Rediscover our fashion story « Weekend à Rome » from our issue #75, shot by Frank Perrin and featuring Stella Lucia.

For the 2015-16 Chanel Métiers d’Art collection called “Paris in Rome,” Karl Lagerfeld took inspiration from iconic French actresses and Italian cinema. Known for producing many classic Italian films, the legendary Cinecittà Studios in Rome was the obvious choice to host the show. In Teatro N°5, Karl Lagerfeld put together a black-and-white Paris of yesteryear to recreate all the life of the city’s cobblestone streets. The silhouettes combine tones of late Roman autumn with the emblematic colors of Chanel. Its iconic suit is trimmed with a “galon pellicule” (film braid), available as a trompe-l’oeil dress or in a three-piece version. Knee-length dresses and miniskirts in tweed pair with small capes, while some garments feature painted motifs recalling Roman marble. Lace negligees embroidered with tulle and sheath dresses in pleated velvet also make an appearance, representing the culmination of Parisian elegance and Italian glamour.

Chanel – Dress in tweed embroidered with black and gold sequins, suede and strass belt, leather and grosgrain mules and metal and strass earrings

Chanel – Loop tweed jacket and skirt, wool turtle neck, shiny lizard bag, black lace tights

Chanel – Organza and painted lace top and dress embroidered with muslin petals, black lace tight, metal and strass earrings, lambskin and grosgrain mules, velvet and strass belt

Chanel – Patent lambskin cape and jacket, black lace tights, lambskin and grosgrain mules

Chanel – Loop tweed cape and dress embroidered with lace and feathers, painted lace gloves, cashmere and lurex pants, pearl and grosgrain boots, metal and strass bracelets

Chanel – Organza ruffle cape and dress, metal and pearls cape necklace, lambskin and grosgrain mules, earrings in metal and pearls

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Photographer : Frank Perrin
Fashion : Armelle Leturcq
Model : Stella Lucia
Hair: Marcia Lee
Makeup: Grégory Pyrpylis
Location : Cinecittà Studios, Rome