MICRO DOSES

hanel’s cruise 2022 collection was shown in the south of France and while there has; the era in which the movie was set, the 1960s, also played a part in informing the collection’s design direction—a graphic black and white palette; sharp, clean lines; and a penchant for the short, small and sweet. These could have read as severe, but in Viard’s hands, they become playful—most notably in the accessories, especially the iconic quilted Chanel bags shrunken down to micro proportions and turned into mini metal minaudières or pinned whimsically with charms and trinkets.