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Photo credit: Courtesy of Chanel[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Starlets and Hollywood actresses were the starting point and inspiration for the Chanel SS21 collection presented on the final day of Paris Fashion Week. Within the Grand Palais, models paraded in front of a socially-distanced audience in a “stage-like” format with a giant, white Hollywood-style Chanel sign as a backdrop.

From shorts, to wrap style dresses, tunics and body-hugging silhouettes, several looks in the 70-look collection had a much more relaxed vibe, possibly reflective of the more casual style created during a global pandemic. But yet of course, Virginie Viard wove in the classic Chanel touch and sophistication throughout and also presented glamorous and shimmery evening looks for those special occasions.

Of note for the season are the oversized, rounded, drop shoulders on the tailored  jackets, the use of the logo and movie screen references in neon colors, and also a more subtle use of the Chanel logo in the soft and flowing finale looks.

Chanel SS21 video

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Photo credit: Courtesy of Valentin Yudashkin[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]The Valentin Yudashkin SS21 collection presented on the final day of Paris Fashion Week was a study in the range of this talented designer. From stylish daywear to glamorous and ultra-feminine evening wear, the overall soft color palette was composed of white with accents of red and pink. Geometric prints and cuts, patchwork and soft draping were key elements of the season for a collection filled with femininity and softness.

Valentin Yudashkin video

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Photo credit: Sergii Kushchenko[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text][x_blockquote cite=”Anton Belinskiy” type=”center”]“To take a pilgrimage is to manifest your spiritual journey into a physical journey, both paths leading to a purified place. For millennia, the believers made pilgrimages to sacred places, sometimes travelling thousands of miles to arrive exhausted and aching at a small spring or a shrine. And why? One might say a journey is rewarded by reaching the destination, but the pilgrim understands that destination is meaningless without the journey itself. The hard labour of the journey, the silence of the open road, the internal and external transformation, the collective journey inwards, bringing the body and mind into an honest union – are all felt in my latest collection”[/x_blockquote]

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[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/4″ style=”padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; “][x_text class=”center-text “]by Danny de la Cruz

Photo credit: Courtesy of Thom Browne[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]For SS21 at Paris Fashion Week, the Thom Browne women’s and men’s collection is a celebration of the first lunar games, according to the collection notes. The past and the future intertwine on a fresh, white color palette for a collection grounded in tailored wool, seersucker, cotton and cashmere. Elongated and exaggerated proportions dominate the collection that is deceptive from a distance, but up close, are filled with beautiful textural layers and dimension created from hand-sewn techniques. Coordinating hats, along with bags and sunglasses which add touches of gold, round out one of this standout collection for the season ahead.

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Photo credit: Courtesy of Kristina Fidelskaya[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Inspired by French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, and the cinematic characters he played through the sixties and seventies, the Kristina Fidelskaya SS21 collection presented at Paris Fashion Week is a love letter to monochromatic dressing. Within this love letter is a range of striking looks in a color palette of brown, black, white and burnt orange, that once again exude feminine sophistication with confidence and attitude.

Intricate leather cuts, bold, retro prints, flowing tulle, and modern chunky accessories all come together for another beautiful collection presented digitally this season.

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