Lin the city of Angels, for a front row of equally celestial stars. Chanel get back to Los Angeles to present the collection Cruise 2023/2024: this time it is Virginie Viard to conquer Hollywood, on the evening of May 9, 2023. Even if the inspiration of the show comes from the glorious past and has its roots specifically in the mythical ones the eighties.
In the exclusive location of the Paramount Studiosset up to recall a football field, but also an old-fashioned skating rink, a string of energetic looks a la Jane Fonda. As well as the athletic fans of the brand in the front row: from Margot Robbie to Kristen Stewartfrom Elle Fanning to Margaret Qualley.
The return of Chanel to Los Angeles
Expectations for the match were very high, considering the preview teaser of the collection: the protagonist of the film signed by the duo Inez & Vinoodh, the actress Alma Jodorowskywho trains with lots of double C weights in an aerobics session in a studio with the classic Californian landscape as a backdrop, to the sound of beaches and palm trees.
The atmosphere is very different from the last fashion show of the Maison staged in LA: the legendary Cruise 2008 signed by Karl Lagerfeld, which took off at the time inside the Santa Monica airport.
Glamorous cardio
The invitation is a film poster created by the artist André Saraiva. And in fact Viard today focuses on Chanel’s links with Hollywood cinema: Gabrielle Coco’s first time dates back to 1931, invited by none other than the cinema magnate Sam Goldwyn.
Since then he began to design the stage costumes of the most famous actresses: a tradition that the Maison still carries on today. And if, to name one, Kristen Stewart in Spencer (2021) dressed as Chanel, she is also in the front row to attend the show. Almost as if to underline the concept that today Chanel is the Maison that the stars wear above all in their daily life, which in Los Angeles is perfectly summarized in the combo fitness session – glamorous cocktails.
A wardrobe for fitness addicts
And therefore, how do stars dress away from the red carpet? Always branded, even in your free time. Just a couple of muscle warmer to make the look: the real protagonists of the Cruise 2023/2024 collection by Chanel, worn with a black bodysuit and leather shorts, a glamorous substitute for the classic terrycloth socks. Above, the A-Line mini dress worn over the t-shirt.
For the cocktail dress change, they bring on platform sandalswith the classics tweed suit dressed in disco flares and sequins, in colors that mimic the shades of the sunset. Alongside the more tailored pieces, the skirts are full and comfortable and the matchy sets are dressed in rainbow prints. The accessories, already cult: from logo terry cloth cuff to the iridescent bags where the Hollywood starup to the goggles.
The most sprinting celebs, from Margot Robbie to Margaret Qualley
Modern interpreters of this wardrobe with a vintage touch, the stars of the moment who parade in the front row. Starting from Barbie Margot Robbiewith the most thematic look: golden micro gilet, bralette bra and flared trousers in pure Eighties style.
Kristen Stewart opt for the tomboy tweed suit, Elle Fanning for an all-over sequin look from the Fall-Winter 2023/2024 collection, while Marion Cotillard experiment with the jumpsuit with the wide neckline on the white t-shirt.
all pink, Margaret Qualleywith the chenille-effect skirt and matching bomber jacket.
The perfect outfit for this original Chanel Walk of Fameclosed by the concert of Snoop Dogg.
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