2022/23 Métiers d'art Collection

SHOW IN TOKYO

Ambassadors and friends of the House share their impressions on the
2022/23 Métiers d’art collection imagined by Virginie Viard. First presented in Dakar last December, the collection made a stop-over in Tokyo.

True to the spirit of creative encounters at the heart of the CHANEL 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection, the event was introduced by Dimitri Chamblas’ collective dance project “Slow Show”, performed this time with Tokyoite dancers, and followed by musical performances by NIX and Ichika Nito, among others.

In the short film “Tokyo Trip” directed by Mati Diop, actress Mama Sané (discovered in “Atlantics”, the director’s feature awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019) becomes the mysterious heroine of a Tokyoite tale, experiencing the atmosphere of the city and wandering its streets from dawn to dusk.

Mama Sané wears the CHANEL 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection, after having opened the shows in Dakar and Tokyo.

The beauty of a CHANEL Métiers d’art collection is about encounters, an essential source of creation: that of fashion artisans and craftsmen in the first place, but also an encounter with a city, its places, its residents and the great cultural figures that animate it.

By presenting the 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection in Dakar last December, and today in Tokyo, CHANEL builds bridges between major artistic capitals and brings together artists and personalities from different backgrounds, making room for new creative connections and ideas to blossom.

In front of an audience of students from Japanese schools of fashion, art, business and design, the 10th edition of the CHANEL Talk, held in Tokyo, brought together Bruno Pavlovsky, President of CHANEL’s Fashion Activities, rapper NIX, choreographer Dimitri Chamblas, Artistic Director of Atelier Montex Aska Yamashita, as well as actors and House ambassadors Hio Miyazawa and Kristen Stewart.

Answering questions from Tyler Brûlé, Editorial Director of Monocle Magazine, and the students attending the talk, they evoked the long-lasting relationship between CHANEL and Japan, the utmost importance of the Métiers d’art for the House’s collections, as well as the emotion carried through the artistic collaborations and the ultimate savoir-faire of the CHANEL 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection.

Photographer Chikashi Suzuki captures a fashion story at the heart of Tokyo showcasing the 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection – as a love letter to the city and, here, to the Shibuya district.
Styling: Ibrahim Kamara

Ahead of the CHANEL 2022/23 Métiers d’art replica show in Tokyo, ambassadors and friends of the House gathered in the Japanese capital, an opportunity for some of them to reunite after the show last December in Dakar.

Following their rehearsal, NIX and Ichika Nito shared with House ambassadors Caroline de Maigret, Kristen Stewart and Nana Komatsu the highlights of their collaboration for the upcoming show: “Art connects us, it’s almost like a language in a way”, said Ichika Nito.

Choreographer Dimitri Chamblas evoked with artist and dancer Aoi Yamada his creative vision in the lead up to his “Slow Show”, performed this time with Tokyoite dancers for the opening of the replica show on June 1^st.

Directed by Caroline de Maigret.

First revealed last December in Dakar, the CHANEL 2022/23 Métiers d’art collection made a stop-over in Tokyo, Japan, for a show on June 1^st. A symbol of the longstanding friendship between CHANEL and Japan, this event builds a bridge between two of the most creative cultural capitals.

Actress and House ambassador, Nana Komatsu, is featured in a film directed by Kourtrajmé between Paris, Dakar and Tokyo.