Fashion took flight at Tuesday morning’s Chanel show, which returned the Grand Palais to its Art Nouveau splendor after years of renovations. Jenny Kim was having a blonde moment. The Blackpink star debuted her hair color as part of a new look for her upcoming solo single. Maybe, or maybe not, she teased. “My new look today. I have new blonde hair, but this pop of color I chose is a different look for Chanel and for me,” she said. The single title is “Mantra”. “I can’t share too much yet, but maybe this new look is a bit of a teaser,” she said. She said more will be revealed about what her personal beliefs are in the future. “I’m talking about all kinds of mantras, and I can’t choose one right now.” The sound is also a mystery until next week. “It’s a little secret I want to keep,” she said, revealing only that “it’s hot.” However, the atmosphere inside the Grand Palais was refreshing and cool with all white sets. For the finale, Riley Keough performed an acoustic version of Prince’s “When Doves Cry” from high above while swinging while suspended in a birdcage. (The song also featured prominently in Stella McCartney’s show on Monday, dedicated to birds and featherless fashion.) Keogh has been rehearsing for the performance since Sunday, and the message is close to her heart. It resonated with me. “The theme was liberation and freedom,” she said. But Elvis’ granddaughter, who recently starred as a singer in Daisy Jones and the Six, has no plans to make any career changes. She called singing a “hobby.” “I’ll sing if people want me to, but that’s not what I’m pursuing,” she said. But what if she asked you to make an album? “I don’t think I can write music,” she said. However, Keough is also prolific in other genres. She is working on a new script and recently completed From Here to the Great Unknown, a memoir about her late mother Lisa Marie Presley. Her book tour for it starts next week, but she’s on vacation filming a film in Spain. Odessa Young wore a cozy chocolate-colored tweed suit. “I’m obsessed with the color brown right now,” she says of the cozy knit. “The Vancouver blanket look reminds me of a very snobbish hippie.” After Keogh’s performance, Young had a bit of a fangirl moment. Keough is one of her favorite singers and actresses, so the surprise moment almost brought her to tears. But she hadn’t brought her glasses, so she didn’t know who was playing until she heard the first notes. “I was really surprised. I was just so happy. It really brought tears to my eyes,” she said. Young briefly collaborated with Keogh on the film Manodrome. “In my opinion, she has the most beautiful voice in the whole world,” she said, praising Keogh, who joked they should collaborate. Young has just finished filming Black Rabbit, a restaurant thriller starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman, and learned to tattoo for the role. To learn, she worked with a tattoo artist in New York City, bought materials on Canal Street, and practiced with rubber and orange. “I don’t recommend people get tattoos, but I can do it…I don’t tell people I’ve got a tattoo because it could lead to a lawsuit,” she joked. “Seeing that swing, it was so atmospheric. This is a collection with a lot of light and flight,” said newly appointed brand ambassador Lupita Nyong’o.
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She worked with stylist Michaela Erlanger to find something chic and weather-appropriate for the morning show, wearing a beaded velvet jumpsuit to celebrate the occasion. The Oscar-winner said she remembers wearing Chanel right after filming For the Night, and has attended several shows and events over the years. “This is an important brand, a heritage brand, a historic brand, and I’m delighted and very proud to be adding to that heritage,” she said of joining the House. Ta. “This brand knows its DNA and identity, but it’s not afraid to play within the rules of that identity.” Following the sudden departure of Virginie Viard earlier this year, the company said: We are looking for a new creative director. Featuring several directions, this collection was designed by the studio team. Some looks featured sky-high platforms that looked very bold. Nico Parker cited them as one of his favorite things about the show. Could she walk in it? “I hope so in my head,” she joked. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it as well as those models, but I think it’ll be a good shift.” After filming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, shoes were his main concern. Something happened. Her character is a cool London teenager who often wears modern baggy jeans and big sweaters. Comfort is paramount, but to up the fashion element, Parker wore the outfit with jelly shoes, which in theory made this trend easier to understand. “I loved looking at it, but it was a little dangerous to wear,” she said. “I said, ‘Yeah, bring this back to American Apparel.’ And the minute I put it on, I thought, ‘Oh, I understand why people don’t wear this anymore.’ ” Still, I’m filming with Renee. Zellweger and Hugh Grant were a “dream come true” for young Brits. “That kind of bucket list (item). That was my actual childhood and adolescence watching these movies,” she said of her first two films. “Just being around that iconic cast was surreal.”
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Afrobeat superstar Wizkid is also set to release a new single, which he previewed during a surprise performance at a club in Paris the night before the show. Chanel doesn’t have menswear, but the singer loves choosing jackets and styling them with accessories and jewelry. “I’m a big fan of this brand. It’s legendary. I wear it on shows and everything. I also like accessories like hats, chains, bracelets, belts. I really love Chanel belts,” he says. said, and was evidenced by her attire, which included a hat, a chain, and several brooches. In addition to accessories, he puts his heart into his new single, which he dedicated to his late mother. “It literally comes from my love for my mother. I just wanted to shine a light on how important love is in this world,” he said. The superstar immediately left. “It’s getting a little loud,” he said of the fashion show crowd. Actress Darl Zuzowski said the show was “magical” with lots of light shining through the glass roof of the Grand Palais. She just finished Martin Scorsese’s upcoming TV series, The Saints, about the life of Jesus, which was filmed in Morocco. “It was insane to me that he knew my name,” she said of being cast by the legendary director. She approached the pivotal role of Mary Magdalene with care. “It’s a huge undertaking to play someone who’s not just a real person, but someone who’s so important to the whole religion. So it was stressful in a way, and I had to find her within myself,” she said. said. “Everyone’s going to have an opinion, and I just have to find my own among them. She’s also from Israel, like me, and that was a great connection.” Vera MacLean probably We found the most casual and coolest Chanel outfits on the morning show. She wore dungarees, or overalls, with a double C embossed on the hip pockets. “I never thought dungarees would look so good on me. I feel like I want to live in them forever,” she said of the comfortable look. His next film, Rivals, starring Aiden Turner and David Tennant, has just been released. “It’s about money, power, class, sex. It’s vulgar and it has heart,” she said. The story is set in the British television industry in the 1980s. So she got shoulder pads and big hair. “The costumes were so amazing. They’re so dramatic compared to now.” Another behind-the-scenes film, “Ballad of a Small Player,” starring Farrah Chen and Tilda Swinton, is in production. The film was shot entirely in Hong Kong and Macau. “It’s very rare to see what the inside of the casino scene is like. And it’s dark. It gets really dark and dirty,” Chen said. “It’s like Las Vegas, but 10 times more.” However, the actress wore a crisp white outfit with sparkling star detailing on the bodice. She responded to Keogh’s performance. “It enriches my imagination to see what I can do as a woman, to break out of the cage and take flight.”