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Grand Pas Classique: Chanel for Paris Opera Ballet 2021

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    Chanel puts once again its vision to the service of dance with dreamlike costumes for Paris Opera Ballet 2021. Dance is at the heart of CHANEL’s heritage: friend and patron of Serge Diaghilev, the Ballets russes founder, Gabrielle Chanel put her vision to the service of dance by creating costumes for several ballets, … Read more

The wedding cortege: CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture

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CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture; photos and film © Anton Corbijn

CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture Show – a family gathering with socially distanced guests.

Chanel transformed Grand Palais Paris into a country wedding in the South of France. A lighthearted and elegant spirit animated
the CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture collection imagined by Virginie Viard.​ The film of the show was directed by photographer, filmmaker and graphic designer Anton Corbijn.

A joyous occasion calls for luminous colours — a lace ensemble with flower-embroidered cuffs opened the CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture show. The movement of ruffles on a pink lace dress evokes the spirit of summer evening parties. The tweed trouser suit is king, alongside a dress in black silk chiffon revealing a play of transparency, accompanied by a little black organza dress swathed in sequin-embroidered polka dot tulle. The nonchalant allure is further inspired by a jacket embroidered with silver sequins and wide-cut tweed trousers.

CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture; photos © Anton Corbijn

The masculine-feminine spirit of a tweed trouser suit is emphasized with a crown of flowers. Beads and strass embroideries as always evoke the emblematic quilted motif of the Chanel House. The voluminous aqua silk tulle skirt is worn with an embroidered vest.

“The silhouettes might be simple—sweaters or sleeveless vests worn with high-waisted pants, skinny cardigan jackets and liquid satin shirts with full romantic ballet skirts—but the beauty is in the detail,” commented Vogue. “This is the haute couture, after all, and the sort of garments we may have become familiar with in our work-from-home lives have actually been encrusted with superb embroideries from the houses of Cécile Henri, Hurel, Montex, Emmanuelle Vernoux, and Lesage, or made from custom, hand-painted lace by Solstiss, or scattered with artificial blossoms by Lemarié,” added Vogue.

Riding side-saddle on a horse, ‘la mariée’ appeared in an ecru satin crêpe wedding dress embroidered by Lesage with rhinestone-and pearl butterflies.​

“Viard attempts to capture the familial spirit of Chanel with this collection. Her focus on oversized petticoats, ruffled boleros, and fitted vests aim to give the clothes a liberating feeling, as the pieces are perfect for dancing on a warm summer evening,” commented lofficielusa.com

CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture; photos and film © Anton Corbijn
CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture; photos and film © Anton Corbijn
CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture; photos and film © Anton Corbijn

 

 

Charlotte Casiraghi is Chanel’s new Ambassador and Spokesperson

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Behind-the-scenes of the CHANEL Spring-Summer 2021 Ready-to-Wear campaign, photographed by @Inez & Vinoodh x @Chanel

‘Les Rendez-vous littéraires de la rue Cambon’ [Literary rendezvous at rue Cambon] is a project perpetuating Gabrielle Chanel, Chanel founder, and designer Karl Lagerfeld’s love for literature. This new Chanel project will be promoted by the luxury house’s new ambassador and spokesperson, Charlotte Casiraghi.

“Sealing a long relationship based on trust and friendship, started by Karl Lagerfeld and continued today by Virginie Viard, Charlotte Casiraghi will become an ambassador and spokesperson for the House from January 1st 2021,” said Chanel in a statement.

Charlotte Casiraghi will embody the campaign for the Spring-Summer 2021 Ready-to-Wear collection and will be unveiling, along with the House of Chanel and Virginie Viard, ‘Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon’ Literary rendezvous at rue Cambon project.

@instagram.com/dailycharlottecasiraghi/; @chanel

When did the relationship with Chanel start?

“I think of photos of my mom, when she was pregnant with me. Wonderful photos by Karl Lagerfeld with her wearing Chanel. And more recently, my wedding, where I wore one of Karl’s last Haute Couture dresses. Virginie Viard dit the alterations at the fitting, which symbolized Karl passing the baton to Virgine,” said Casiraghi in the interview for Chanel’s campaign.

“Since I was a little kid, Virginie has always come to see me at fittings. You can feel she loves that moment when a woman “owns” a garment. Her great strength is that she knows the House’s codes and history back to front and doesn’t want to mess around with them. In some houses with strong symbols, designers mess around with them, and you can see it. But now with Virginie. She doesn’t make a big fuss, she just gets on with it,” added Casiraghi.

Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is eleventh in line to the throne of Monaco. Her maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. Charlotte Casiraghi is known as a journalist, model, Honorary President of the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo, equestrian sports ambassador, co-founder of the Ever Manifesto, Patron of the Monaco Public Safety Division.

