Chanel takes a playful note for spring

PARIS, Oct. 5 (Reuters) – Chanel kicked off a playful note on Tuesday, sending bare-legged models parading the runway in tweed jumpsuits and jackets layered with accessories.

Photographers lined up on the catwalk, photographing the models as they twirled and posed, swinging their handbags and smiling for the cameras.

To give the event an air of intimacy, the show took place under a fully filled, dark marquee – a smaller temporary structure while the staple of the French luxury brand, the Grand Palais de Verre and steel, is undergoing renovations for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Paris Fashion Week, which ends Tuesday, is the final leg of a month-long fashion industry event that has seen celebrity parties and parades return to New York, London and Milan, after months of pandemic disruption.

Chanel Artistic Director Virginie Viard gave the house’s signature tweed jacket and skirt combo a youthful touch, loosening the skirts with side slits, adding colorful stripes, baring the tummy and playing with it. the hems.

At the end of the presentation of the label’s spring-summer 2022 ready-to-wear, Viard swapped the eyes with the smiling models before going out through a side door.

Guests flocked outside, greeted by pouring rain and crowds of spectators choked by umbrellas.

Reporting by Mimosa Spencer

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