haute couture

The Fall/Winter 2024/2025 Haute Couture was presented in July 2024. It is the first runaway without Virginie Virad name on it since she left abruptly in June 2024, in circumstances that still a mystery to this day. And might never know what really happened on that fateful day. Since then, Chanel still running without a creative director and signing off the collection under the Fashion Creation Studio. For sure, a lot of designs would still have ideas from Virginie and Chanel would just build from that, but how long Chanel can go without a tastemaker tell us what is fashion?...

“The Button” Presented at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, the CHANEL Spring-Summer 2024 Haute Couture collection imagined by Virginie Viard takes the button, an object as utilitarian as ornamental, into the world of ballet and dance. An expression of grace, freedom and precision in every movement, the pink and white aquarelle-dominated collection reveals the finesse of savoir-faire. Long dresses, short straight skirts, jumpsuits, tulle, pleats, lace, flowers and bows give rise to an ethereal and feminine collection, worn over white ballet leotards and tights, and infused with references to contemporary culture....

The show was done at the banks of the Seine in Paris. According to Chanel:- Inspired by a Parisian allure, the CHANEL Fall-Winter 2023/24 Haute Couture collection imagined by Virginie Viard unveils a portrait of a delicate yet bold femininity. The collection, presented on the riverbanks of the Seine, is adorned with embroidered fruits and flowers motifs reminiscent of the still-lives dear to pictural arts. Silhouettes play with masculine codes, mixing together rigour and asymmetry, a self-confident and discreet figure....