Armed with an enviable nonchalance, models strolled down the runway sans the razor sharp intensity that usually comes with a fashion show.

Explains Viard: “Playing with opposites and contrasts, with nonchalance and elegance, is like standing on a line between strength and delicacy, which, at Chanel, is what we call allure.” The ambiance of the show seemed to sell the vision as well as the clothes and solidified the precedence that the Parisienne woman is an innate trendsetter. This vision came to life-or rather, looked right at home-at the iconic river Seine. Chanel’s fall/winter 2023 haute couture showing by Virginie Viard kept it near and dear by painting a portrait of the “sensitive yet bold” Parisienne. The vision: What is Frenchess? The age old debate continues in the arena of fashion-and if the cliches of waif-thin silhouettes, laissez-faire pairings and tousle-and-go draping are anything go by, the generalisation is widely revered for good reason. 10-word show review: The embodiment of Chanel as a lifestyle via effortless couture

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