This incredible fashion show was held at the Dubai Creek Harbour district and it was a raging success.
collection by Virginie Viard in Dubai recently. Presented at a new setting draped in beige fabric and revealed last May at the Carrières de Lumières in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence, in the South of France, the collection was a sight to behold.
For the collection, Chanel creative director Virginie Viard – who took over the reins after German couturier Karl Lagerfeld passed away in 2019 – worked with both mod and punk references, producing and creating a line-up of graphic suits, black-and-white miniskirts, fishnet stockings and leather holster belts. The collection was balances with soft, ivory lace dresses, high-waisted linen pants and floral-embroidered dresses.
The clothes had youthfulness that was a reflection of Viard’s signature change from Lagerfeld’s formality. There were also elements of colourful designs such as a signature Chanel tweed print jacket and a two-tone silk crepe suit.
Viard also included leather looks, graphics and beads. Fishnet stockings were paired with mini dresses or with a black and white Chanel tweed skirt suit. Capes, kaftan-type dresses, and loose pants suits were seen throughout.
“The simplicity, the precision and the poetry of Cocteau’s film made me want to create a very clean collection, with a very distinct two-tone, made up of bright white and deep black. Echoing the extreme modernity of Cocteau’s film, I wanted something quite rock. Lots of fringes, in leather, beads and sequins, t-shirts bearing the face of the model Lola Nicon like a rock star, worn with tweed suits trimmed with wide braids, and pointed silver Mary-Janes. A look that recalls as much the modernity of the sixties as that of punk” said Virginie Viard.
In attendance were CHANEL ambassadors Penélope Cruz, Caroline de Maigret and Soo Joo Park along with the actors Sofia Boutella, Tara Emad, Ruba Zarour and Keean Johnson, the singers Faouzia and John Legend and the musician Kungs.
Jean Cocteau’s play “Orpheus” was a key inspiration for the monochromatic collection. It included themes of morality, sacrifice and artistry. Cocteau’s film “Testament of Orpheus” (1960) was shot at Carrieres de Lumieres – the former quarry in the south of France where CHANEL unveiled its 2021-2022 Cruise collection.
Check out the stunning images of the runway show.
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