Chanel brings back Eighties power dressing at haute couture show
Chanel brings back Eighties power dressing at haute couture show
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Chanel celebrated Eighties extravagance in their spring/summer 2025 haute couture show in Paris. This was the French fashion house’s second couture show since the exit of previous creative director, Virginie Viard. It’s the first from Chanel following the appointment of Matthieu Blazy, formerly of Bottega Veneta, but Blazy will not be staging his debut showcase until October. This show was credited to the studio.
To celebrate 110 years of haute couture, Chanel showcased classic yet fresh designs, exploring how one reinvents timeless and imaginative design year after year. The show was an ode to Chanel’s greats: from Gabrielle Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld, it also evoked excitement for the new, highly anticipated creative director.
While showcasing bohemian and classically feminine silhouettes, the show moved through time, introducing fuchsia, violet and lime silks, heavy shoulder pads and pussy-bow blouses encapsulating the fun and verve of Eighties Chanel. “[Gabrielle Chanel] loved colour,” said one Chanel technician. Referring to look 15 – a baby blue tweed set – she said, “the fabric is pale blue but the braid is very bright. It will mark the garment […] braiding is the Chanel signature.”.
The braided tweed was indeed eye-catching, with bold reds and ochre yellows stitched onto beige tweed – a tribute to Gabrielle Chanel’s palette. Other quintessential Chanel codes were prevalent, such as gold chaining, embossed metal buttons and archetypal topstitching.
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