We get the first look of Chanel’s spring couture collection filled with reminiscent signature tweed suits and dazzling embellishments in updated modern silhouettes in soft golden and fairy-dusted palettes.
By Aishwarya Tyagi
Chanel Haute Couture spring/summer 16
Staged in an outdoor faux garden with models emerging from different levels of a couture dollhouse, the collection was a vision of Karl Lagerfeld’s modern Chanel woman with practical daywear, embellished exotic evening wear and functional accessories with clean cuts and lots of dazzle.
Chanel Haute Couture spring/summer 16
The hemlines are long and lean, cut mid-shin and worn voluminous shoulders. We notice the traditional textures and prints of the brand making a comeback in the form of tweed suits and silk skirts with an updated modern look with 3D floral appliqué and golden decorations. Joining in the brigade of modern couture – Chanel too makes luxury fashion an easy breezy experience with a lot of movement also in the form of translucent sparkling capes trailing behind the models. A loosely tied belt bag made its debut in an array of simple tweed and gold embellishment. Cork wedged heels too made a statement promising a comfortable accessory for the summer. In true Lagerfeld style, his latest muse and show-stopping bride Mica Arganaraz wore a textured floral column dress with a long train topped off with a hoodie. The noteworthy beauty trends were oriental elongated strokes of eyeliner framing the eye and Chanel belles strutting through the garden in what Sam McKnight calls the ‘Chanel croissant’ in a twisted wide bun. Always a spectacular show, the brand promises a variety of laid-back luxury for the Chanel woman of the new age.
