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Chanel Spring 2021 Couture

Georgia Papadon — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:39:03 +0000

Every time Chanel presents a new collection , I feel like being in a place of a special celebration..!

This season, Chanel’s creative director Virginie Viard , designed for a marriage party composed of her haute couture cabine, some 32 models in all.

These are not, as Viard says, the conventional fancy nuptials one might expect from a Parisian couture collection, but instead “more bohemian style—more a wedding or a family celebration in a village than at the Ritz!” complete with “the mother and the aunt, [and] the 15-year-old girl dressing up for the first time”—the latter in a tiny little grown-up black dress of spangled black tulle worn with 1980s opaque white tights.

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There are also boys at this wedding, or rather girls who, in Viard’s words, are “a little garçonne” and dressed in old fashioned boys’ clothes—tweedy Oxford bags, and waistcoats for instance, a reminder of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s appropriations of menswear in her designs, and her literal borrowing from the wardrobes of her lovers including Boy Capel and the Duke of Westminster.

The mother of the bride, meanwhile, has some chic little suits in silvery embroidery and lace to choose from, or a skinny shrunken cardigan jacket embroidered by Vernoux, while more adventurous guests might opt for a lace jumpsuit or a tiny tweed coat dress with a ruffled overskirt to tie on like an apron.

There are “a lot of flounces and petticoats,” says Viard, as though the Gypsy Kings were playing at the celebration and the guests in those big tulle skirts were going to spin around the town square. “There is a masculine/feminine side to the silhouettes,” she adds, and the fairy-tale grandeur of these pale net ballgowns is brought into the real world when those skirts are paired with white boyfriend shirts, or singlets of crocheted chiffon, worked by the embroidery house of Montex.

To set the scene, the Grand Palais has been transformed this season to evoke the charm of a country wedding in the South of France (the sunshine bright enough for the guests to wear Jacqueline Onassis–scale sunglasses), with rustic arches wrapped in flowers, wooden chairs for the socially distanced guests, and coronets of silk as well as real flowers in the hair—the first time, as far as Viard knows, that Lemarié, fabled for their exquisite artificial flowers, have also worked with the real McCoy.

Via Britsh Vogue

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Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

Georgia Papadon — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:44:28 +0000

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.

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Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

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Chanel Pre-Fall 2021

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Emily in Paris , all you need to know…!

Georgia Papadon — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:24:20 +0000

Whether you are a Netflix lover or you simply don’t want to spend your free time indoors, you’ll have undoubtedly heard of Emily in Paris, the glitzy and glamorous new show from creator of Sex and the City and released in early October on Netflix.

Starring Lily Collins as the titular Emily (a less psychotic Carrie Bradshaw stand-in), the show is so delightfully true-to-life, despite being as fantastical as one would expect from a series called Emily in Paris, because of how blissfully basic its American-Girl-In-Paris protagonist unknowingly is. That, however, must be the result of really good writing, because there’s just no way they could have captured the essence of such basicness if it wasn’t on purpose.

From her mannerisms to her Insta captions, click through for a recap of every embarrassingly relatable thing Emily (in Paris) does in Paris.

Besides , the show is a real heaven of fashion treasures from ZARA to CHANEL and so on…!

Get inspired…!

Firstly who is Emily ?

She’s an American girl , probably in her 22-ish. She’s had enough experience at her company in Chicago to have earned the respect of her boss. She’s a smart cookie and really innovative – and this is not her first rodeo doing what she does. She’s gone to school for this, and she’s completed internships. However, she’s not the person who travelled during college. She was really, really focused on her jobs in the Midwest, and I don’t think she’s been abroad. Basically, she’s always kind of been a big fish in a small pond – and then suddenly in Paris she’s a fish out of water. If she had gone to a different company in Chicago, she would have been taken seriously – but in Paris, she’s not prepared for the cultural shift that she experiences at Savoir. Her only real experience of Europe is through movies and TV.”

The contents of Lily Collins’s LA wardrobe are consistent with her polished brand of girl-next-door charm – from the high-school sweatshirt that inspired her book, to the Levi’s jeans she wore to Karl Lagerfeld’s last Chanel show – but there are some show-stopping pieces, too, namely the bespoke Chanel shoes the French house made for her debut at Le Bal des Débutantes, or the Crillon Ball.

