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Textual content by Shirin Mehta. Pictures by Imdad Barbhuyan. Styling by Nitya Arora. All garments and equipment by Chanel. Make-up by Chanel Magnificence. Hair by Daksh Dubey. Mannequin: Tarun Panwar at Feat.Artists. Artwork course and styling assistant: Aishwaryashree. Interns: Vedanshi Agarwal, Mehar Mann Mehar Location courtesy: Klove Studio, Delhi.

A lot has occurred because the passing of Chanel’s most iconic artistic director Karl Lagerfeld, leaving the sphere open to newer interpretation. Present Inventive Director, Virginie Viard brings a youthful, extra edgy vibe to the historic French model whereas retaining the signatures of the French luxurious maison. And that opens out a world of experimentation for us right here at Verve, and the chance to current a particular perspective that performs with expectations of who matches the model’s quintessential aesthetic.

“The thought was to give attention to Chanel classics and break a stereotype, to supply a contemporary new perspective,” says Verve’s model improvement and artistic guide, Nitya Arora who selects tweed skirt units, pearls and knit attire from Chanel’s Pre-Fall and Autumn/Winter 2021 collections to model mannequin Tarun Panwar. “He has such a fantastic and robust face, and he carried off the pink lips completely,” provides Arora. “And there’s a softness about him that can be very Chanel.”

Photographer Imdad Barbhuyan, with attribute inventive twist, superbly captures the moody atmosphere created in Prateek Jain and Gautam Seth’s Klove Studio of design, sculptural installations and lights.