How Asian celebrities are now the biggest stars at top fashion weeks

A file picture shows Jisoo arriving for the presentation of creations by Dior at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AFP

This season, when throngs of fans screamed from the crash barriers outside a Paris fashion show or jostling photographers and gawkers wielding cellphones triggered a commotion at a front row, the centre of attention was rarely a Hollywood actress or British rock star.

Instead, the most frenzied scenes – and online clicks – were ignited by Asian celebrities, whose dominance on the fashion week celebrity circuit hit new heights.