VENICE FASHION JOURNEY

Bonjour and Welcome in this Venice Fashion Journey! I'm Francesca, a French fashion journalist and fashion video editor specialized in Fashion Week and based in Paris, and this is my Venice Fashion Journey! Venice's notoriety is enchantingly reflected through its romantic gondola rides, celebration of its whimsical carnaval with the parade of its exquisite masquerade costumes and masks, and its iconic blue and white striped shirt of the gondoliers, made famous by the legendary Alberto Jordi in the 1958 Dino Rosi movie "Venezia, la luna et Tu". Therefore, Venice's role in fashion significantly outshines its clichés! Chanel's Cruise 2009-10 collection imagined by Karl Lagerfeld and presented on the Lido, "Escale à Venise" the first jewelry collection of the iconic Parisian fashion house, and "Paris-Venise" the sophisticated perfume of the exclusive collection of the emblematic House of Couture, drawed its inspiration from Gabrielle Chanel's love affair with the Byzantine city who offered her, solace, after the death of the love of the life. Gabrielle Chanel, the visionary, was not the only fashion creative mind to be inspired by the City of Love. Pierpaolo Piccioli presented Valentino's Haute Couture Autumn-Hiver 2021-22 collection entitled "Des Ateliers" at the Venice Arsenale; whereas Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana unveiled their 2021's Alta Mode fashion show through an absolutely outstanding performance melding art, cinema, theater and fashion at Venice's renowned