Casiraghi is the official equestrian “ambassador” of the Gucci luxury label. In a gender fluid framework, Casiraghi modeled clothing from the Gucci menswear line.Yves Saint Laurent launched a new campaign for its Fall 2018 collection, giving it the hashtag YSL15. Casiraghi was photographed by David Sims to be the face of the campaign. Casiraghi is often photographed at fashion shows, art exhibits, and equestrian events.

Charlotte Casiraghi Instagram; @instagram.com/dailycharlottecasiraghi/;

The Fashion Awards 2020 honoured those who have led change within the fashion industry this year

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@The Fashion Awards 2020 YouTube

Twenty individuals and fashion brands were announced as part of a short film that documented the fashion industry in this extraordinary year. They were recognised and received a ‘2020 Fashion Award’ in honour of their specific
contribution.

 

The Fashion Awards 2020 honoured and celebrated the designers, brands, creatives and individuals who have led
change within the fashion industry this year; from those who bravely faced this challenging year with pro-active
responses to the global pandemic, showed leadership and creative resilience over the past year, to the ones who
stood up against prejudice within the fashion industry and fight for change.

20 Fashion Awards honourees were recognised for humanitarian efforts, adapting business models, responding to their community’s needs as well as for leadership and creative resilience under four categories: Environment, Community, People and Creativity.

The COMMUNITY category focuses on the impact fashion has on communities in light of the pandemic as well as
the role skills and craftsmanship can play in sustaining local livelihoods. The ENVIRONMENT category celebrates
individuals and businesses who made a specific contribution towards achieving a circular fashion industry. The
PEOPLE category recognises those who have led change by encouraging equal, diverse, empowered workforces
from head office to supply chain and shop floor. The CREATIVITY category recognises designers and brands who
made a global impact in the past years through their creativity in design, campaigns, collaborations and firm
business foundation as well as defined the shape of global fashion.

Prada received the ‘2020 Fashion Awards’under the Creativity category @Prada

Prada received the ‘2020 Fashion Awards’ under the Creativity category during the digital celebration of the annual Fashion Awards, presented by the British Fashion Council.

The Creativity category recognises individuals and brands that made a global impact in the past year through
creativity in design, campaigns and collaborations, as well as defined the shape of global fashion through an
innovative approach.

Prada has been recognized a brand that embodies what a modern luxury house is about, creativity and social
responsibility. To name a few, the Prada Linea Rossa FW20 campaign with an exceptionally diverse cast, the
substantial efforts Prada has made during the pandemic to support Italy, and the ‘Tools of Memory’ campaign in
partnership with Sotheby’s with proceeds donated to benefit UNESCO educational projects, stood out as the main
initiatives of the brand in 2020.

Co-Creative Directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons were selected as they created positive change within the
fashion industry this year, while demonstrating the power of creativity and the importance of conversations through
their first show together last September. They received the Fashion Award 2020 prize virtually with a pre-recorded
video speech.

The Fashion Awards 2020; @fashionawards.com/Honourees

Community Category Winners:

  • A SAI TA;
  • CHANEL;
  • Emergency Designer Network;
  • Kenneth Ize;
  • Michael Halpern.

  • @fashionawards.com/Honourees

Environment Category Winners:

  • Anya Hindmarch;
  • Gabriela Hearst;
  • Christopher Raeburn;
  • Stella McCartney;
  • The Fashion Pact.
@fashionawards.com/Honourees

People Category Winners:

  • Aurora James;
  • Edward Enninful;
  • Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles for Black in Fashion Council;
  • Priya Ahluwalia;
  • Samuel Ross.
@fashionawards.com/Honourees

Creativity Category Winners:

  • Graces Wales Bonner;
  • Jonathan Anderson;
  • Kim Jones;
  • Prada, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons;
  • Riccardo Tisci and Burberry.

Romanticism with touches of rock at Chanel’s Le Château des Dames 2020/ 2021 Métiers d’art show

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  Glamour at dusk: Geometric layers define masculine-feminine nonchalance at Chanel. Each December since 2002, CHANEL unveils a collection dedicated to its Fashion Métiers d’art.This collection highlights the creative dialogue between Virginie Viard, Artistic Director of CHANEL’s Fashion collections, and the Maisons d’art, enhancing the creations of the House. This Ready-to-Wear collection specific to CHANEL … Read more

Chanel Mademoiselle Privé Bouton Perle secret watch pays homage to Coco’s beloved ornamental button

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    In 2020, the Chanel Watchmaking Creation Studio is presenting the Mademoiselle Privé Bouton collection, which pays homage to an essential component of Gabrielle Chanel’s stylistic world: the button. Unveiled during Paris Fashion Week, Chanel‘s Tweed jewelry and watch collection includes 45 designs set with pearls, diamonds, and gemstones. According to Arnaud Chastaingt, director … Read more