Fashionistas come in fleets during Paris Fashion Week, but every once in a while a prince makes an appearance, too. SEVENTEEN's Yoon Jeonghan arrived at Givenchy's Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear show on Friday, 2 October, dressed in dramatic black tailoring, paused before the waiting cameras and crowd, then delivered a sweeping bow that looked worthy of a future coronation.
Being an iconic gesture within the SEVENTEEN fandom, it took fans no time to play along. 'A literal Prince,' one admirer declared beneath a viral clip of the entrance. Another decided Jeonghan was 'a prince in his natural habitat,' while someone else upgraded the title to 'His Highness the Yoon Jeonghan.'
Whatever royal title CARATs were armed to crown him with, Givenchy clearly knew that Jeonghan was born to wear a cape.
Jeonghan Bows, Caratland Crowns Him
Frankly, the wardrobe was already responsible for half the royal energy. Jeonghan wore a black ensemble built around a sweeping cape-coat with contrasting white lining, layered over sharply tailored pieces and a plunging V-neck. A delicate white floral corsage broke the monochrome palette, complementing the delicate yet authoritative aesthetic of the cape.
Then came the bow that had both fans and onlookers charmed. Instead of simply waving his way inside, Jeonghan stopped and bowed gracefully. The unexpected gesture might as well have been borrowed from the first five minutes of a Disney fairy tale.
Fans promptly lost all interest in constitutional procedure and switched into full-fledged compliment mode. 'If he's not Prince Charming idk who is,' one CARAT wrote.
Another asked, 'What in the moving castle is thissss,' while other comments ranged from 'Real-life Prince' and 'Prince of Paris' to the wonderfully official-sounding 'Prince Yoon Jeonghan from Caratland.'
One fan skipped the prince stage altogether and submitted an impressively exhaustive promotion that subtly alluded to an inside joke all too familiar to CARATland: 'king general emperor majesty pretty beautiful gorgeous precious elegant luxury world high-top class idol Yoon Jeonghan.'
Givenchy Gives the Prince a Cape
The attire offered plenty of justification for all that honourary nobility.
Sarah Burton's Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear collection is her third runway outing for Givenchy and continues the designer's fascination with tailoring, silhouette, and drape. The SEVENTEEN member's cape-heavy front-row look sat comfortably between those ideas. There was structure in the tailoring, movement in the long outer layer, and a touch of white that integrated the elegance of depth and dimension.
This Time, the Prince Bow Means He's Back
For some longtime CARATs, seeing Jeonghan or any other SEVENTEEN member take a bow carries more emotional baggage than your average fashion week greeting. Recently, the 'prince bow' has been an Easter egg for military enlistment.
From Jeonghan to Vernon and Mingyu, each member who bowed publicly was hinting towards an upcoming military enlistment in South Korea. This meant approximately two years out of the limelight to serve the nation and two years of fans counting down the days until discharge.
One fan admitted the gesture briefly resurrected an old memory, writing, 'dont do the prince bow again dear hannie hahaha my heart stop a while back to old memory.' Others saw this particular bow very differently.
'OUR PRINCE IS BACK,' one declared.
Perhaps that explains why a few seconds outside a Givenchy show landed as more than another celebrity arrival. This wasn't a farewell bow. Jeonghan was back in Paris, back in front of the fashion week cameras and, judging by the comments, back as the fashion prince in his element.
At that rate, Givenchy may need to prepare a throne as part of Jeonghan's wardrobe for the next season.
