Cover Chanel ambassador Tilda Swinton beside a Coromandel lacquer screen

On 3 December 2024, Chanel’s Métiers d’art 2024/25 collection will be unveiled in Hangzhou, China, with the fairy-tale setting of West Lake as its backdrop.

The iconic West Lake in Hangzhou will host the presentation of the Chanel Métiers d’art 2024/25 collection. This fabled site also appears on a 19th-century Coromandel lacquer screen, now on display in Gabrielle Chanel’s study at 31 rue Cambon, Paris.

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A long-time source of inspiration and wonder, the screen once stirred the imagination of Mademoiselle Chanel. Today, it becomes the muse for acclaimed director Wim Wenders, who has crafted a short film merging the elegance of Paris with the timeless beauty of Hangzhou. Featuring Chanel ambassador Tilda Swinton, the film’s trailer offers a glimpse into a poetic, dreamlike journey, to be revealed on 30 November 2024.

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Above From Chanel’s latest trailer, featuring Chanel ambassador Tilda Swinton

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Chanel’s Métiers d’art 2024/25 collection show will be broadcast at 2 pm (Paris time) on 3 December 2024 across the House’s digital platforms.