CHANEL 17A | Karl Lagerfeld-era Tweed, a Rocket and 1960s Futurism【2017 FW】 | UK

During Karl Lagerfeld’s era, CHANEL Fall Winter 2017 (17A) did more than place space imagery on clothes. A rocket rose in the centre of the Grand Palais, joining the collection, music and venue in one launch sequence. Tweed tunics, Bermuda shorts and silver boots translate 1960s futurism into sharply defined silhouettes.

The CHANEL 17A runway circles a rising rocket

Models circled the enormous rocket before it rose at the finale. Astronaut and planet prints, spherical bags and silver surfaces carried the story into every detail.

The full show reveals both the scale of the rocket and the continuous orbit traced by the models around it.

A 1960s future moves into CHANEL tweed

Short shift dresses, tweed tunics and Bermuda shorts appear with silver boots tipped in black. The collection updates the period when space exploration embodied the future through new materials and volume.

The impressions film captures silver reflections, prints and the distance between the audience and the runway.

Karl Lagerfeld’s commentary film traces how the space theme was connected to established CHANEL codes.

CHANEL 17A jackets, coats, suits, dresses and knitwear

Compare three 17A coats with one houndstooth jacket from the collection.

CHANEL 17A baby-pink mohair coat

CHANEL 17A black braid-trim coat

CHANEL 17A red and black double coat

CHANEL 17A black and ivory houndstooth jacket