Showcasing the attire of housewives from Beverly Hills, the Chanel Cruise 2024 is all about Old Hollywood and the American Fitness world.
Held at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, CHANEL presented its latest Cruise 2024 collection with an stunning series of new innovative pieces that reflect the sporty and fitness era while mixing with Old Hollywood and timeless elegance from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and the ‘90s imagery.
The last time Chanel had a cruise collection event in the Los Angeles area was 2007 in a hangar at the Santa Monica airport. The previous cruise shows were held in Provence, France and Monte Carlo, Monaco.
“The idea is to offer a breath of fresh air, a voyage, a light-hearted and happy fantasy. Between a tribute to the glamour of great film stars and evoking the world of fun to be had with aerobics, sports, and roller skating, between the dream on one hand and what you want on the other, it’s all a question of balance,” said Chanel artistic director Virginie Viard in the collection’s show notes. And she also added the inspiration for the cruise collection, “From John Travolta to Jane Fonda, so many actresses, the body, the gym, aerobics,” “Un per sport, un peu tweed.”
The Chanel Cruise 2024 aimed to brining the sporty Californian vibes to life with incredible attires that perfectly embrace the sporty era and the glitzy athleisure attire of Beverly Hills housewives. Models walked out to Jerry Goldsmith’s provocative opening song from the 1992 noir film “Basic Instinct,” not in Mademoiselle’s LBDs, but in Hollywood glam-gone-to-the-gym.
This incredible collection brought all the glamour and elegance to the runway as models were spotted wearing swimsuits, sparkly leg warmers, double-C cutout bikinis with sneakers, hot pants, flirty bouclé suits, crystal-edged dolphin shorts, comet-embroidered high-cut leotards, Barbie pink tweed short shorts, bustiers, minidresses, tank tops, jackets, coats, chiffon dresses in bold camellia prints, bedazzled bodysuits, tailored crop tops, basketball-style short, leather button-up dress, and leg warmers. Footwear included daintier lace-up leather boxing style shoes, crystal-encrusted ankle strap high-heeled sandals, round-toe ankle-strap heels, disco light-up heels, sparkly heels, patent leather ballet flats, and more. The collection’s palette ranges from pastels and saturated hues, including shades of bubble-gum pink, eggplant, and yellow with pops of blue and gold.
The spacious court gave the models room to work in front of a star-studded crowd that included Kristen Stewart, Elle Fanning, Issa Rae, H.E.R., Nile Rodgers, Paris Hilton, Andra Day, Leslie Mann, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kris Jenner, Kimora Lee Simmons, Christina Milian and Lori Harvey. Stars gathered for a splashy spectacle at Paramount Picture Studios on Tuesday night, where Chanel’s cruise 2023/24 show shone bright with sporty clothing designs. It was such a splashy spectacle that even Snoop Dogg was dancing in his comfy bleacher seat while models strutted on a black-and-white Chanel basketball-like court with two large scoreboards.
