of her moves, later spinning tunes from turntables on an elevated platform.