Simply Abu Dhabi XXXV

The tweed jackets are trimmed with a thick wool braid, woven or left almost raw. Others reveal a flared collar and a trompe-l’oeil bolero. The big soft knit pullovers alternate with sweaters embroidered with crystals and cardigans with mountain motifs. Ski outfits are mixed with urban wear: a down jacket is sported with wide- cut trousers in big check tweed, while a zip-up ski suit comes in tri-colour tweed. Braided or adorned with a patch pocket to slip in a ski-pass, little tweed jackets are combined with a pencil skirt, or an outfit of an over- jacket and wide-cut trousers in leather. Knitted scarves in embroidered chiffon featured accessories, atop big blouses with frilled fronts, sautoir necklaces of chains and glass beads, and white pearl earrings … there’s also a great softness about the collection. The desire for sophisticated comfort emanates from the silhouettes. A very feminine delicacy escapes from these maxi, enveloping volumes. It flows over tailored tops, skirts and dresses in white chiffon printed with skiers and chairlifts, with scalloped collars and flounces that float to the rhythm of the body’s movements. Romanticism abounds with the great capes in wool, the dresses with Claudine collars and tiers of rounded panels, the skirts in snowy guipure lace and the white tuxedos in duchess satin. Finally, the “snowball” skirts and dresses in chiffon and feathers with the bust embroidered with snowflakes in white and gold vinyl, distil the modernity, youth and dash of humour that characterise the Chanel woman. The bags match the tone of a season in the mountains: in black or white smooth quilted leather, supple in quilted tweed with a double C clasp interlaced with leather, a flap in faux fur or a camera case in braided shearling. Removable purses are attached to small bags with shoulder straps. Hip bags in faux fur or leather, embroidered with glossy camellias, alternate with gondola lift bags in rhinestoned resin. Eternal and constantly renewed, identifiable and yet different every time, the allure of Chanel illuminates winter with its daring and dazzling freshness. 1 4 9 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I