Taraji P. Henson was thrilled to attend her first show during a Paris fashion week, and the fact that it was Chanel couture was definitely the icing on the cake.
“My stylist, Jason [Rembert]It tells me that I have more Chanel than any client I know, but I also feel very grateful,” said the Oscar-nominated actress and producer. “I am an artist, so I live for things like this. I am always interested in the person who does the work.”
Chanel’s couture presentation on July 5 at L’Étrier de Paris, the equestrian center on the outskirts of the city, turned out to be a perfect place for Henson to see firsthand fashion’s latest craftsmanship. The venue layout was limited to three rows in any direction, thus offering an up-close look at an audience loaded with A-listers: Henson joined Leslie Mann, Sigourney Weaver and Clémence Poésy in the morning performance, while Keira Knightley, Marion Cotillard, Lucy Boynton and Maggie Gyllenhaal attended the midday show.
From an emphasis on bouclé tweeds and jeweled buttons seductively trailing down the backs of black chiffon dresses to lace-up cowboy boots and wide-brimmed hats, artistic director Virginie Viard’s latest collection was far-reaching. The collection also focused on tailoring, much to the delight of Rembert, who was sitting right behind Henson and also counts Mary J. Blige, Issa Rae and Lizzo among her clients.
Three looks from the Chanel Fall/Winter 2022 Haute Couture runway.
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“As celebrity stylists, we tend to lean on crafting looks that work in real life and not just on a model’s body,” she explained. “I watch a show like this thinking about the Emmys or [film festivals in] Venice or Toronto, and these are silhouettes that will work on the body of a talent. Virginie really leaned into her strong suits, like tailoring, but also fabrication and embroidery. I also loved the jeweled buttons that went down the back of the garments. For me it is one of the best collections I have seen in a long time”.
Viard cited a variety of references for this season’s couture clothing, from a 1988 Inès de la Fressange image to Fred Astaire and Annie Oakley, which comes closest to explaining both cowboy boots and hats. that they did not feel like the savages. West. They were also the two main details mentioned by the front row stars. “I thought they were just brilliant, and I loved being transported into that Wild West kind of world,” Poésy said. “There was also a timelessness and freedom to the clothes – you felt like you could move in them and feel quite liberated and of course that’s what [Coco Chanel] he did, didn’t he?
Front row at Chanel: Marion Cotillard, Lucy Boynton, James Righton and Keira Knightley.
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The collection balanced a mix of tweed with chiffon in silhouettes that ranged from full-skirted suits to languid sheer gowns with a hint of a mermaid skirt (all the better for mastering those Astaire dance moves). Graphic prints are also key, from houndstooth on steroids to a floor-length dress with a black-and-white striped ruffle around the shoulders, a look that also seemed to exude Viard’s confidence because it seemed like a modern update to something that Mademoiselle Chanel could have designed in the 1930s.
A look from Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2022 haute couture collection.
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“It was amazingly beautiful,” Mann said of the collection. “I feel like I could wear all the outfits; The mixture of fabrics, silks with sequins and, of course, the cowboy boots with the big hats. It was inspiring, but it also felt fun, and we could all use a little fun in our lives right now.”
Sigourney Weaver in Chanel.
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Sigourney Weaver, who often attends Chanel shows with her friend, costume designer Catherine Leterrier, whose work includes 2009’s Coco Before Chanel, agreed. “I think it’s so exciting right now to see excellence; when I come to a French fashion show, I feel like I am entering the heart of France,” she said. “Fashion is a great celebration of life, the art of living, the love of life, and it always inspires me.”
With Leterrier sitting nearby, Weaver noted that while he enjoys witnessing the craft up close and personal, more practical items may soon be substituted. “I don’t usually come as an outfit-shopping or outfit-seeking person, although I have five things coming out soon,” said the actress, whose upcoming projects include October’s Call Jane and December’s Avatar: The Way of Water. “I should be looking at outfits, but I’ll think about that later. Right now I find this simply inspiring.”
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com