Superstitious as she was, Coco the Leo must have regarded the omnipresence of this animal in the city as a mystical sign. In Venice, the lion is everywhere: on the Basilica of San Marco (Chanel is financing the restauration of its facade), on the gondoliers’ pontons, on the dockyards… The house of Chanel decided to explore this lion theme in a collection composed of over 50 pieces. Diamonds, white gold, pearls, beryl, oversized crystals, the collection is ultra-spectacular (the designs are incredibly precise) and extremely unified; every piece features a lion’s head. Bold and outlandish, that’s what we love at Chanel.
Text and photos by Olivia da Costa.