Fake Paris rooftops in Chanel’s fashion show

At Paris Fashion Week, the French maison recreated a hyper-real rooftop scenario as a backdrop for its Spring/Summer 2020 catwalk.

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Photo Olivier Saillant

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Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020 Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020 Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020 Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

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Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter show Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter show Fall/Winter 2019-2020

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Louis Vuitton show at Oscar Niemeyer's Nitéroi Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro, 2016

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  • Anna Heringer
  • Boisbuchet 2019
  • Domaine de Boisbuchet

Dopo aver riprodotto una stazione sciistica e una grande biblioteca circolare sotto il tetto di vetro del Grand Palais, Chanel rende ancora una volta omaggio alla Francia con una riproduzione 1:1 dei tetti parigini durante la sfilata di prêt-à-porter AI20. La mente dietro la scenografia è la stilista Virginie Viard, succeduta a Karl Lagerfeld dopo la sua scomparsa nel febbraio scorso.

Choosing to recreate Paris’ galvanized roofs with the typical skylights and chimneys tells us of a city that is more and more represented as caricature of itself. We know that architecture is a very attractive ground for haute couture shows, but here we are far distant from what other fashion houses do – just think of Vuitton’s epic défilé in Oscar Niemeyer’s Nitéroi Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro or OMA’s ongoing efforts for Prada’s shows in Milan.

  • Chanel
  • Women Prêt à Porter, Spring Summer 2020
  • Paris Fashion Week, October 2019
Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women, Spring/Summer 2020

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel catwalk, Paris Fashion Week 2019 Photo Olivier Saillant

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020

Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020

Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020

Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020

Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

Chanel, Fall/Winter show 2019/2020

Chanel, Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020

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Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter women Autunno/Inverno 2019-2020

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter show Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Photo Andrea Adriani / Gorunway.com, via vogue.fr

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter show Fall/Winter 2019-2020

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter show Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Photo Andrea Adriani / Gorunway.com, via vogue.fr

Chanel, Prêt-à-Porter show Fall/Winter 2019-2020

Louis Vuitton show at Oscar Niemeyer's Nitéroi Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro, 2016