Chanel Creative Director, Virginie Viard was inspired by the simplicity of the 1959 film ‘Testament of Orpheus’, made by Gabrielle [Coco] Chanel’s close friend Jean Cocteau. In her own words:
The simplicity, the precision and the poetry of Cocteau’s film made me want to create a very clean collection, with a very distinct two-tone, made up of bright white and deep black. Echoing the extreme modernity of Cocteau’s film, I wanted something quite rock. Lots of fringes, in leather, beads and sequins, t-shirts bearing the face of the model Lola Nicon like a rock star, worn with tweed suits trimmed with wide braids, and pointed silver Mary-Janes. A look that recalls as much the modernity of the sixties as that of punk – Virginie Viard
Luxury brand Chanel feels a chill in the air and the allure of winter ski resorts in its well-received Fall Winter 2021.22 ad campaign. Star power behind the campaign includes Louise De Chevigny, Mica Argañaraz,Rianne Van Rompaey and Vivienne Rohner lensed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin [IG].
HBO Max ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot star Whitney Peak covers the digital August issue of ELLE US The new Chanel ambassador says that at age 18, “It hits me pretty much daily that this is an absurd life that I’m living.”
Rebecca Dennett styles Peak in an abundance of Chanel with sprinkles of Dolce Gabbana, Givenchy, Miu Miu and Salvatore Ferragamo. Matthew Kristall [IG] captures the Uganda-born rising star daughter of a hairdresser mother and Canadian helicopter pilot engineer. Whitney Peak went to boarding school and swam competitively, moving between Canada and Dubai.
