Boho style, flower crowns and brides on horseback: this is Chanel's bridal fantasy at Paris Fashion Week
According to the Spanish proverb, "on Tuesday neither get married nor embark", but luckily Virginie Viard has not fallen into superstitions and in her Chanel show for Paris Fashion Week she has given us a collection and staging of dream.
"I knew that we couldn't put on a big show, that we would have to invent something else, so I came up with the idea of a small procession that would go down the steps of the Grand Palais and pass under arches of flowers. Like a family celebration, a wedding…", comments the designer
On this occasion, Virginie Viard has picked up the baton from Karl Lagerfeld and has presented a spring-summer 2021 collection full of sophistication, elegance, fantasy and charm, adjectives that have always accompanied the French maison.
The designer's bridal fantasy moves away from the baroque style and great luxuries that could be expected from a Parisian haute couture firm, but rather "a more bohemian style, more like a wedding or a family celebration in a town than in a the Ritz," he explained.
There are also boys at this wedding, or rather girls, who in Viard's own words are "a little garçonne", women dressed in tweed suits and waistcoats. A reminder of Coco Chanel's appropriations of menswear in her designs.
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The mother of the bride, for her part, opts for elegant suits with silver embroidery, while the more adventurous guests opt for flower crowns, lace or mini dresses.
In this new Viard collection, ruffles and petticoats abound with large tulle skirts that fit romantic silhouettes, but also include delicate embroidery, transparencies and custom lace hand-painted by Solstiss.
The finishing touch was put by the bride, beginning with her spectacular entrance. On the back of a white horse, the model closed the show to the rhythm of Be my baby, by TheRonettes. The ivory crepe dress was inspired by the 1920s, adorned with pearl and rhinestone embroidery, and accompanied by a romantic veil that ended up introducing us to the atmosphere of fantasy.
This parade has undoubtedly crowned Virginie Viard, proving that she is a worthy successor to the house of Chanel.
