SortU that branch of Lake Como, immersed in the suspended beauty of Villa d’Este, Chanel presented the Cruise 2025/26 collection. The parade, organized in the Historic palace surrounded by Magnolie, Glycini and Camellie, He evoked the atmosphere of the most glamorous summer evenings, between author cinema, revisited nostalgia and Riviera spirit. Not surprisingly, Sofia Coppola signed the teaser of the collection, which returned to images that nonchalance sweet so dear to the maison. The event, among the most awaited of the season, hosted 1200 international guests, including Keira Knightley, Miriam Leone, Sofia Coppola, Margaret Qualley and Luca Guadagnino, Each witness of the personal rereading of the Chanel style.
The Chanel Cruise 2025/26 collection
The collection told an idealized summer, between pastel nuances and relaxed silhouettes. Mini-habitations in taffeta with light flounces, tweed suit revisited with disk touches, jumpsuit lamé and ethereal hoods they paraded on the blue background of the lakewith references to Dolce Italiana and the cinematographic elegance of Visconti, Friend of Coco and Habitué del Lario. There was no shortage, then, marine elements, straw and scarc bags knotted on the ankles, to evoke the light -heartedness of the cruises of the past. A visual dance, accompanied by the sensual notes of Sway by Dean Martin, who closed the show like a musical embrace at the night he was about to arrive. The “bathrobe” dress worn at the opening by Model Ida Heiner (also portrayed by Sofia Coppola), with maxi bag from pool to arm, made the idea: every look is the story of a trip.
A narrative beyond the catwalk
The story did not stop at the catwalk. Each guest received a silk carré, postcards from Lake Como and a booklet signed by Johan Chiaramonte and Roman Coppola, dedicated to the love intrigues of the villa. Between crystals, lucid sabots, oversized black glasses and intertwined pearls, the Chanel code has been renewed in one fresh and sensual visionsuspended between classicism and contemporaneity. It was also one of the latest fashion shows curated by the current creative team before the arrival of Matthieu Blazy in October, making the event even more symbolic. And so, between dream and reality, Chanel has signed a hymn to timeless beauty, in which fashion becomes celebration and promise in summer.
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