”Books are my best friends”, Gabrielle Chanel confided one day to the writer Paul Morand. Ever since her childhood spent alone at the Aubazine orphanage, books had been a vital part of Gabrielle Chanel’s life. TAn insatiable and erudite collector, Karl Lagerfeld shared his passion for books and literature with Virginie Viard for nearly thirty years. A diligent reader, the Artistic Director of the Fashion Collections now pays tribute to this love with the décor of her first Haute Couture collection for CHANEL. Thousands of books line wooden shelves, forming an impressive circular library with passageways, arranged like a peaceful reading room. Words and style, literature and fashion: so many inspiring and unique conversations imagined by Virginie Viard today and which she expresses through her vision of the allure of Chanel.
Words and style, literature and fashion: so many inspiring and unique conversations imagined by Virginie Viard today and which she expresses through her vision of the allure of CHANEL.
