Thousands of celebrity spotters gather outside glitzy Louis Vuitton runway show as Hong Kong bids to regain centre stage as fashion capital
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Thousands of people gathered near Hong Kong’s famous waterfront Avenue of Stars to catch a glimpse of international stars at the city’s first runway show by luxury style brand Louis Vuitton.
The star-studded guest list for the exclusive event on Thursday night included Korean actor Song Joong-ki, Japanese singer and actor Sho Hirano and Hong Kong stars Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, Chow Yun-fat, as well as members of boy band Mirror.
Hundreds of fans, equipped with banners and LED boards, started to queue up near the venue as early as the morning in the hope of catching a glimpse of the celebrities at the high-security, invitation-only event.
Most of the crowd, which included secondary school pupils who came after classes, was made up of fans of mainland China and Hong Kong stars.
Evan Jing travelled with a friend from Shenzhen in Guangdong province to Hong Kong to catch their favourite mainland boy band Teens In Times.
“We came to Hong Kong just to see them and also to explore the city,” the 21-year-old student said. “It’s such a huge event with so many stars.”
