Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVIII

2 2 8 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Chanel Spring/Summer 2015 F or spring/summer 2015, Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld presents a woman with an assertive and feminine look, inspired by Parisian street style. In a whirlwind of colours, including orange, pink, green, violet and blends of blue – not to mention Chanel’s iconic black, white and navy – the look for spring is a riot of hues, textures and detailing, reflective of the wonderful, eclectic style you’d see every day on the boulevards of Paris, as seen through Lagerfeld’s haute couture lens. An array of shapes make up the spring/summer 2015 wardrobe: three-piece suits, in Chanel’s signature tweedy textures; long masculine coats with bertha collars; wide-cut trousers with turn- ups; wrap skirts and Bermuda shorts worn with diaphanous blouses and layered with pinafores or peplum dresses. Cocktail dresses bedecked in a mosaic of pewter rectangles, evocative of brickwork, directly reference the architecture of the city. Tweeds, crepe and cotton twill are mixed with light, gauzy fabrics such as silk, cigaline,