How a fashion designer outfitted the Paralympics opening ceremony

This undated image shows the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Louis-Gabriel Nouchi was given an enormous task: create 700 distinctive garments for people with disabilities for the event. Photo: The New York Times

Louis-Gabriel Nouchi, of the Paris-based fashion brand LGN, was thrilled when he got the phone call asking him to design the costumes for the Paralympics’ opening ceremony, which was held Wednesday (Aug 28) in Paris, with a procession down the Champs-Elysees that ended at the Place De La Concorde.

“I wanted to put all my heart into this project,” said Nouchi, 36, “Because it was the Paralympics, you know, and it was really close to me personally, because I’m working a lot on inclusivity at LGN in terms of plus size, age and diversity of bodies on the runway during fashion week.”