Amanda Sanchez: 25 Years Shaping CHANEL Behind the Scenes | INTL

For more than 25 years, Amanda Sanchez has stood at the quiet centre of CHANEL’s garment-making process—not simply wearing the clothes, but helping them become complete.

The Fit Model Behind CHANEL Tweed Jackets

Runway models present finished collections. A fit model works one step earlier, when pins are still in place and every line can change.

Stand. Walk. Lift an arm. Each movement reveals what a flat worktable cannot: the shoulder line, the sleeve, the balance of a dress, the swing of a hem.

Amanda Off Duty: Cardigans, Pilates and a Legendary Staircase

Outside the atelier, the mood is lighter: a red CHANEL cardigan with denim, Pilates, and playful moments on the mirrored staircase at 31 rue Cambon.

25 Years with CHANEL: Amanda at the Legendary Staircase

Amanda Sanchez in CHANEL Collections

Paris, Amanda Style

Even a rooftop moment becomes unmistakably Parisian.

Inside the CHANEL Atelier

Still photographs show the look. Film shows movement, balance and the way a jacket settles on the body.

Seen in the Film: CHANEL 21PS Lesage Tweed Jacket

The same blue, pink and purple Lesage tweed jacket seen on Amanda is available from TC JAPAN.

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How a CHANEL Haute Couture Collection Comes Together

Dress. Adjust. Step back. Look again. The film follows the repeated fittings behind CHANEL’s 2020/21 Fall-Winter Haute Couture collection.

A Different Way to See a CHANEL Jacket

Playful in private, exacting the moment a fitting begins. That contrast is the real appeal of Amanda Sanchez.