The latest coffee table book to add to cart has arrived. Chanel has cordially invited us backstage in a new book, which documents behind the scenes at three of its haute couture shows. With a focus on those including SS22 and SS23, the author of the book is French artist Xavier Veilhan who worked in tandem with artistic director Virginie Viard (who provides the book’s foreword) and designed the set for all three collections.

The book includes rough sketches of initial set designs, embroidery details and extracts from the films and photographs of the show sceneries. With text by fashion historian Francoise-Claire Prodhon, the house offers exclusive interviews with Veilhan, who explains the visual narrative behind his sets: from the golf course scenery for SS22 to the giant animal sculptures of SS23. His chaotically wild world becomes an enticing backdrop for readers to delve into, accompanied by the virtuosic vocabulary of Chanel’s haute couture garments.

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