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Zoolander Hits Paris Fashion Week: Ben Stiller & Own Wilson Close Valentino in Character

The second the last model exited stage left and the somber music slowly faded, editors and other show attendees looked down to their phones to post images to Instagram, tweet reactions to Valentino’s latest ready-to-wear clothes, and dash out and on to the next show.

But then, instead of seeing last looks, Human League’s 1982 hit “Don’t You Want Me” came on, and two of the most world-renowned male models came out: Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald. Split on either side of the circular runway, the spotlights followed Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in their characters as they gave their best blue steels.

The crowd was literally freaking out. Anna Wintour was laughing hysterically and everyone was cheering as they charged by. They came together by the photographer’s pit and checked each other out for the ultimate fashion face off.

Derek, poor soul, still can’t turn left! He had to spin around in a circle to make his way up the other side of the runway. He also grabbed a random front-rower’s cellphone and selfied his way down the rest of the stretch whilst pouting his signature look (could it have been magnum?). Hansel, meanwhile, flung his light blue coat that he had draped over his shoulders (like any fashion person in the know, he’s too good for sleeves) onto the floor and threw his left index finger into the air. The stunt was number one, indeed! A rep for the house said that this had been in the works for months as a way of introducing the Zoolander sequel. Good news all, they are both still ridiculously good looking!

Watch the full show on live.valentino.com.