Meanwhile, Hôtel Plaza Athénée attracted everyone from composers working at neighboring Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Hollywood A-listers and socialites like Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Jackie Kennedy—all of whom sauntered over to Dior to shop during their stay.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
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