The chanel Fall 2021 couture collection is like an art gallery you can wear:
The spark came from portraits of Gabrielle Chanel dressed in 1880s-style dresses, which led Viard to think about tableaux paintings from the likes of Édouard Manet or Berthe Morisot. You can easily see those points of inspiration in the delicate pastel tones fading into one another on tweeds or embroidered florals, and in the almost bustle-like shapes of skirts. There's also plenty of color mixed in.
"Because I love seeing color in the greyness of winter, I really wanted a particularly colorful collection that was very embroidered, something warm," said Viard., models stormed the runway at Palais Galliera, City of Paris Fashion Museum, with kohl-rimmed eyes and faux mohawks created with clever braiding and punctuated with long bows. Viard's luncheon in the grass may have more of an after-party-at-the-warehouse vibe, but it's no less lovely for it.