Here comes the Bride

Its glorious to have some real-life fashion content to tell you about after such a long hiatus,

the Haute Couture shows in Paris are still under Covid restrictions and therefor come to us via pre recorded video links, but unlike the hodgepodge that was last seasons digital fashion week, this time around its a slick affair, with influencers all over the globe dressing up in their best Prada (is anyone on Instagram NOT wearing Prada right now?) and settling down at home to watch the shows.

Creative Director of Chanel, Virginie Viard, was known as the right-hand of the late Karl Lagerfeld, so its no surprise that her interpretation is respectful of the brands rich heritage, but as fresh and modern as the collections were under her predecessor, this season was no exception, models strutted across the runway strewn with petals, under the dome of the Grand Palais, looking like wealthy May-Queens attending an al fresco wedding. A-list “wedding guests” Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Vanessa Paradis and her daughter Lily-Rose Depp all dressed in iconic black ensembles, were joined by models dressed in silvered tweed suits, billowing tulle skirts, tiered and ruffled dresses.

The models may have been wearing flower crowns but this was no bohemian affair, the detailing on the boucle waistcoats and dresses was exquisite, even with just a passing glance.

The Chanel show is like no other, over the years the theatrics have been well documented, in comparison this show was simple, the setting was dramatic enough and the soundtrack, a mash-up of a Dirty Dancing sound track favourite, Be my Baby and a Garage Track gave it the edge modern day Chanel thrives on.

Watch it for yourself on chanel.com Chanel wasn't the only brand wheeling out the big guns for Couture Week, over at Fendi, Kim Jones made sure all eyes were on his debut collection, opening the show with Demi Moore, an appearance from Kate Moss along with her 18 year old daughter Lila and closing with Naomi Campbell, the perfect lesson on how to make the headlines from the incoming British designer.