On September 30, 2024, South Korean actress and idol Lim YoonA attended Valentino's Spring/Summer 2025 show at the Paris Fashion Week. The artist donned the Italian luxury fashion brand's Resort 2025 Collection by creative director Alessandro Michele.
She chose a polychromatic outfit styled with white stockings. She complemented her look with a necklace engraved with flower-shaped stone, a statement purse, a pink-colored satin beanie, and bow-themed heels.
Subsequently, her latest look at the Valentino show went viral as her fans took to social media to fawn over her outfit and visuals. An X user commented on her youthful look and wrote:
"Yoona is aging in reverse."
Many fans appreciated the SNSD member for trying out a quirky and unique Valentino outfit. They stated that they were glad that the idol was trying to keep up with the image of the brand.
"OMG. I love this 2nd outfit as well!!! She looks so good! I used to pray for times like this," a fan reacted.
"I am glad that she tried to make difference at this time; perhaps some people are not satisfied and asking more. But, we should consider the diversity and oddity of fashion, when you present a brand with an outfit, you must follow its culture and aesthetic," a fan shared.
"You go girl! Have fun with fashion and yourself. Very proud of you that step out of comfort zone. I don’t lie just for hype my bias, I love its," another fan remarked.
The fans also talked about how the artist tried a new make-up artist for Paris Fashion Week. They expressed their wish to see more collaborations between the idol and Valentino.
"A true representation of enchanting beauty," a fan gushed.
"Yoona is so cute and young Thankyou for having YoonA! Looking forward to more collaboration of Valentino & YoonA," an X user shared.
"Yoona’s trying a new make-up artist for Valentino’s Paris Fashion Week this time~! Jeoun (b_jeoun); mostly works for actresses and her portfolio seems legit. Hair done by Kang Hyunjin. And stylist ofc is still stylist_boo," a fan wrote about the idol's glam team.
More about Lim YoonA
Im Yoon-Ah, debuted as a member of the famous girl group Girls' Generation, also known as SNSD, in August 2007. The group emerged as one of the best-selling girl groups in the industry. It is also referred to as the "Nation's Girl Group" in South Korea.
Regarded as the center of the group, the 34-year-old achieved further success after venturing into acting. She began her acting career with a small role in MBC drama Two Outs in the Ninth Inning and subsequently featured in MBC's Woman of Matchless Beauty. She is known for shows, including The K2, Hush, Big Mouth, Love Rain, King the Land, and more.
She recently appeared in the smash hit JTBC series King the Land alongside actor Lee Jun-ho. The show is available to watch on Netflix and TVING.