Greece is the word

Apastel sky at dusk reflected in the outline of a pale blue sea makes up the décor composed by Karl Lagerfeld as the setting for the Chanel 2017/18 Cruise Collection campaign, La Modernité de l’Antiquité [The Modernity of Antiquity].

This season the designer has chosen French actress Marine Vacth as his muse. First seen in the film My Piece of the Pie by director Cédric Klapisch, she was awarded the ‘Essence du Talent’ prize at the French Film Festival in Florence in 2013 for her role in

Young and Beautiful and she was nominated the following year at the César Awards in the category for Most Promising Actress. She has played successfully in several films winning several awards. Against this backdrop that transcends time, imbued with a gentle serenity, Marine Vacth slips into shepherdess dresses made from tweed in tones of ochre and stone. Zipped or crossed-over, they are fastened by a simple tweed cord tied with metal rings. The actress appears goddess-like in a sculptural dress in immaculate crèpe with a wide waistband embroidered entirely from sequins to echo the aspect of marble. The fluting of columns melts into a jumpsuit in silk jersey and a pleated minaudière in gold leather. Crowns of gold leaves mix with double C’s over a dress and a robe in printed jersey.

Marine Vacth has the beauty of a Greek heroine her legs are swathed in the leather or tweed of gladiator sandals.

An admirer of the ancient world, Karl Lagerfeld conveys with Marine Vacth his vision of the ideal Greece whose silhouette and elegance of fluid lines are in perfect harmony with the spirit and the look of Chanel.