It is undoubtedly the most anticipated cinema release of the summer. If the film barbie will be unveiled on July 19 in cinemas, a few lucky people have already had the opportunity to attend the world premiere which was held this Sunday, June 9 in Los Angeles. An event attended by Simu Liu, who plays one of the many Kens on screen alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
For the occasion, the 34-year-old actor wore a light blue Versace suit set over a white shirt open to his torso, as well as a pair of weathered green shoes. The Marvel star accessorized everything with a piece that certainly caught our attention: a harness. If Simu Liu is a regular at the Italian luxury house, this is the first time that he has accompanied one of his suits with such an accessory, the trend of which dates back to 2019.
A 2019 trend
It is to Virgil Abloh that we owe this skyrocketing rise of harnesses in men’s fashion. During his first Louis Vuitton fashion show in June 2018 in Paris, the designer, who died of cancer at the end of 2021, presented a series of accessories to wear on the torso including various white, colored and patterned harnesses. It didn’t take more for the star system seizes this trend. Timothée Chalamet, then on the rise in Hollywood, appeared on the red carpet of the 76e Golden Globes ceremony in a black Louis Vuitton ensemble accompanied by a sequinned harness.
