By Laetitia Volga
PARIS, July 6 (Reuters) – Vibrant flowers, sequins and feathers adorned Chanel’s Impressionist-inspired high fashion present in Paris on Tuesday, held in entrance of a reside viewers as COVID-19 restrictions ease in France.
Celebrities together with movie director Sofia Coppola and French actress Carole Bouquet mingled within the courtyard of the Palais Galliera vogue museum, the place an exhibition on Chanel’s founder, Gabrielle Chanel, is at the moment on present.
Designer Virginie Viard stated she had regarded to the artists Berthe Morisot, Marie Laurencin and Edouard Manet in addition to to English gardens for inspiration for the autumn/winter 2021/2022 high fashion line.
Tops, attire and skirts had been embellished with floral motifs, with one frock embroidered with water lilies and a black coat adorned with pink and yellow tulle pompoms.
“There are Impressionist-inspired attire, skirts that appear like work,” Viard stated in an announcement.
“I like seeing color within the greyness of winter. I actually needed a very vibrant assortment that was very embroidered, one thing heat.”
Fashions, some sporting their hair in braided mohawks, additionally introduced vibrant tweed fits – a staple of the privately owned luxurious group – in addition to feathered or ruffled skirts and chiffon- or lace-trimmed attire. There have been additionally trouser fits, in sizzling pink in addition to cream.
Actor Margaret Qualley closed the present in a tender pink wedding ceremony costume, tossing a bouquet to the viewers as rose petals fell round her.
The 26-year-old additionally modelled a number of the assortment’s outfits in a brief movie directed by Coppola.
Dior kicked off the four-day high fashion week on Monday. The occasion is a mixture of bodily catwalk reveals and digital shows as many patrons, journalists and influencers are nonetheless unable to journey to Paris resulting from coronavirus restrictions.
(Reporting by Laetitia Volga; Modifying by Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Kevin Liffey)
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