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Dior hits bullseye with archery display to open Paris fashion week

Artist Sagg Napoli shot arrows along the catwalk as models paraded the fashion house’s new sport-focused collection

The show began with Sagg Napoli, a 33-year-old Italian performance artist and competitive archer, striding the long catwalk carrying her bow. When she reached the end, she limbered up her shoulders, bounced on her toes, and then – enclosed, for safety, in a transparent corridor running the length of the catwalk – spent the show shooting arrows that zipped past the models on either side. There were American football shirts – the new slogan T-shirts, thanks to the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce effect – lots of denim, a cheerful riot of leopard print and flat shoes ideal for cycling around Copenhagen.

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