CHANEL 20A Equestrian Coats and Gripoix Colour｜Virginie Viard 2020 Fall-Winter

CHANEL 2020 Fall-Winter 20A can be read through three connected ideas: equestrian release, tweed that opens and moves, and jewel colour concentrated against black.

Pale green and house pink interrupted the monochrome wardrobe, while jackets, coats, suits and dresses shared a light, mobile attitude.

At the Grand Palais, models appeared in conversation rather than isolation, making the presentation itself part of the collection’s meaning.

CHANEL 20A Equestrian Source｜Freedom in 2020 Fall-Winter

The collection was presented in Paris on 3 March 2020. Virginie Viard’s “Freedom!” described both the sensation of riding and the refusal to hold the silhouette still.

A photograph of Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Piaggi in equestrian clothes around 1980, Gabrielle Chanel’s racehorse Romantica, Les Biches and Pegasus lace formed an unusually layered set of references.

Live From Paris — The Fall-Winter 2020/21 Ready-to-Wear Collection — CHANEL Shows

CHANEL 20A Tweed in Motion｜Jackets, Coats and Opening Details

Snaps released jodhpurs over tall boots; pared-back fastenings appeared on jackets and coat dresses. Across 72 looks, function shaped the visual line.

Zips in skirts and generous coats disclosed matching tweed shorts or bustiers. Patchwork texture, scalloped edges and feathers ensured that monochrome never became flat.

The result was recognisably CHANEL, but calibrated for stride, gesture and changing proportion.

The Fall-Winter 2020/21 Ready-to-Wear Collection — CHANEL

CHANEL 20A Jewel Colour｜Gripoix, Crosses and Cabochons

Pearl-framed crosses, green and pink cabochons, belts and large pendants supplied an intense register of colour.

Printed and embroidered crosses repeated the motif across body and accessory, binding the looks together.

CHANEL 20A pearl-framed cross brooch — credit:© CHANEL

CHANEL 20A necklace with pink cabochons — credit:© CHANEL

CHANEL 20A green and pink cabochon cross necklace — credit:© CHANEL

CHANEL 20A pearl and CC cross jewellery — credit:© CHANEL

CHANEL 20A coloured Gripoix-style belt — credit:© CHANEL

CHANEL 20A black and clear stone pendant — credit:© CHANEL

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CHANEL 20A Coral-Pink Coat｜Karolina Kurkova in Colour

Karolina Kurkova wearing a CHANEL 20A coral-pink coat — Karolina Kurkova in Chanel Wears Bold Opulence ELLE Czech — Anne of Carversville

CHANEL 20A coral-pink wool double stand-collar coat

Discover the 20A Coral-Pink Coat

CHANEL 20A Shared Runway｜Pairs, Trios and Riding Boots

Pairs and trios spoke and smiled as they crossed the runway, replacing formal distance with a sense of shared momentum.

Riding boots unified dresses, shorts, suits and coats, making differences in cut and styling easier to read.

Guests — Fall-Winter 2020/21 Ready-to-Wear Collection — CHANEL Shows

CHANEL 20A Backstage Beauty｜Air, Light and Gloss

Softly raised, half-up hair introduced volume without stiffness.

Luminous skin, fresh cheeks and glossy lips echoed the collection’s preference for light over weight.

Backstage Makeup Look — Fall-Winter 2020/21 Ready-to-Wear — CHANEL Makeup

In CHANEL 20A, equestrian line, transformable tweed, jewel colour and collective movement created a Fall-Winter collection with a remarkably open cadence.