Under the magnificent dome of the Paris Grand Palais, the Chanel fashion house celebrated its 110th anniversary in the Haute Couture. In 1915 Gabrielle founded “Coco” Chanel her label of the same name and opened a first boutique in Biarritz in southwestern France, where there were only tailor -made pieces, i.e. haute couture.
The oldest still active couture house worldwide
The production of prêt-à-porter clothing, the word sense of “ready”, only began in the 1960s. Today Chanel is the oldest still active couture house worldwide.
The Haute-Couture collection for spring/summer 2025 alludes to the long tradition of the house with many references. There were glittering tweed costumes, striking button strips, long black loops on blouses and crawls and the iconic two-tone sandals.
Collection with colored color palette
From a bird’s eye view, two curved white stairs symbolized the infinity sign and the winding “C” s of the house and thus subtly alluded to the infinite art of haute couture.
The collection also surprised with an unusual color palette made of bright yellow, red and purple tones- an expression for the artistic freedom of the studio, which has been working without creative director since Virginie Viard’s departure last year. Matthieu Blazy, the new creative head of Chanel, will present his first collection for the fashion house next autumn.