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Chanel delves into founder's orphanage past in couture show
Read full article: Chanel delves into founder's orphanage past in couture showHere are some highlights from the second day of Paris Fashion Week haute couture shows for spring-summer 2020. CHANEL DELVES INTO FOUNDER'S ORPHANAGE CHILDHOODChanel, Viard discovered, had been profoundly inspired in all her designs by the ancient Cistercian Abbey of Aubazine, in the French region of Corrèze — with its flowers, uniforms and stained-glass artistry. A take on a convent schoolgirl uniform opened the show as a signature Chanel tweed skirt-suit. ALEXIS MABILLE ‘TEESES’ HIS GUESTSBurlesque superstar Dita Von Teese opened the show for Alexis Mabille in a black tuxedo with sensual decollete that dripped down the leg with brooding black sequins. The signature tuxedo led to a terracotta obi belt on hot pink loose pants and a V-neck tuxedo in imperial blue.
