Monday 23 November 2015

Mademoiselle Privé Chanel exhibition



MADEMOISELLE PRIVÉ

Chanel exhibition at the Satchii Gallery in London.




When I found out that the writing, fashion and culture students were going to the Chanel exhibition and there was extra spaces I knew that I had to go. I always love visiting London and now that I live in southampton it seems like these visits are becoming a regular occurrence.


Sign posts which lead us into the gallery. 


Gates into the Satchii Gallery to the exhibition. 
When arriving in London outside the Satchii Gallery I immediately saw the long line of men and women who were just as eager as me to feast their eyes on a whole lot of Chanel.Thankfully we didn't have to que for too long before we reached the gates of the gallery. When entering it was like we had been transported into a fairytale woods and because it was autumn the leaves on the trees looked phenomenal. From the moment we stepped through the gates the exhibition had really set the bar high and me and my friends were not expecting what we saw. There was never just one thing to look at, my eyes were continually darting from one beautiful thing to another until my eyes focused onto the doors into the exhibition and of corse there was a fab amount of selfies that were being taken by me and my friends because how many times do you get to go to a Chanel exhibition? The answer to that question is once in a blue moon.


Chanel staircase
When entering the exhibition there was mirrors all around us and white lilies amongst various Chanel books. A distinct part of the exhibition was one of the first rooms, this room within the exhibition was portraying Coco's apartment. It showcased many opulent white hats and white pearls. The hats were placed on head mannequins and also on shelves and the background drop was almost animated as it looked like someone had drawn a room on the walls with a black marker pen. This edgy, scruffy backdrop made the delicateness of the garments shine through and everyone concentrated on the sheer beauty of it all.


The hats being displayed with the Chanel staircase in
background.


The hat boxes.
Close up shot of the white hat.


We then entered a pitch black room which had dramatic and moody music playing as we tried to find out way through to see the next part of the exhibition. This room was also very dark but in the middle of the room it hosted a silver birdcage with a diamond necklace covered in stars. Looking at this dazzling piece of jewellery really made me think of the saying diamonds really are a girls best friend!. All the lights in the room were centred around this sparkly necklace, this necklace was placed in the exhibition because Coco created the exact necklace back in 1932.


The diamond necklace covered in dazzling stars.


The silver bucket of Chanel.

The image above was situated in the first part of the exhibition and as you can see the Chanel logo is imprinted into this silver bucket with an array of "Chanel esque" chains hanging from it. This piece is so detailed and intricate that you have to really look close to make sure you take in every aspect of it.






The next part of the exhibition saw us entering the Jardine à la Français, this room showed a multiple number of "bushes" transfixed into a hexagonal spacing onto the wall and also on the floor so that the public could sit on them and admire the greatness of the room.

Jardin à la Français
A close up of the Jardin à la Français.

Rose De Mai.

Among the amazing pieces within the exhibition one of my favourite rooms was the perfume laboratory. As soon as you step into the room a mild scent of Chanel waves over you and you try and take in all of the surroundings but it just isn't possible with one glance, there is just too much to look at. There are 3D Vats  which hold multicoloured liquids and they  bubble and steam when the lid opens. Engraved around the edge are the scent of the fragrance and also in holographic text not he top of the container . It almost seems as though your stepping into a new age perfume factory.

Muguet

Upstairs in the Chanel exhibition was where all the haute couture couture  Chanel garments where displayed. They were all displayed with a pole of light going through the middle of the garment which was amazing to see because it let the public observe every little detail of the garment and all the intricate parts of the garment that you would be able to see if the dress was photographed with somebody wearing it.



This particular gown was my favourite, as you can see from the picture above it was a stunning rose gold. It looked as though the dress was made up of gold coins and would definitely be fit for a queen. This powerful dress was amongst many other statement dresses, as you walk around it then displays many famous faces that the British public would be sure to recognise. Celebrities such as Kristen Stewart, Lily Collins and Julianne Moore are featured within this exhibition. They all were pictured wearing stunning Chanel designs and the particular outfits they were wearing were  displayed across from the pictures. There was a room which veered off from the dress displays which was a short film of Karl Lagerfeld speaking with Coco's ghost. I really enjoyed watching the short clip as it really gave me more of an insight into the exhibition as a whole, there was limited information gave throughout the exhibition so the clip helped me and all the public learn more about particular aspects of the exhibition. 

One part of the exhibition I was really impressed with was the Chanel No.5 talk, this was a talk from some lovely ladies which told us the ins and outs of the perfume. How to wear it , when to wear it and of corse the notes of the actual perfume. We got to learn the notes that make up this infamous scent and how these particular notes work in order to achieve this tantilising  fragrance. It also gave us a chance to have a Q and A session with the lady's to ask any questions about the perfumes. I was always put off by the Chanel No.5 range of perfumes when shopping in department stores such as John Lewis or Debehnams because you always get a rushed experience and never get to fully emerge yourself in that particular scent. This means that you never get chance to understand the fragrance, or know how it works and the parts you liked about it. This is why I loved this talk because I was able to really take my time over the perfume and was able to take in all the notes that make up the scent!. So hopefully I will be getting a little bottle of Chanel No.5 EAU DE PARFUM for christmas, hint hint to my mum or my boyfriend haha. 
Chanel No.5 parfum. 

Here are some more pictures that I took from the exhibition. 
Lily Collins. 
The Chanel definition of Haute couture. 
Another one of the impressing dresses on show.
Me outside the Satchii gallery.

Im afraid to say that the exhibition is now closed to public, but i hope this blog post gave you a sneak peak as to what was actually showcased within the exhibition!. 

Thank you for reading,
Lots of love 
Mol x x 



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