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Peter Do debuted his Spring 2023 collection at New York Fashion Week on Tuesday. It included nearly 60 professionally tailored looks, including menswear for the first time (“We don’t just dress women or men, we dress people,” the designer said in the release. mentioned).

But as the lights dimmed, everyone focused on one of the figures in particular. It’s her K-pop star Jeno who graced the opening of the show.

The New York-based designer delighted K-pop and fashion fans by announcing a collaboration between Jeno and SM Entertainment, which represents his band NCT, on Instagram last week. He worked with SM, who represents his K-pop act in a series of large scale, not only for the show itself, but also for the invitations.

Wearing a backless suit with open-leg pants and heels, Geno shared a “really special” moment from behind the scenes of the show on his Instagram, garnering more than one million likes. . For his part, Do called Geno a “natural choice” to open the show.

“Jeno embodies Peter Duman,” he said in the release. Because so much time goes into it that people don’t see it.Few people understand what goes on behind the scenes to achieve the final product.It’s very similar to fashion. I have a lot of empathy for that process.”

“We are proud to partner with the world’s leading players in K-pop to help shape the future of fashion.

Check out Jeno’s turn leading the runway and photos from the show below.