Gigi Hadid on horseback in Place Vendome? Must be Vogue World

Vogue World returned for the third year in high energy, high fashion style.

Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid ride horses on the runway during Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome. Picture: Getty Images

Vogue World has returned for a third time, this time shutting down Place Vendome in Paris for a spectacular celebration of fashion, pop culture and sport ahead of Haute Couture Week.

Hosted by model and actor Cara Delevingne, the event showcased sport through the lens of fashion, pairing 100 years of sporting prowess with the fashion that dominated each decade.

Sabrina Carpenter walks the runway during Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome. Picture: Getty Images

With performances by Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny (fresh from co-chairing the Met Gala) and a slew of celebrity appearances on the runway – from Serena Williams and Katy Perry to supermodels Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner on horseback and Emily in Paris star Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu sashaying down the runway – the mood was inclusive, celebratory and high energy.

British model and actor Cara Delevingne was the host for Vogue World. Picture: AFP

The event was attended by stalwarts of the fashion and celebrity world such as ultimate multi-hyphenate Pharrell Williams and Alexa Chung, as well as the major fashion designers who contributed custom looks for each segment of the show.

The public could also purchase tickets for the event, with a portion of net proceeds going to Secours Populaire, which helps to facilitate essential sporting equipment for aspiring athletes across France.

Kendall Jenner walks the runway during Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Vogue

Models to walk the show included Australia’s own Angelina Kendall (and recent Vogue Australia cover star), Ashley Graham, Kendall Jenner and Paloma Elsesser.

Each decade of the past 100 years was paired with a sport.

The festivities kicked up with cycling in the 1920s paired with original Chanel designs featured in Vogue magazine at the time – Coco Chanel famously created clothes that women could move in after-all.

Other highlights included fencing and the space age fashion of the 1960s, with recreated pieces from key designers of the time such as Paco Rabanne and the smart equestrienne looks of the 1950s (with Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner and their horses looking particularly chic in Hermes).

Space age fashion for the 1960s at Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome. Picture: Getty Images

Tom Sturridge, Alexa Chung, Alexis Roche, John Galliano, Anna Wintour, Pharrell Williams, Helen Williams, Delphine Arnault and Xavier Niel during Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome. Picture: Getty Images

Christine Centenera and actor Joel Edgerton at Vogue World. Picture: AFP

The vivid colours of the 1970s represented gymnastics and the famous ‘Battle of Versailles’ which challenged American and French fashion designers to an ultimate catwalk battle.

Singer Sabrina Carpenter, whose song Espresso may well be the song of summer also made her runway debut, aptly in the aquatic themed in 1930s segment.

Christine Centenera, editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia, was in attendance on the night and said it was “unforgettable.

“Back for its third year, the Parisian version of Vogue World was perhaps the biggest feat yet. Bringing together hundreds of athletes, models and designers for a bumper celebration of sport and fashion, the night felt like an unofficial opening ceremony,” she says.

“Charting different decades of fashion linked up with a sport, French designers drew on their archives for inspiration, and the show acted like a time capsule for some of fashion’s most iconic moments. The energy in the Place Vendome was electric, with public ticket holders mixing with A listers for an unforgettable night.”