Chanel’s Métiers d’Art Collection to the Château des Dames

La Pausa, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s  fabled house in Roquebrune in the south of France, was probably the inspiration for one of the most spectacular , recent fashion shows we had the opportunity to enjoy.

Chanel’s creative director Virginie Viard was taken on a tour of the storied Chateaux of the Loire. At the time, she was more impressed by the splendors of Chambord than the more intimate charm of the fairytale Château de Chenonceau. Revisiting Chenonceau earlier this year, however, when the castle was planned as the setting for an in-person Métiers d’Art show  Viard was struck by how closely the atmosphere of the place evoked La Pausa.

The 16th-century Chenonceau is known as the Chateau des Femmes (the Women’s Castle) because of its association with some powerful ladies through its storied history, notably Diane de Poitiers, the influential mistress of King Henry II, and her rival, Catherine de Medici, the king’s Italian-born, taste-making wife. The chateau is flanked on either side by gardens created by De Poitiers who is said to have maintained her legendary beauty by bathing in the River Cher. The super talented Viard took the flowers and parterre designs as embroidery motifs, reimagined with what she playfully describes as a touch of Disney world.

See here the most interesting looks :

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Details…

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Shop the amazing Collection here: Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Via British Vogue,

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