Here are a few things you are going to want (and badly) from Chanel next season: A new riding boot with an exposed flash of skin at the ankle, an oversize pale pink puffer with black patent trim, and a neat, stiff-brimmed hat with a delicate pearl riding strap—but that s not all. For today s Fall 2016 show, which worked and reworked the house s signature tweeds in inventive new ways and proportions, designer Karl Lagerfeld dreamed up one more statement accessory for his gang of #FrontRowOnly fans: a textured eye inspired by the label’s quilted handbags, which is destined to become an instant classic.
As models like Gigi Hadid and Lindsey Wixson stepped onto the runway inside Lagerfeld s pared-back, elegant salon show space, their cross-hatched, bespeckled lids seemed to have been treated with actual fabric. But a closer look revealed what appeared to be the careful handiwork of backstage makeup artist Tom Pecheux and a wash of selectively applied black magic pigment that ran from lash line to brow.
While you ll have to wait to get your hands on the house s cultish renditions on the cross-body chain bag, the statement look is primed to go into immediate heavy rotation. Tonight s mission? Break out the makeup brush, the eyeshadow, and your favorite 2.55 as a reference—and don t waste another minute getting to work.
Watch all of our Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear videos:
