Chanel | Fall Winter 2024 Haute Couture Show

With the fashion world still bowled over by Virginie Viard’s departure from Chanel just a few weeks ago, all eyes were on the house’s Fall/Winter 2024/2025 Haute Couture show, which marks the first pulled together by the studio team in her wake. Still, Viard’s creative inclinations echoed throughout this show, particularly given the former artistic director’s pull to the arts. Presented at the Palais Garnier, the Neo-Baroque opera house erected in 1875, the setting of last night’s show cemented a commitment to this enduring connection. French director Christophe Honoré designed the set, transforming the landmark’s corridors into red velvet opera boxes—and as supermodel Vittoria Ceretti opened the runway in a sweeping black cape, it was clear that the opera’s influence was to take both literal and figurative forms.