At the heart of every Cruise season is the spirit of travel. When the late Gabrielle Chanel rolled out her first Cruise collection in 1919 outside of Paris in Deauville, she wasn’t looking to craft an entire new season, but she simply wanted to dress the women who spend their holidays in Biarritz, a seaside town located on the Basque coast. Today, Cruise season, also known as Resort, bridges the gap between fall/winter and spring/summer and serves as an extension of wardrobe essentials for the holiday season, traditionally consisting pieces that cater to those avoiding winter by travelling to sunnier countries Here, dive into a breakdown of everything that went down this Cruise’24, from the return of grand destination shows to how the season has slowly expanded to express the various facets of the contemporary woman.
Today, the cruise season (also known as resort) bridges the gap between fall/winter and spring/summer and serves to provide wardrobe essentials for the holiday season, traditionally consisting of pieces that cater to those avoiding winter by travelling to warmer climes.
Here, we break down everything that went down for the cruise’24 season, chronicling the return of grand destination shows while demonstrating how the season has slowly expanded to express the various different facets of the contemporary woman.
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