Ahead of Chanel’s Cruise Show in Monaco on Thursday, Creative Duo Sofia & Roman Coppola Tie-Up the Connection from the Iconic House to the Iconic City
For this collection, Virginie Viard has invited Sofia and Roman Coppola to create a trailer in the form of a collage, with the help of actress and Chanel ambassador Lyna Khoudri and the models Blesnya Minher, HyunJi Shin, Mariam de Vinzelle and Vivienne Rohner.
Archival images of Gabrielle Chanel on the French Riviera are mixed with Chanel advertising campaigns photographed by Karl Lagerfeld in Monaco, like so many memories of the Principality. Grace Kelly in a tweed suit, Caroline of Monaco photographed on the Rock by Helmut Newton or by Andy Warhol, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington in sequinned jackets, Charlotte Casiraghi posing for Inez & Vinoodh… To the beat of The Go-Go’s, images and places emblematic of Monte-Carlo stream by: La Vigie, Karl Lagerfeld’s villa, the world of the Grand Prix and the Monte-Carlo Beach hotel, where the collection will be presented.
