Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2015

Flowers, flowers and more flowers; the central motif at Chanel Couture last week. The show was set inside a Chanel greenhouse amongst the electronic floral delights that decorated the interior of the Grand Palais, creating le jardin de Chanel.

Opening the show came a series of block-colour tweed suits; from luscious lemon to a tantalising tangerine with perfect A-line skirts and tailored jackets. Soon, a new silouhette was adopted; chiffon ballerina skirts which sat low on the hip accompanied by cropped jackets and a belt which floated loosely through the air. Lagerfeld used a technique where he got rid of the side seams on certain pieces and made the material come together into one seam up the back, something only a fine couturier can achieve. 

The embroidery was extraordinary. A bouquet of embellished flowers draped from epaulettes, hemlines and the train of the Chanel Bride's Camèlia gown.  

Lagerfeld displayed an incredible amount of modernity in this collection. He, as well as Raf Simmons at Dior, clearly aspire to bring couture into the future and on an international scale, however still maintaining the DNA of their brands. 

Picture courtesy vogue.co.uk