Chanel Brought Bikinis, Miniskirts and More Skin-Baring Looks Back to the Runway for Spring 2022

Across fashion month, one thing has been clear: skin is in. It’s a message that Chanel also transmitted at its own spring ’22 ready-to-wear show at Paris Fashion Week with a collection heavy on swimwear, high hemlines and navel-baring ensembles. For the new collection, creative director Virginie Viard turned to Chanel in the ’90s, resurrecting the vintage raised runway and putting photographers front and center (including now-resident Chanel photogs Inez & Vinoodh). She also nodded to Karl Lagerfeld’s spring 1993 collection for the brand, when he sent Chanel-branded briefs and other underwear down the runway for the first time. Viard’s own interpretation came in the form of bikinis, sports bras, unitards, crop tops and knitted briefs, outfitted with a headband here or a chain-accented waist belt there. A Chanel bikini, the first look on the runway for the brand’s spring ’22 ready-to-wear collection. CREDIT: Courtesy of Chanel Low-rise trousers and peek-a-boo briefs at Chanel spring ’22. CREDIT: Courtesy of Chanel But Viard didn’t stop there. Elsewhere in the collection, Chanel’s signature tweed suits also got the short story, done in miniskirt silhouettes or the aforementioned briefs, coordinated with matching knitted crop tops and cardigans. The brand’s now-infamous bike shorts came back with tweed jackets and were

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