She is Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and granddaughter of Prince Rainier and star Grace Kelly. What she shares with Chanel is her love of reading, philosophy, and horse riding, in addition to her interest in fashion, which makes her one of her most prominent ambassadors. That is why she was chosen to open the house’s haute couture show for the upcoming spring and summer.
Chanel’s live show was held in the new headquarters of the Grand Palais in Paris, following its main headquarters were closed due to maintenance work. This show, which falls within the activities of the Paris Haute Tailoring Week, was distinguished by its exceptional decor inspired by the twenties of the last century, which bore the signature of the famous French plastic artist Xavier Vilhan. She is wearing a black tweed jacket decorated with sparkling accents. Thus, the beginning of a awaited show, which included 46 looks, confirmed that Chanel does not rely on revolutionary ideas in the field of fashion, but on continuity and development in a framework of luxurious simplicity.
– Tweed is constantly renewed:
This Scottish fabric, moved with the house founder Gabrielle Chanel from the men’s wardrobe to become one of the most famous icons of Chanel. It is worth mentioning that the tweed used in the field of high-end tailoring is different from the types used for the implementation of ready-made fashion. In Chanel’s new luxury designs, he transforms into women’s suits, pockets embellished dresses, and long coats with white accents wrapped around it.
Season following season, tweed has been able to wear a variety of textures, colors, and sparkles without losing the strict structure that it requires to be transformed into clothing. Virginie Viard, Chanel’s creative director, mixed tweeds with fluid and delicate materials such as silk, lace and broderie, and fabrics that shimmer like multi-coloured jewels. She decorated it with feathers to add touches of liveliness to its rigidity.
Interlocking designs:
Through this collection, Virginie Viard played on the interweaving of designs and embroideries that embodied geometric shapes, adding touches of vitality and radiance to the evening fashion. As for the daytime fashion, it seemed as if it was dedicated to every day, even though it fell under the category of “couture” fashion. Through it, the house has been keen to provide designs that are suitable to accompany the modern woman in her daily life without any trouble.
Viard took care of executing a group of evening gowns that were distinguished by their flowy and bold cuts at the same time, maintaining a limited color palette that was limited to black, white, gray, and light pink. As for the Chanel bride, she was distinguished by her simple and elegant look with her dress made of silk and chiffon, which seemed to be studded with jewels in the chest area. The bride carried a small bouquet of blue camellias as a tribute to French actor Gaspard Ulliel, who recently lost his life in a skiing accident and was an ambassador for the famous men’s fragrance Bleu de Chanel.
