Après-ski chic and cool clubbing vibes from Chanel for the young and young-at-heart

Après-ski is very much a main part of ski holidays, and it's a theme that inspired Chanel’s autumn-winter 2021 ready-to-wear collection by Virginie Vlard, with a '70s clubbing vibe.  

Showed via a video presentation on the Paris Fashion Week digital hub this season, the collection provided those of us missing our winter skiing a good reason to start planning for next year’s escape to the mountains, while reminiscing on the Parisian nightlife that many of us so sorely miss right now due to Covid-19 restrictions.  

Shot in the famous private nightclub Catel in Paris’ Saint-Germain-des-Prés by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, the new collection included the favourite tweed boucle and chenille for coats and suits with the addition of fur gilets and matelassé ski jumpsuits and overalls, complete with Nordic sweaters and crystal-beaded dresses, finished with layers of gold and strands of pearl necklaces and gold chains, and furry après-ski moon boots. 

There are also sequined mini dresses and lurex suits, concluding with a gold trench coat to round-off the fun night out.

All photos from Chanel Autumn/Winter 2021 collection.