Because this was the big question on my mind, too, per Vogue:
It’s been less than three weeks since news broke that Viriginie Viard, who inherited the artistic director position after Lagerfeld’s passing in 2019, was exiting the house. But today’s collection, according to notes provided by the house, was the work of the Fashion Creation Studio.
Clothing aside, this also sounds quite amazing:
Today’s haute couture show was staged at the Palais Garnier. Though the Grand Palais—home of Chanel shows since the Karl Lagerfeld era—was recently refurbished, it’s now being prepped for the Olympics fencing competition, so a new venue was needed. The French director, Christophe Honoré, was hired to reimagine the opera house for the occasion, and his idea was to transport the red velvet boxes of the gilded theater to its hallways. Guests were encouraged to arrive early to walk the corridors the way operagoers have for the 150 years since its opening.
Not a terrible day at the office. (Paris has a lot going on this summer!)
