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Tami is ‘haute’ in Paris!

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:12 AM
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SAINT’s Tami Williams for French designer Alexis Mabille’s haute couture collection titled Mondaines.
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SAINT’s Tami Williams for French designer Alexis Mabille’s haute couture collection titled Mondaines.
Williams for Lebanese designer Elie Saab’s Fall 2023 haute couture collection.
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Williams for Lebanese designer Elie Saab’s Fall 2023 haute couture collection.
The Jamaican model stars in Look 37 for Giorgio Armani’s fall Privé couture show.
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The Jamaican model stars in Look 37 for Giorgio Armani’s fall Privé couture show.
Williams for Grecian designer Celia Kritharioti’s runway show held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
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Williams for Grecian designer Celia Kritharioti’s runway show held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
Williams made a double appearance for Zuhair Murad’s couture collection, seen here in Look 39.
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Williams made a double appearance for Zuhair Murad’s couture collection, seen here in Look 39.
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The Rock’s supermodel Tami Williams shone magnificently in The City of Lights for the just concluded Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023 collections. A formidable catwalk presence for the four-day Parisian fashion spectacular, the SAINT International star was seemingly everywhere with bookings for Armani Privé, Alexis Mabille, Celia Kritharioti, Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad.

Williams opened her haute couture season for Grecian designer Celia Kritharioti’s runway show held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs on Monday evening. Next up, the SAINT model, who was the only Jamaican model walking in Paris, appeared in three separate looks for French designer Alexis Mabille’s 44-piece collection reveal, staged at famed auction house Christie’s on Tuesday afternoon. She closed the day in Look 37 for Giorgio Armani’s fall Privé couture show, gorgeously outfitted in a sweetheart strapless gown, On Wednesday, Williams rocked the runway in separate appearances for Elie Saab and Zuhair Murad’s collections.

“I adore Paris and the high drama of couture season,” Williams told Living on a telephone call in-between shows. “Paris for me represents the artistic heartbeat of the fashion industry, and it has always held a special place in my heart given the many firsts in my profession that I would have experienced in France,” she divulged, recalling her initial visit to France came as a teenager in March 2014 when she debuted for Giambattista Valli’s and Valentino’s Fall/Winter collections.

Almost a decade later, the now 24-year-old relishes her storied career in the European city she so loves, having co-starred in global advertising campaigns and making multiple catwalk turns for French luxury fashion houses Balmain, Chanel and Dior. Williams also has the distinction of being a solo cover girl for French ELLE magazine. “It’s been quite a professional ride, and I’m humbled and thankful for the opportunities I’ve received and happy to still be working at this level,” she shared.

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week ran from July 3 to 6 with a schedule that featured 32 runway shows and presentations. This season’s shows attracted a host of front-row-seated celebrities, among them Cardi B, Tracee Ellis Ross, Natalie Portman, Lupita Nyongo, Kendrick Lamar, Diane Keaton and Florence Pugh.