The Parisian of Chanel, protagonist of the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2023/24 collection designed by Virginie Viard, parades outdoors on the pier of Port de la Conference, a well-known marina on the Seine, located in the Champs-Élysées district, in the eighth arrondissement of Paris.
That the fashion collection was dedicated to "parisienne" elegance had already leaked from the teaser published on the maison's website two days before the fashion show. The video stars actress and singer Vanessa Paradis. Shots and teasers are by photographer Karim Sadli, Chanel ambassador. The pop star embodies the magnetic allure of the Parisian, dressed in a long strapless organza dress embellished with black velvet camellias.
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The new collection is made ofcontrasts and balances, as befits a classic but bold Parisian. Here lies its singular and often indefinable charm precisely in its taste for subverting the academicism of fashion, to bring together what is so often separated, classified and hierarchized for convenience.
"Playing with opposites and contrasts - explains Viard - with nonchalance and elegance, is like standing on a line between strength and delicacy, which, at Chanel, is what we call charm".
What the Parisian wears, what she reads and what she thinks, her own attitude towards life, is carefully examined and studied. All over the world, by opposition or imitation, he sets an example that nourishes others.
Through cinema, literature and music, its charm travels from collection to collection.
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Here then, the assembly of tweed, silk chiffon, organza and inlaid lace, the composition of floral and graphic motifs, testify to the effervescence of a rich and feminine creative universe.
"If we are in Paris - adds Viard - this time we are on the pier. The road and the colorful pavements require both refinement and simplicity. Imagining a Haute Couture show on the banks of the Seine, with Vanessa Paradis as the embodiment of Parisian allure, is like a journey through a world of images and emotions, of permanence and beauty".
Symbol of the energy created that crosses the city, its river, romantic and tumultuous, open to the world, winds through the hot spots of art history. The fruit basket, a motif dear to the art of painting, echoes the wicker basket favored by the parisienne of the seventies, while delicate flowers and berries, strawberries and blackberries, bloom among the embroideries.
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Long coats of male inspiration, diaphanous blouses laced on golden tweed skirts with flat pleats, precious tank tops, pinstripe trousers and men's vests, a long black chiffon dress of infinite lightness. The glasses are painted and the Mary-Jane shoes in the typical two-tone Chanel: the collection plays with the codes of the maison, rigor and asymmetry, discreet colors, very blue and denim blue and vibrant shades, safety and discretion.
At the end the bride closes the fashion show with a romantic short dress, with veil, very sixties.