Chanel ditches stilettos for sneakers at its Paris haute couture show
MODELS ditched the traditional, ill-fitting sample shoes with hazardously high heels for pastel running shoes at the Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris.
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MODELS ditched the traditional, ill-fitting sample shoes with hazardously high heels for pastel running shoes at the Chanel haute couture show in Paris yesterday.
The surprisingly casual move by revered designer Karl Lagerfeld set the mood for a collection of relaxed silhouettes including dropped-waist full-length gowns, cropped bouclé jackets with T-shirt sleeves, A-line skirts and boater-style cropped jackets.
Despite the casual reinterpretation of Chanel's classic silhouettes, designs were rich in decorative detail from silk appliqué flowers and glass beading to lurex thread and peacock feathers.
Of all the 65 models to shun stilettos for sneakers, Brit "It" girl and skateboarding fan Cara Delevingne looked most comfortable in the contemporary collection.
Cementing her position as queen of the couture label, the kooky model stole the sartorial spotlight in the starring role of the dazzling finale.
Clad in a beaded, sheer white bridal gown with extravagant feather headdress and lashings of spangled silver eyeliner, Delevingne was joined by Lagerfeld and his godson Hudson Kroening cast as page boy to close the show at the Grand Palais.
It will be interesting to see if celebrities, who use the couture catwalks as a catalogue for choosing their Oscar gowns, will be inspired by Chanel's casual approach to the season.
British actor and star of Saving Mr Banks Emma Thompson was praised by fashion and couch critics alike at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last week for ditching heels in favour of flats.
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