Chanel Brings Cuban Flair to Cruise 2017 Collection

Joanna Elizabeth

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Published May 4, 2016

Stella Tennant walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a Panama hat, long jacket, belted shirt and wide-leg trousers
Stella Tennant walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a Panama hat, long jacket, belted shirt and wide-leg trousers

Chanel’s cruise 2017 runway show landed in Havana, Cuba earlier this week, featuring a collection that was a cross between Parisian chic and Latin flair. Creative director Karl Lagerfeld named the collection ‘Coco Cuba’. Set against the backdrop of the Paseo del Prado, which was redesigned by a French landscape architect in the 1920’s, it was a strong showing of color and style. With a focus on separates, the show opened with Stella Tennant wearing a Panama hat, open shirt, tailored jacket, pinstriped trousers and embellished brogues.

Lagerfeld was inspired by an interpretation of the guayabera, a traditional men’s shirt from Cuba that has pleats running down the front and back of the shirt. For more feminine looks, the Chanel woman wears billowing dresses belted at the waist and featuring flouncy skirts. The look is worn with woven flip-flops or caged sandals. Bags include soft satchels as well a clutch that is shaped like a cigar box—a play on Cuba’s famous good.

Lindsey Wixson walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a long-sleeve blouse with pockets, flared skirt and sandals
Lindsey Wixson walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a long-sleeve blouse with pockets, flared skirt and sandals
Rianne Van Rompaey walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a tweed jacket and skirt with a graphic t-shirt
Rianne Van Rompaey walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a tweed jacket and skirt with a graphic t-shirt

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