For United States readers, CHANEL 2017 Cruise (17C) is one of Karl Lagerfeld’s most cinematic destination shows: Havana, Cuba, with the Paseo del Prado transformed into the runway on May 3, 2016.
The clothes keep the focus on CHANEL ready-to-wear—tweed jackets, dresses and polished accessories—while vintage cars, berets and vivid colour make the setting impossible to separate from the collection.
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CHANEL 17C Cuba Cruise｜Havana Runway, Jackets and Dresses
Guests arrived along Paseo del Prado in colourful vintage convertibles, with residents watching from the street and balconies. The show’s open-air setting lets the city read almost like a second set of styling cues.
Watch the first film for the scale of the runway and the movement around it; the clothes make more sense once the Havana setting is visible.
CHANEL 17C Tweed Jackets & Dresses｜Berets and Classic-Car Prints
Black berets, camellia-trimmed Panama hats and prints based on Havana’s 1950s cars gave the collection its most recognisable motifs.
Peach pink, citrus orange and green-tinged blue sat beside white, black and tweed. The colour is exuberant, but the tailoring keeps it recognisably CHANEL.
For 17C, the destination changes the mood—not the identity of the jacket.
Karl Lagerfeld keeps the CHANEL line intact, then loosens it with colour, hats, flat shoes and casual layers.
CHANEL 17C Jackets｜Why the Runway Styling Feels So Relaxed
Black Spencer jackets and wide cuffed trousers shared the runway with lace and organza midi dresses, macramé and long frayed-tweed looks.
Brogues, flats, sandals and T-shirts soften the formality of embroidery and decorative details. The result is a CHANEL jacket that still looks structured without feeling dressed-up.
The full show makes that contrast easiest to follow, moving from tailored jackets to dresses, accessories and the finale.
17C Collection Jackets, Coats, Suits, Dresses, Sweaters & More
These two cotton-knit dresses pick up the warm and soft colour story of 17C, shown here on models for an easier look at proportion.
CHANEL 17C Accessories｜Berets, Hats and Shoes from the Cuba Cruise
Pearl berets, flower-trimmed hats and black-and-white spectator shoes extend the Havana references without taking attention away from the clothes.
This collection film slows the pace enough to notice those finishing details.
The Pale Pink Runway Jacket at the End Is Now Available!
This 17C runway jacket combines pale pink 100% silk with an open front, COCO-logo silver cuff buttons, camellia-pattern lining and a chain at the hem.
View the 17C Pale Pink JacketCHANEL 2017 Cruise Finale｜17C Ends in Havana Celebration
Models and musicians finished the show in a celebratory procession rather than a conventional final walk, bringing the street atmosphere back into the fashion presentation.
The collection’s mix—tweed jackets with T-shirts and flats, pearls with berets, classic-car prints with precise tailoring—shows the ease Karl Lagerfeld could bring to CHANEL Cruise.
CHANEL 2017 Cruise (17C)
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