From Pitch To Runway: Eduardo Camavinga Becomes First Footballer to Walk For Balenciaga

From Pitch To Runway: Eduardo Camavinga Becomes First Footballer to Walk For Balenciaga

  • French professional footballer, Eduardo Celmi Camavinga, made his debut on the runway at Paris Fashion Week
  • Camavinga walked the runway for Balenciaga in its new season during Demna Gvasalia’s second couture show
  • Back in 2019, another football star, Hector Bellerin walked for the late Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton show

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The fashion industry continues to solidify its luxury, ever-expanding relationship with football.

Just recently, Real Madrid’s midfield star boy, Eduardo Celmi Camavinga, became the first footballer to walk the runway for the fashion house, Balenciaga.

Photos of Eduardo Camavinga.
Camavinga became the first footballer to walk for Balenciaga. Credit: Eduardo Camavinga, Balenciaga
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Having been chosen as one of the models by the prestigious brand, the French professional footballer swapped his usual clothes for Balenciaga's new season outfits during Demna Gvasalia's second fashion show for the brand.

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The French footballer follows in the footsteps of Hector Bellerin, who walked for Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton show back in 2019.

His debut on the runway for Balenciaga goes on to prove that the relationship between luxury fashion and football is growing.

According to Marca, Camavinga is considered one of the best-dressed young footballers in the world.

Check out a video of Eduardo, among other models on the runway:

North West rocks Kanye West's vintage jacket at Paris Fashion Week and netizens think she wore it better

In more fashion news, Briefly News previously reported that North West has recently proven herself to be a fashionista by wearing her father, Kanye West's jacket in Paris, which he iconically wore in 2008 at the peak of his music career.

The jacket is a blue vintage 2008 Pastelle jacket that she paired with black slightly oversized trousers and a tiny luxury bag, as well as sunglasses with a blue frame and black lenses as an accessory.

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Kanye West previously wore the jacket at the 2008 American Music Awards, according to The Shade Room on Instagram. North's ability to wear vintage clothing and make it look fashionable is not entirely surprising given that both her parents, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, are fashionistas and own renowned fashion brands.

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