Words by Mughni Che Din. Additional text by Abdul Aziz Draim. All images from Chanel.
The Chanel Spring/Summer ’25 runway show, at the Grand Palais.
Something special is happening at the Chanel SS ’25 runway show. As Paris Fashion Week nears its end, the Grand Palais, newly christened in honour of Gabrielle Chanel, welcomes the Maison back beneath its iconic glass roof for what is an enchanting Spring/Summer ’25 ready-to-wear collection.
The Grand Palais.
An Aviary of Dreams
With its monumental birdcage at the heart of the nave, the setting transforms into an aviary of dreams, evoking both freedom and nostalgia. What’s more, the grand structure echoes the elegant lines of a gift once bestowed upon Gabrielle Chanel. Here, it serves as the perfect stage for a collection that takes flight in every sense.
Her Own Woman
Altogether, the show unfolds as a ballet of unrestrained liberty. Models glide across the floor in billowing chiffon capes, fluid wide-leg trousers, and slit skirts that ripple like wings in the breeze.
Elsewhere, transparent shirt dresses, intricately embroidered, exude ethereal lightness, while sequinned and fringed jeans redefine casual opulence.
Trench coats adorned with multicoloured feather prints mirror the aviary’s delicate splendour.
Symbolically, each piece pays homage to the women who, like Gabrielle Chanel herself, broke free from societal confines. Enter aviator jackets with Peter Pan collars. Sleek black and white flight suits. And uniform dresses with crisp white collars that channel the spirit of pioneering aviatrixes.
Also, tweed suits in pastels, and knits in soft hues echo the garçonne movement of the Roaring Twenties, blending boldness with grace.
Not to mention, Chanel’s signature codes are artfully reimagined. The LBD, quilted bags, and two-tone shoes now gleam with the colours of dawn, dusk, and the ever-changing sky.
The collection is a compelling testament to freedom, movement, and timeless femininity—a poetic flight under the Grand Palais’ radiant nave.
