A day with Chanel
One word: CHANEL. In this word there is a dream, a dream that began when is was only 16, when my mother gave me, for the first time, one of her favorite handbags, the Chanel Double Flap. This was my first important bag, and it always meant a lot for me. It’s the same handbag I wore at my first Chanel Fashion Show. I will never forget how excited I was… I relived that same feeling in Paris during this Fashion Week, spending an entire day in the Chanel Universe. I woke up very early in the morning for getting ready for the Maison’s show.. Hair, makeup, the latest detail of the look… After the show I went to the new makeup shop in Rue Saint- Honoré (of which I’m going to write about next week, so stay tuned!) and then Rue Cambon, where the historical Chanel Boutique is. The apartment of Mademoiselle is still there, and I had the pleasure to visit it… It was like a dream: the mirrored staircase from where Coco Chanel spied on the audiences reactions during her presentations, the armchair where she was usually portrayed, it was all so enchanting, a bit like I thought, and also better. It was so incredible being able to sit on the same sofa where artists such as Dalì or Picasso sat, looking at pictures of her and of her greatest loves… The presence of Mademoiselle Coco was so strong that I had the feeling that she was about to open the door, at any moment, come towards the sofa and sit right next to me
