While Stray Kids’ producer unit 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han) were presumably in studio in Korea, the rest of the group were fulfilling their duties as ambassadors for fashion brands and attending Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks Autumn/Winter 2024. The 4th generation K-pop superstars continue to cause a stir wherever they set foot in the world, and this time around, crowds flocked to Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks to catch a glimpse of one of the members.
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Hyunjin was first up on the schedule, as Milan was first on the schedule. Stays speculates (and hopes) that Lee Know will attend the upcoming Gucci cruise show in London in May, given his absence from last week’s ready-to-wear show. He missed the SS24 show last September, when himself, Hyunjin, and Seungmin were involved in a car accident after rehearsals and had to postpone all activities, including Lee Know and Hyunjin’s trip to Milan for the Gucci and Versace shows. But don’t worry, Lee Know will still have time to spend with his three beloved cats, Sunee, Doonji, and Dori.
Nicknamed “The Prince of Versace” by fans and Donatella Versace herself, Hwang Hyun Jin looked stylish in a black suit, ultra-cool goth makeup, and MTV ’90s curtains. He attended the show in Milan and danced as the Prince of Versace with Donatella and Princess Anne Hathaway of Genovia at the after-party.
Hyunjin attending Versace (Photo: Courtesy of Versace)
Seungmin led Stray Kids through Paris Fashion Week, walking in Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe show. In contrast to his persona as a lovable yet dryly humorous member of Stray Kids, Seungmin exuded a more casual and adorable vibe in a soft green top and jeans combo, paired with sneakers with bow trim draped from the collar. He paired the look with slightly voluminous, tousled hair, which he held back with his hand when it got too messy. Affectionately known as the “puppies” of the group with their wicked yet funny sense of humor, the Stray Kids member also showed his softer side by giving creative director J.Dubs a gift as a thank you for taking part in the show.
Seungmin
The group’s maknae, IN, was the next guest at PFW, attending Sean McGeer’s debut Alexander McQueen show in Paris. Stray Kids’ “Baby Bread” was a perfect look, with a belted leather trench coat that accentuated his dramatic silhouette, teamed with voluminous denim. A perfectly placed strand of hair falling into his face reminded him of River Phoenix. It’s no surprise that IN has great fashion sense; Hyunjin told Rolling Stone UK last year that if he could share clothes with any member, it would be IN who has great style. The tough ’90s idol look is perfectly carried off by Stray Kids’ youngest member.
Manne, chosen as IN for Alexander McQueen (Photo: Courtesy of Alexander McQueen, Photographer: Jack Chipper)
Felix was the last member to make an appearance at French Fashion Week, but this time he wasn’t just there as a guest and sat in the front row. Celebrating Nicolas Ghesquière’s 10th anniversary as creative director of Louis Vuitton, Yongbok appeared on the runway and strutted down the catwalk for Louis Vuitton’s womenswear. Felix had previously said that he was personally interested in blending and blurring female and male fashion, so this was the perfect opportunity to do so. Last week, in one of the group’s RACHA LOGs, he was hilariously disappointed to take a color analysis test and be told that blue (his favorite color) and icy tones don’t suit him. But it’s clear that Felix can wear anything, as he looked radiant in Ghesquière’s icy-colored outfits. Makeup maverick Pat McGrath made sure his makeup shined, including making his freckles glow rather than hiding them. As Hyunjin repeatedly shouted in his color analysis vlog video, he was truly the “sun” on the runway.
Felix appeared on the runway at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2024 collection (Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton)
With Stray Kids taking the runways of major fashion houses by storm, we expect to see 3RACHA at fashion week too. Bang Chan would be a perfect fit for tough, high-end fashion brands with a sexy vibe, like Givenchy or Saint Laurent. Changbin would be a perfect fit for the fun style of Dsquared2 or Moschino, while HAN’s calm coolness would be a perfect fit for Prada, Balenciaga, or Dior Men’s.
