

Under mini lights woven in and out of greenery hanging from the ceiling in a warmly lit room, guests sipped champagne, cocktails, and ate hors d’oeuvres. Capes, kaftan-type dresses, and loose pants suits were seen throughout.Īfter the evening show, guests gathered in a neighboring room for the after-party. Fishnet stockings were paired with mini dresses or with a black and white Chanel tweed skirt suit. Viard also included leather looks, graphics and beads. A mostly monochromatic collection, there were elements of colorful designs such as a signature Chanel tweed print jacket and a two-tone silk crepe suit.

Courtesy of ChanelĪ fun and young collection, the clothes have a youthfulness that is a reflection of Viard’s signature change from Lagerfeld’s formality. Revealed digitally in May of this year at the Carrières de Lumières in Les Bauxde-Provence, the collection was inspired by Jean Cocteau’s 1959 film Le Testament d’Orphée. Her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld, showed a 2014 collection in the city. The collection debut in Dubai was also a first for creative director Virginie Viard, who has never had a collection show in the Middle East.

It was the house’s first physical cruise show since the pandemic hit and around a thousand people attended a COVID-controlled environment in Dubai’s Harbour Creek overlooking the city’s downtown skyline. In a live show presented in Dubai, Chanel hosted its Cruise 2021/22 collection last night under starry humid skies.
