All The Details Of The Original Chanel Show In Cuba

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Last night history in the fashion world was made, when Karl Lagerfeld presented the Chanel cruise collection in Havana, Cuba, this being the first time that a luxury brand organizes a fashion show in the Caribbean country.

The long-awaited show was held outdoors on El Paseo del Prado, where celebrities, artists and fashion personalities arrived in colorful vintage convertibles, representative of the island.

The Paseo del Prado, just before the parade.

In the parade, baptized with the name of Coco Cuba by Lagerfeld, pieces with very Cuban details were presented such as the perfect vertical pleats of the guayaberas, slogans in the classic tweed pieces, the distinctive vibrant colors of the cars of the fifties that still ride. through the streets of that country, as well as the romantic silhouettes in the dresses of that time, striking accessories and flirty fedoras.

"The collection is the idea of a chic and modern Cuba," said the designer in an interview. "They are comfortable pieces."

Days before the presentation, Lagerfeld had the opportunity to walk through the emblematic streets of the Cuban capital.

“[Cuba] is beautiful in a certain way, even being a little forgotten. The colors, the cars, there is something very emotional [in it],”confessed the artist. “In the world there is nothing like Cuba. He has an identity that I love and I always wanted to come, but I needed a professional reason.”

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The incredible experience was also lived by about 700 guests, including magazine editors, brand clients, bloggers and celebrities, who had the opportunity to take a tour of emblematic places of the revolution, explore a cigar factory, witness a private show in the famous Tropicana club and attend the Lagerfeld photo exhibition.

Some Cubans who live around the promenade were also able to enjoy from the balcony of their parade houses and were able to see the hundreds of guests who witnessed the show sitting on the park benches.

The majestic catwalk ended with a whole party, where the models danced to the rhythm of the conga of a local group.

To close the evening with a flourish, the brand prepared a wonderful party in La Plaza de la Catedral, one of the most beautiful places in the capital.