The decor
.
A crowd like you rarely see around the ephemeral Grand Palais, the temporary venue for Chanel fashion shows while waiting for the three-year renovation of the real Grand Palais to be completed.
Young people are unleashed, watching for the stars in the front row, and especially the appearance of Jennie Ruby Jane, the face of Chanel's Coco Neige campaign, but above all a member of Blackpink, the
South Korean
girl band
phenomenon that claims success. worldwide (and a few tens of millions of subscribers on social networks).
But the excitement remained at the gates of the show.
Inside, luxury, calm and voluptuousness take precedence.
The catwalk is immersed in a sober decor of black tweed, allowing a parade to unfold entirely dedicated to this fabric of carded wool fibers, which has become a symbol of the house.
In video, the Chanel fall-winter 2022-2023 show
The look.
Long pink coat speckled with blue and purple, wide waistcoats, thigh-high rain boots, thick wool leggings, burgundy suit with delicate golden highlights... flat in pointed toe pumps.
All are dressed in tweed, the indisputable red thread of this collection.
“It's a tribute,” says Virginie Viard, artistic director of Chanel.
"We followed in the footsteps of Gabrielle Chanel along the Tweed River, to imagine tweeds in the colors of this landscape."
The result is an explosion of pop nuances directly inspired by the sixties.
There are also jackets with masculine accents reminiscent of Gabrielle Chanel's history with the Duke of Westminster, and the jackets she borrowed from him.
“There is nothing sexier than wearing the clothes of the person you love,” continues Virginie Viard.
The detail.
The doll face and the mischievous air imposed by the brushing of the girls, produced in a Swinging London spirit.