Idris Elba steals the show with sultry catwalk as he joins Noel Gallagher and Dizzee Rascal at Ozwald Boateng’s London Fashion Week return
metro.co.uksupports HTML5 videoIdris Elba can easily give up acting and DJing for the model life after stealing the show at Ozwald Boateng’s London Fashion Week show. The Luther actor was among the stars who flocked to London’s Savoy Theatre on Monday night to attend Boateng’s first LFW show in 12 years, a celebration of Black British culture in fashion.
It was a brilliantly eclectic night of sight and sound as Boateng incorporated traditional African prints into his designs and featured a vibrant soundtrack of Afrobeats and classic hip hop and soul, notably including a choir belting out Soul II Soul’s hit Back To Life (However Do You Want Me).
Making for the grand finale, Idris, 49, slinked onto the stage with his ever-charming demeanour wearing a black suit from Boateng’s latest collection as a sultry instrumental piece of music played in the theatre, wooing the audience.
Idris stroked his beard and unbuttoned his blazer to whoops and cheers from the spectators before waving the other models onto the stage.
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