Chanel Brings Cuban Flair to Cruise 2017 Collection

Stella Tennant walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a Panama hat, long jacket, belted shirt and wide-leg trousers Chanel’s cruise 2017 runway show landed in Havana, Cuba earlier this week, featuring a collection that was a cross between Parisian chic and Latin flair. Creative director Karl Lagerfeld named the collection ‘Coco Cuba’. Set against the backdrop of the Paseo del Prado, which was redesigned by a French landscape architect in the 1920’s, it was a strong showing of color and style. With a focus on separates, the show opened with Stella Tennant wearing a Panama hat, open shirt, tailored jacket, pinstriped trousers and embellished brogues. Lagerfeld was inspired by an interpretation of the guayabera, a traditional men’s shirt from Cuba that has pleats running down the front and back of the shirt. For more feminine looks, the Chanel woman wears billowing dresses belted at the waist and featuring flouncy skirts. The look is worn with woven flip-flops or caged sandals. Bags include soft satchels as well a clutch that is shaped like a cigar box—a play on Cuba’s famous good. Stella Tennant walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a Panama hat, long jacket, belted shirt and wide-leg trousers Lindsey Wixson walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a long-sleeve blouse with pockets, flared skirt and sandals Lindsey Wixson walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a long-sleeve blouse with pockets, flared skirt and sandals Rianne Van Rompaey walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a tweed jacket and skirt with a graphic t-shirt Rianne Van Rompaey walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a tweed jacket and skirt with a graphic t-shirt Lineisy Montero walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a knitted sweater, top, skirt and embellished sandals Lineisy Montero walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a knitted sweater, top, skirt and embellished sandals Mariacarla Boscono walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a Panama hat, graphic t-shirt, car print skirt and embellished sandals Mariacarla Boscono walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing a Panama hat, graphic t-shirt, car print skirt and embellished sandals Antonina Petkovic walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing an embellished dress with a Panama hat Antonina Petkovic walks Chanel’s cruise 2017 show wearing an embellished dress with a panama hat