The haute couture is real.

When Emily has to turn model in “An American Auction In Paris”, her Pierre Cardeau dress is in fact an haute couture gown by Stephane Rolland; after filming wrapped, Rolland sent Lily a recreation of the look to keep as a memento.

For Emily’s trip to the opera in “Ringarde”, Field put Collins in a Christian Siriano gown, a pair of Agnelle gloves, a rhinestone-studded vintage purse, some Cosmoparis heels, and head jewels by La Compagnie du Costume – creating the 2020 equivalent of Hepburn’s Givenchy LBD in Funny Face.

Emily is a keen lover of Chanel

Emily wears a gown by Dope Tavio lifted from Field’s ARTFashion Gallery in New York, then deconstructed and turned into a mini-dress. She pairs it with a metallic emerald jacket and bag from Chanel’s autumn/winter 2017 collection – Chanel being quite possibly her favourite designer throughout the series. Keep an eye out for her green cotton jacket from the Cruise 2020 collection, as well as her pearl-studded quilted bag from spring/summer 2019.

She builds an entire online brand around being A BASIC AMERICAN GIRL IN PARIS

Absolutely THE most basic American girl thing to do. But what can we say, at least she really leaned in to it!

She puts the words “fabulous” and “French” together unironically , in front of actual French people.

She sends back her food in a restaurant (& makes a really big deal about it)

The only unrealistic part? The hot chef finding her Karen-ass behavior charming.

Terra Nera- the restaurant is re-imagined as a French bistro for Emily in Paris

Of course you can shop the leading Outfits From “Emily In Paris” Right Now…!

As is true for any show styled by Sex and the City’s costume designer Patricia Field, the show itself has two narratives — that which lives within the plot, and that which is told by the clothes. Upon arrival in Paris , Emily’s style is certainly chic, albeit sometimes a bit on-the-nose — the mesh Eiffel Tower button-up that made it to her first day of work being a shining example. While picking up some new French vernacular (le plouc, ringarde), Emily absorbs notes on taste from her colleagues, clients, girl-friends, and the greater Parisian beau monde — all while staying true to her exuberant personal style. Pieces from GANNI and Off-White were quick to go viral first, and have since disappeared off the web. That said, there’s still tons of other chic pieces that you can grab right now, ranging from Staud to Veronica Beard.

To browse her best looks from her tour around the Ville de l’Amour , or City of Love, most-all of which feature a touch of Chanel, continue ahead:

After her rendezvous with Thomas, Emily stepped out in an ultra-polished look. Beyond her Chanel shearling bag and Stuart Weitzman boots (both of which are available), her outcoat is from Zara, believe it or not — and it’s available secondhand on Poshmark.

Zara red & cream houndstooth frock coat , NWT. Zara $125

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2019 Shearling CC Waist Bag w/ Tags

$3,800.00

Stuart Weitzman

817 €

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Chanel Spring -Summer 2021, Details…

Georgia Papadon — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:12:24 +0000

Of course we saw an other amazing collection by Chanel for the upcoming spring & summer but don’t you agree that what is most important to everything matters , is the details…?

Explore here any detail of bags , shoes , perfect jewelry and accessories.

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Chanel Spring – Summer 2021, Ready to wear

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Chanel Spring – Summer 2021, Ready to wear

Chanel Shoes , Spring – Summer 2021

Chanel Spring – Summer 2021, Ready to wear

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Chanel Spring – Summer 2021, Ready to wear

Georgia Papadon — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:38:22 +0000

In a period of international awareness of the public health and under strict precautions , one of the most anticipated fashion shows , took place in Grand Palais last Tuesday, 6 October 2020.

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Chanel Spring – Summer 2021, Ready to wear

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Chanel Spring – Summer 2021, Ready to wear

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Mary Katrantzou Spring/Summer 2020 , From Athens to the universe !

Georgia Papadon — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 10:37:53 +0000

From the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, in Athens , one the most amazing and unique places in the world , Mary Kantrantzou, presented her latest collection for summer 2020.

“I did a collection based on ideas that were birthed here in the 5th Century BC when the temple was built,” Kantrantzou said, “From trigonometry to physics to biology to geology to philosophy.” As she pointed out in her show notes, the very word “idea” was invented in Greece.

