Chanel Brings Barbie-core Beauty To Its LA Runway
Photo by Emily Malan
Last night in Los Angeles, Chanel paid homage to the current pop culture landscape with a parade of Barbie-inspired blowouts.
Last night in Los Angeles, Chanel—by way of Virginie Viard—paid homage to an early-’90s iteration of the City of Angels. Promos for the resort 2024 collection featured billboards, beaches, and aerobic routines à la Cindy Crawford’s and Jane Fonda’s iconic tapes. Another factor reminiscent of said era? The hair, which toed the line between late-century throwback (think va-va-volume) and of-the-moment Barbie-core.
To accompany Viard’s collection of shimmering shorts, leotards, ’70s silhouettes, and sequined sets (LA through many ages), hairstylist James Pecis whipped hair into side-swept Barbarella blowouts, the sort that you would imagine on a Chanel edition of a boxed Barbie. Makeup artist Lisa Butler leaned into the retro moment, eyes rimmed in blurred liner, peach liberally pulled across lips and cheeks. The notes felt timely from a pop culture perspective, particularly with Margot Robbie and Riley Keough sitting front rowFront RowThe seats nearest the runway at a fashion show, reserved for editors, celebrities, buyers, and top clients. The front row signals influence and access, and its famous faces and street-styleGo to Front Row Glossary. Between the forthcoming Barbie and the recent release of Daisy Jones and the Six, nostalgic, slightly camp details are everywhere, a lively antidote to any present-tense fatigue.
So, wear your hair high and your confidence higher—the latest beauty looks demand a bit of buoyant drama.
This article was originally published on Vogue.
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