MILAN — Celebrities packed the Ralph Lauren front row during Milan Fashion Week on Friday for the launch of a Milan-centric season that includes dressing Team USA for next month’s Winter Olympics.
Guests included actors Colman Domingo, fresh off the Golden Globes red carpet, Liam Hemsworth, who took a break from the ski slopes, and Noah Schnapp, who just wrapped the Stranger Things finale.
Hemsworth and girlfriend Gabriella Brooks broke off an Alpine skiing trip to attend the show which unveiled a very Americana collection of layered outwear, Texan suits and intarsia knitwear.
Hundreds of screaming fans waited outside Ralph Lauren’s Milan palazzo for K-pop star Mark Lee, rushing his vehicle as he stepped out to give fans a big heart sign. The Canadian-born singer said that K-pop’s massive appeal continues to catch him off guard.
“It surprises me even to this day. I was born in North America, and even then K-pop wasn’t this big,’’ Lee said from the front row before the show. “I am honored to be able to be a part of this phenomenon. I feel like it’s kind of my responsibility to share the good influences that I have in K-pop, for the world.’’
During the show, singer Nick Jonas and actor Tom Hiddleston flanked David Lauren, the fashion house’s brand and innovation leader who will be back in Milan as Team