Chanel finds itself at a crossroads following Virginie Viard’s abrupt departure, as a giant empty cage at its Grand Palais ...

For its most recent runway, the fashion house evokes themes of movement and flight (with a performance of 'When Doves Cry' by Riley Keough, naturally) ...

Virginie Viard was only the third creative director in Chanel’s over 100-year history, following Karl Lagerfeld and legendary ...

Nico Parker remembers being young and thinking of Chanel as “ the fashion brand,” she tells me over the phone from Paris, ...

A giant empty cage greeted Chanel’s guests at its return to the Grand Palais on Tuesday. Though perhaps not intentionally ...

In the image, she is seen wearing a delicate and intricate pastel-colored dress from Chanel's haute couture collection ... who fought for the inclusion of Black models in the fashion industry ...

The giant birdcage was also a nod to Chanel's iconic bird on a swing advert from 1992 starring French singer Vanessa Paradis and her black tail ... to lacy flapper dresses and flying jackets.

The giant birdcage was also a nod to Chanel's iconic bird on a swing advert from 1992 starring French singer Vanessa Paradis and her black tail feathers ... from its trademark tweeds to lacy flapper ...