{"id":99292,"date":"2025-01-28T19:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=99292"},"modified":"2025-02-01T21:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T21:53:12","slug":"chanel-spring-2025-couture-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-and-hair","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/chanel-spring-2025-couture-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-and-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Chanel Spring 2025 Couture Was a Breath of Fresh Air \u2014 & Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chanel Spring 2025 Couture \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside the Grand Palais on a rainy Paris morning during Couture Week, fashion\u2019s A-list and top celebs including Kylie Jenner<\/a>, Lily-Rose Depp<\/a>, and BLACKPINK\u2019s Jennie<\/a> gathered to see the Chanel Spring 2025 Couture<\/a> show. While the vast space, with its impossibly high ceiling and stark white curved ramps, seemed serious, the collection \u2014 and hair and makeup \u2014 was quite the opposite.<\/p>\n

Playfully chic, colorful, and airy takes on classic Chanel<\/a> tweeds dominated in a technicolor dream, with fresh cuts above the knee, at times layered with wispy tulle cascading into modern trains. The glam details followed suit.<\/p>\n

Beauty Details<\/h2>\n

Lips, done by makeup artist Lisa Butler,<\/a> popped in red, set against glassy, glowing skin and barely-defined eyes. Complexions were prepped with Chanel Hydra Beauty Micro Liquid Essence<\/a> and Hydra Beauty Camellia Water Cream<\/a>. Shades from the Jeux De Lumi\u00e8res<\/a> highlighter palette were applied high on the apples of cheeks to heighten radiance. And those bold pouts? Courtesy of swipes of 31 Le Rouge Mat in Rouge Recontree <\/a>\u00a0on some models and Rouge Allure Velvet in shades Sophistiqu\u00e9e or Sensuelle<\/a>\u00a0on others.<\/p>\n

Tresses served as an embodiment of the fresh turn the iconic French fashion house is taking as new designer Matthieu Blazy<\/a> prepares to take the reins. Easy-sexy waves of all lengths took to the air as models \u2014 many new to the Chanel catwalk themselves \u2014 walked the runway. \u201cWe wanted to achieve the right balance of classic Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel with a fresh modern intention,\u201d hairstylist James Pecis<\/a> shared. \u201cHair needed to bounce, have a tighter wave, yet have freedom and a slight roughness to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pecis chatted with GRAZIA USA<\/em> about the inspiration for the look as well as sharing an inside peek at his process. As one can imagine, the statement-making glam for a couture show does not happen overnight.<\/p>\n

The Road to Couture<\/h2>\n

In fact, the process started about a month before. Pecis received the brief for the show \u201cbefore the holidays,\u201d he says. When he arrived in Paris for the fittings on January 19, the inspiration boards included images by Man Ray, which the pro read as an experimental art influence. This, coupled with the \u201cexciting new faces cast for the show\u201d led him to fine-tune his ideas for the final look.<\/p>\n

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Chanel Spring 2025 Couture \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While he had a relaxed style in mind, he likes to \u201ctry different things at the fittings. Even when we find the perfect look right away, I like to push and try something else because sometimes it opens a door to the unexpected.\u201d The hair guru, who founded his own haircare and styling line called Blu&Green<\/a>, takes fabric and texture into consideration as well as each face when determining every model\u2019s look, but he made sure that each had \u201csome type of beautiful wave added,\u201d creating bends and waves that moved and \u201cfelt individual to each girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind-the-Scenes<\/h2>\n

On show day, Pecis left his hotel at 4:45 AM to start prepping. \u201cWe have around 50 girls and 3 hours for hair, makeup, nails, and dressing,\u201d he says. \u201cChanel always creates a lovely environment to work in, and we are well taken care of. My team and I have been working for many years \u00a0\u2014 we\u2019re a tight unit.\u201d<\/p>\n

To achieve the ripples, which were languid yet polished at once, he started by working Blu&Green Dry Shampoo<\/a> through the roots, brushing through to give hair \u201can ultra-lightness.\u201d He then created S-waves, varying the size of the curling iron depending on the length and texture of each model\u2019s hair, but confided that the Babyliss 3\/4\u201d iron was used most frequently.<\/p>\n

Once models were dressed in their final looks, Pecis finished each style with a dab of Blu&Green Solid Oil<\/a> to add separation and weight that \u201ccreated a beautiful texture and helped push the hair away from the face.\u201d<\/p>\n

The gorgeous takeaway: While couture clothes \u201care not likely to be worn to pick up a carton of milk,\u201d jokes Pecis, this hair is infinitely wearable IRL. The pro recommends going down a size from the iron you usually use to get a tighter curl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42730,"featured_media":99293,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[30,16],"yoast_head":"\nChanel Spring 2025 Couture Was a Breath of Fresh Air \u2014 and Hair<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chanel Spring 2025 Couture Runway hairstylist James Pecis made waves with \u201clight and beautiful movement\u201d for an aspirational, carefree vibe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/chanel-spring-2025-couture-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-and-hair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chanel Spring 2025 Couture Was a Breath of Fresh Air \u2014 & Hair\" \/>\n<meta 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