We get the picture: each detail of the Chanel brand was inspired by one of the major events in the life of Coco, and tweed is no exception. This trans-Channel fabric came from the man she shared her life with: the Duke of Westminster. The richest man in England, with a British elegance to match...
Ten years ago Iris Van Herpen founded her eponymous label. The year was 2007, and the Dutch designer was already attracting the attention of the entire profession. A short time later, she would be invited to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week; a number of critics decried the use of 3D technology in the institution that...
With the Donna Summer track Bad Girls playing, Jean-Paul Gaultier’s women seemed to celebrate elegance, fun, and style on the ski slopes. Jean-Paul Gaultier himself is playing with the entire category: “Even skiing, perched on feather boots, you can be glamorous and dignified.” His Fall/Winter 2017 couture collection celebrates winter sports and everything to do with a...
A Paris, la maison Schiaparelli nouvellement ressuscitée grâce à l’entreprise de Diego Della Valle, offrait un spectacle si digne de la mode que plus d’une de ses pièces entreront assurément dans le Panthéon des icônes de la profession. A la tête de la direction artistique, Bertrand Guyon s’applique en effet à actualiser avec tous les...
At the Invalides, artist Pietro Ruffo imagined a decor based on the African savannah. Within the Cour Vauban in the Hôtel des Invalides, a luxuriant garden was recreated after a 1957 engraving by Albert Decaris that was found in the brand’s archives. This engraving was the starting point for Maria Grazia Chiuri to compose her...
Beneath the glass and steel dome of the Grand Palais, an emblematic location for Chanel’s runways, Karl Lagerfeld dared to build a miniature version of the Eiffel Tower. 38 meters high, the ‘Dame de Fer’ rose up to the third floor before disappearing beneath a white cloud. Renamed the Chanel Tower just for the occasion,...
The sixty five models presented themselves with light spontaneity, descending the steps of a staircase reminiscent of the one on the rue Cambon, making you completely forgot the context. This collection is once more a brilliant reinterpretation of the identity of the Chanel brand and their special universe. The casualness of a streetwear look –...
A former intern at Alexander McQueen, she first and foremost retained her mentor’s hand-done work; because it’s definitely free and uncompromisingly that she thinks up her couture. Among her loyal followers are two singers with sublunary personalities – Bjork and Lady Gaga. The evidence: the meeting between these fantastic universes could only be echoing the...
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