Chanel Creative Director Matthieu Blazy’s collection was “a homage to the streamlined style codes that Chanel established in the 1920s, borrowing from sportswear, workwear and sailors’ uniforms,” Women’s Wear Daily wrote in its review.
“At some point, someone told me, ‘It’s too much,’” Blazy told the publication, referencing an early conversation with his design team. “And then we saw this amazing photo of the seashore that was recolored from 1910, and you have all the tents with the Basque stripes and it’s such a mess, it’s such an explosion. I was like, ‘You know what? Let’s go!’”
The collection generated praise from fashion critics, who joined celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton and A$AP Rocky in France for the runway show.
The sandal was the real star, however.
“Um ex-SHOES me!” CNN fashion critic Rachel Seville Tashjian wrote in her Instagram post from the event.
As of Wednesday, the shoe hasn’t been listed as a retail item yet, so the cost is currently unknown. But the publicity, thus far, has been free.
