# Justin Vivian Bond's Paris Life

> Justin Vivian Bond, 63, shares Paris expat life, Dior fashion, and dating habits in new cabaret show.
- Title: Justin Vivian Bond's Paris Life · Vanity Fair | Shortify
- Summary: Justin Vivian Bond, 63, shares Paris expat life, Dior fashion, and dating habits in new cabaret show. Justin Vivian Bond, 63, stars in a film about a…
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- Source: Vanity Fair — https://vanityfair.com/story/justin-vivian-bond-cabaret-neverman
- Author: Marisa Meltzer
- Published: 2026-10-01T22:09:13.207+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: justin vivian bond, seattle, nfl, paris, dior, transgender, alzheimer's, cabaret, joe's pub, neverman, fashion week, transgender activism
## Justin Vivian Bond
Justin Vivian Bond, 63, is the most famous cabaret performer in the world with a busy 2024 season.

> Justin Vivian Bond: I have to apologize to you in advance because I'm probably not going to remember any names, locations, or dates because of life.
## New Show Madame Stanley
Bond just finished a short residency at Joe's Pub in New York for Madame Stanley, a show about living in Paris while waiting for a talent passport.

> Justin Vivian Bond: I have had two beautiful long term relationships in my life.
## Film Debut in Neverman
Bond made their feature-length lead acting debut in director Rodrigo Barriuso's Neverman, a film about a transgender woman with Alzheimer's disease.

> Justin Vivian Bond: The only reason I did this was because I had never heard anybody tell the story, and it's like my worst nightmare.
## 2024 MacArthur Fellowship
Bond was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2024 after rising to fame in the 1990s with the stage duo Kiki and Herb.

> Justin Vivian Bond: Their show, Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway, was nominated for a 2007 Tony for Special Theatrical Event.
## Dior Fashion Collaboration
Bond wore Dior couture by Jonathan Anderson at the premiere of Neverman and performed for Dior's partnership with A24 at New York Fashion Week.

> Justin Vivian Bond: I wore a Dior couture by Jonathan Anderson.
## Jonathan Anderson Connection
Bond met Jonathan Anderson while studying at Central Saint Martins in 2004, where he created custom fashion pieces for Bond.

> Justin Vivian Bond: He said, 'I'm a fashion student. Can I make you some things?'
## Paris Living Arrangements
Bond found a Paris apartment after running into two friends at an art gala who offered their home.

> Justin Vivian Bond: I was freaking out because I didn't know where I was going to live, and had already put up a smoke signal to my dead mother.
## Dating Habits
Bond has had two long-term relationships, one with a band member and another with a neighbor, and says they don't date.

> Justin Vivian Bond: I have had two beautiful long term relationships in my life.
## Clap Experience
Bond mentions getting the clap as a non-traumatic experience that requires medication.

> Justin Vivian Bond: It wasn't traumatic. Trauma is when your boyfriend gives you the clap.
## Burial Preference
Bond wants to be buried in a pond with a tree planted on top and a plaque saying 'Here lies Justin Vivian Bond, forever shady.'

> Justin Vivian Bond: I want to be in a pond. And I want a tree to be planted on top of me, and I want a plaque that says, 'Here lies Justin Vivian Bond, forever shady.'
## Paris Life
Bond lives in Paris with a terrace near Père Lachaise cemetery and enjoys walking there.

> Justin Vivian Bond: It's not far from Père Lachaise cemetery. I hate sightseeing, but I like to go there and walk.
## Key takeaway

Justin Vivian Bond, 63, stars in a film about a transgender woman with dementia and discusses living in Paris.