Through a series of short films, “Inside Chanel” looks back at the story of Gabrielle Chanel and the iconic creations that generated a legend and built the House of CHANEL.
Starting today, the fourteenth chapter “The vocabulary of fashion” offers an invitation to discover the elements of CHANEL identification created by Gabrielle Chanel and constantly revisited by Karl Lagerfeld.
With her rebellion and discoveries, her audacity and the childhood memories of the orphanage, and also with her romances, Gabrielle Chanel set in place a new language in fashion and a style that still today never ceases to perpetuate itself thanks to Karl Lagerfeld’s creativity: “Mademoiselle Chanel handed us down a style. And the style she advocated never dates. Chanel’s success was knowing how to get across the elements of her identity. Timeless music built around five notes by which women instantly recognize the essence of Chanel: luxury and refinement.” says the designer.
The quilted handbag inspired by men’s satchels, the little black dress, costume jewellery, the camellia, the chain, the two-tone shoe, the pearl and tweed are all today integral elements of the CHANEL vocabulary.
