Sheer panels made quite an appearance this week at Paris Haute Couture, first spotted at Armani Prive and then at Chanel.
However, I do not suspect designer Karl Lagerfeld was any the wiser as he had his own fabulous show to plan.
The Chanel autumn/winter haute couture show had been scheduled to start at 10pm (way overdue in the couture world as the last show usually finishes around 5pm just in time for cocktails) at the glass Grand Palais; the reasoning behind this?
Apparently Lagerfeld wanted to capture the moonlight effect through the glass-panelled walls.
In the lead up to the start of the show the Chanel celeb-elite such as Alexa Chung, Poppy Delvigne, Diane Kruger and Milla Jovovich all turned up in their droves – sporting Chanel of course – and took their seats by a granite effect flooring which had been installed to create the twinkle effect of moonlight flickering on the pavement.
The collection this time was solely inspired by Coco Chanel with a statue paying homage to her in the middle of the concourse.
Clothing ranged from the iconic statement black and white salt and pepper tweed jackets to Lagerfeld’s new style skirts which consisted of separate peplum tops and long tubular maxi skirts under pieces.
Tubular dresses were also shown with exaggerated navy ruffled collars and fishtail pleat bottoms, all adding to the chic Parisian effect.
A main palette of navy and monochrome was used with dashes of vibrant fuchsia and plum mixed in.
Accessory wise models wore mid-heel courts and Edwardian style satin boots adorned with glitter in some cases, whilst fabulous tulle and sequinned masquerade eye masks were seen throughout the show – a certain sell out for autumn/winter parties no doubt.
The Chanel autumn/winter haute couture show had been scheduled to start at 10pm (way overdue in the couture world as the last show usually finishes around 5pm just in time for cocktails) at the glass Grand Palais; the reasoning behind this?
Apparently Lagerfeld wanted to capture the moonlight effect through the glass-panelled walls.
In the lead up to the start of the show the Chanel celeb-elite such as Alexa Chung, Poppy Delvigne, Diane Kruger and Milla Jovovich all turned up in their droves – sporting Chanel of course – and took their seats by a granite effect flooring which had been installed to create the twinkle effect of moonlight flickering on the pavement.
The collection this time was solely inspired by Coco Chanel with a statue paying homage to her in the middle of the concourse.
Clothing ranged from the iconic statement black and white salt and pepper tweed jackets to Lagerfeld’s new style skirts which consisted of separate peplum tops and long tubular maxi skirts under pieces.
Tubular dresses were also shown with exaggerated navy ruffled collars and fishtail pleat bottoms, all adding to the chic Parisian effect.
A main palette of navy and monochrome was used with dashes of vibrant fuchsia and plum mixed in.
Accessory wise models wore mid-heel courts and Edwardian style satin boots adorned with glitter in some cases, whilst fabulous tulle and sequinned masquerade eye masks were seen throughout the show – a certain sell out for autumn/winter parties no doubt.
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