Presented by the Fashion Creation Studio, the Chanel Fall 2024 Haute Couture collection pays tribute to the Palais Garnier, in Paris.

Here, the worlds of Haute Couture and opera mingle. Feathers, tassels, cabochons and embroidered flowers, precious braids, lacquered jersey, supple tweeds, silky velvet, illusion tulle, taffeta and duchesse satin: opulent materials that delicately rustle. The volumes are diaphanous, the sleeves puffed, and the flounces pleated. Richly embroidered, the collection imbues the House codes with a romantic twist. A Chanel suit with box pleats revisited in burgundy tweed trimmed with white satin, a black corduroy tuxedo and a white blouse with an embroidered plastron, a black suit with a long culotte and a short, fitted jacket with shoulders swathed in black feathers, dance among long coats, voluminous capes and evening gowns, evoking a modernised stage tradition and a certain science of pageantry.

Matte, glossy, lacquered: light reigns supreme. A palette of black, gold, silver, ivory, fuchsia, pale pink, celadon hints at the most splendid of soirees. In this institution, we see, we are seen, we experience emotions. It’s also a place for dance. With a tutu, Pierrot outfits, nods to the ballets Le Train Bleu and Apollon Musagète – for which Gabrielle Chanel created the revolutionary costumes – dresses for divas, princesses and brides, the Fall Haute Couture collection leads us into a world where clothes dress the space as much as they conquer it.

In the heart of the Palais Garnier, ambassadors and friends of the House Greta Gerwig, Naomi Campbell, Anna Mouglalis, Vanessa Paradis, Hannah O’Neill, Christophe Honoré, Keira Knightley, Caroline de Maigret, Olivia Dean, Zhou Xun and Michelle Williams share their impressions on the Haute Couture collection with filmmaker, writer and producer Margaret Zhang.