CHANEL chose the Paris Opera House (Palais Garnier), which was completed in 1875, and released the 2024/25 autumn and winter haute couture series that pays tribute to this classic landmark. This series is led by the Chanel Fashion Creative Studio, and is held in six haute couture workshops at 31 rue Cambon, next to the Chanel Fashion Creative Studio and just a stone’s throw away from the Paris Opera. There are about 150 people in the collection. Craftsmen work together to make it. People including brand ambassador Keira Knightley, friend “Black Pearl” supermodel Naomi Campbell, Hollywood actress Michelle Williams and others attended the show.
Since the Second Empire under Napoleon III, the Paris Opera has been an important landmark of both performance and elegance. The building is made of magnificent and luxurious materials such as marble, mosaic, and red velvet. The ceiling of the Italian-style auditorium has a painting painted by Marc Chagall in 1964. It is a symbolic landmark of Paris as the world and fashion capital. Chanel has been a long-term sponsor of various activities and performances of the Paris Opera since 2018, and will become the main sponsoring partner of the Paris Opera from 2023, which is reminiscent of brand founder Gabrielle Chanel’s passion for art sponsorship. and love for ballet dance.
This big show was held in the outer corridor surrounding the theater auditorium. The set was designed by French director Christophe Honoré, who transformed the corridor into an opera box covered with red velvet. Black, gold, silver, ivory, purple, light pink, light indigo and other gorgeous colors are combined into the overall vision, including smooth and shiny plain woven fabrics, soft tweed, velvet with interlaced light and dark light and shadow, and soft translucent tulle Gorgeous materials such as , heavy taffeta and lustrous and elegant duchesse satin are interlaced to create rich visual layers of matte, glossy and lacquer surfaces under the light; the skill of the workshop craftsmen The hands are also carefully embellished with exquisite details such as feathers, tassels, jewelry, and embroidery, making haute couture and the world of opera beautifully intertwined.
The details of classic ballet skirts and Pierrot outfits have been reinterpreted and become design details, appearing on modern contemporary haute couture, reminiscent of the ballet “Blue Blue” where Gabrielle Chanel personally designed the stage costumes. Le Train Bleu (1924) and Apollon Musagète (1928). Her stage costumes that subvert past impressions not only help dancers and audiences enter the imaginary world constructed by dance, but also inspire the rich imagination of today’s costumes.
The design of the series uses a large number of exquisite puff sleeves and ruffle ruffle designs, and uses wrinkles to give the fabric a sense of weight while maintaining a light visual effect. Rich and gorgeous embroidery details add romantic feelings to the classic codes of clothing. The classic Chanel suit is embellished with box ruffles, and the burgundy tweed with white satin trim has a new look. The black corduroy tuxedo is paired with a white embroidered bustier top, and the black suit is layered with wide-tube trousers and a trousers with black feathers on the shoulders. Short fitted jackets, gorgeous robes and long coats subtly add to the stage effect, while weighty capes and dinner suits create a gorgeous scene. Elegant taste, exquisite luxury and drama are the keywords of this season’s show.
