Chanel cruise-collection: Capri on the screen

It's supposed to be Capri. The rock island in front of Naples, already in the fifties, a place of pilgrimage for fashion disciples, and the origin of the name of the three-quarter-length women's pants, and this Chanel presentation, the most beautiful ambience. Because in the spring it is always a matter of "the Cruise", "la croisière", the cruise collection so, once Americans invented the go before Christmas, on a cruise in the Caribbean and need summer, need a big before the summer collections come in to the trade.

Alfons Kaiser

editor responsible for the Department "Germany and the world," and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin.

Always in may, Chanel, journalists and customers invites to the most beautiful places. This Time, Corona of the planned Trip made a digital presentation. The Looks were taken on the beach, but in the Studio in front of the photo wall. The Show is now a virtual "Balade en Méditerranée", a walk on the Mediterranean sea. According to chief designer Virginie Viard, the dresses, "the Islands, the scent of eucalyptus, the pink hues of the Bougainvillea" appear, and really is the brilliant sound of the three of a kind flower fits very well for a Chanel suit, when it is cut for the summer.

Imaginary travel with light hand Luggage

The walk by the Mediterranean sea leads not just to fancy places. He explored looking for the most important Parisian fashion brand in the fashion future. Without an audience Virginie Viard presents with corona due to the slight delay to your ideas. This means that the Chanel to the established order holds, even if many now a the end of the traditional system of many Look dream, even Alessandro Michele of Gucci, has benefited like no other Designer in the last few years of this System.

no, on the Rue Cambon are prepared according to a fixed rhythm continues to be exactly six View per year: The most exclusive – and expensive – Haute Couture in January and July, the Prêt-à-Porter in March and October, the Cruise collection in may, and as the highlight of the year, the Karl Lagerfeld invented Métiers dArt collection in December, of the many Chanel's artisans from jewelry manufacturer Desrues about the goldsmith Goossens, to the glove-maker Causse ensure exuberant designs.

Cruise and Métiers-be dArt to another place in the world presented, tailored to the local preferences. That too will be because of the globalized markets is determined again, if the Virus allows it. The theme of travel covers the Cruise-in wardrobe to the reason that the almost symbolic, because the skimpy Bustiers, breezy Shorts and lightweight Bikinis fit well into your hand Luggage.

Instead of Havana or Singapore, now just screen. The fashion people, the jetting so much by the world, even though they speak so much of sustainability, will need to this imaginary trips to get used to. Also the Haute Couture and the men's fashions-View from the 6. up to the 13. July you can only track one on the Computer. And the big Prêt-à-Porter season in September and October will go virtual as well. Hopefully Corona is not at risk, at least the Start of the "Frankfurt Fashion Week" in July 2021!