“If I know something it is that I know nothing,” rendered in Katrantzou’s mother language in oscillating tiers of silk fringing. “I wanted to give the words life,” she said. Her philosophy permeated the collection, each look entirely its own and intended to be sold as made-to-measure dresses. Katrantzou has the clientele for it. Her show was attended by the former Queen of Greece and some of her children, the former Crown Princess of Serbia, a Bahraini sheikha, and Kerry Kennedy.

They were part of a guest list of Katrantzou’s super rich regulars, who had bought tickets for the show in aid of the Elpida Association of Friends and Children with Cancer. The designer had teamed up with its founder Marianna Vardinoyannis, who was celebrating 30 years of the foundation, which cures 280 cases of child cancer in Greece every year. For the finale, some of those children walked the runway with Katrantzou to an epic soundtrack composed for the show by her countryman Vangelis. The kids stood side by side with models dressed in testaments to the influence of Ancient Greek culture.

Mary Katrantzou Spring/Summer 2020, Ready to Wear

On Thursday evening, the London-based Katrantzou returned to her homeland of Greece for one season only to stage the most floor-length and couture-level show of her career.

Mary Katrantzou with Marianna Vardinoyannis, the founder of “ELPIDA” who was celebrating 30 years of the foundation, which cures 280 cases of child cancer in Greece every year.

Mary Katrantzou with among her models and the great survivors, the children of “ELPIDA”.

From Athens,

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Chanel Spring- Summer 2020 , Bags, shoes & details…

Georgia Papadon — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:35:04 +0000

See what stand out in Chanel’s latest show in Paris :

From Paris Fashion Week , October 1st.

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Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Georgia Papadon — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:55:07 +0000

A line-up of classy looks , inspired by the atmosphere of the “Nouvelle Vague” , had the opportunity to admire earlier this morning , at Grand Palais, in Paris.

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Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Every season, Chanel closes out the Paris Fashion Week calendar — and fashion month on the whole — not just with a show, but with a show. Last season, the late Karl Lagerfeld took us to the Swiss Alps, where the Fall/Winter 2019 dream-like set was complete with almost a dozen snow-covered chalets. And for Spring/Summer 2019, we headed to the beach, where lifeguards looked on as the models sank their toes in the sand as they sauntered through the Grand Palais. But for Chanel Spring-Summer 2020 runway show, Creative Director Virginie Viard, who officially took the helm after Lagerfeld’s death in Feb. 2019, proved she’s not trying to fill her predecessor’s shoes — at least not in the showmanship sense.

Instead, Viard meticulously stripped back the histrionics that we’ve come to adore from any Lagerfeld production; she reset the stage by translating the history of the brand into a series of fun, wearable pieces that felt core to its legacy. As such, there were classic Chanel mainstays like cap-toe block kitten heels, ultra-feminine silhouettes, and a whole lot of tweed. (This time, it came in both jacket and sleeveless romper form.) The inspiration behind the collection? The city where it all began, of course: The set for the Oct. 1 show was smaller-than-usual production of the Parisian skyline at the Grand Palais.

Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

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Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

“The Spring/Summer 2020 show decor pays tribute to Paris, or more precisely a particular view chosen by Virginie Viard: that of the rooftops so typical of the capital with their zinc surfaces, walkways, chimney pots, and skylights,” the brand said in an Instagram caption just after the show. “The roofs of Paris remind me of the atmosphere of the Nouvelle Vague I saw silhouettes walking on the roofs,” Viard continued in the show notes.

Chanel Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

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Valentino Spring/Summer 2020 Ready-To-Wear Collection

Georgia Papadon — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 20:30:59 +0000

One of the most expected collections is now fact and it is really gorgeous.

Enjoy…!

Valentino Spring/Summer 2020

What is grisaille…?

This 16th-century painting technique was a focal point for Piccioli. The process is about removing colour and stripping away to the core to reveal volume and shape, it also puts the emphasis on the woman, rather than what she’s wearing. “[It] brings the attention from the dress per se to the personality that gives life to it, from object to the individual,” Piccioli said in his show notes.

Valentino Spring/Summer 2020

Piccioli called the white shirt,

“the most universal piece in the humblest fabric… and very common, in a way”

Valentino Spring/Summer 2020