At Chanel’s Paris Fashion Week show Tuesday, South African singer Tyla turned heads at the Grand Palais in a hot pink tweed mini skirt, strapless bustier top, and matching jacket—paired with a dripping Y-shaped necklace that spelled “Chanel” both ways. While celebs like Raye and Simone Ashley played it safe in classic bouclé suits, Tyla’s Barbiecore moment was impossible to ignore.
A Throwback with a Twist: Deconstructing Chanel’s DNA
From monogrammed gold “CC” buttons to a chain-trimmed hem, Tyla’s fuchsia three-piece was a love letter to Karl Lagerfeld’s iconic era:
- Silhouette nostalgia: The cropped jacket + mini skirt combo echoed Naomi Campbell’s 1994 SS tweed dress
- Color rebellion: Bubblegum pink defied Chanel’s neutral legacy, balanced by pearl earrings and patent pumps
- Tech fusion: The 3D-printed necklace added a futuristic edge to the retro look
“I wanted to feel like a rich girl-next-door, but make it chaotic,” Tyla told Vogue. That tension between polish and playfulness? Pure ’90s Chanel, when Lagerfeld paired tweed with fishnets to redefine
power dressing.
The Officewear Wars: Runway vs. Real Life
While Tyla served “club suit” energy outside, Chanel’s runway reinvented its signature suit:
- Textural clashes: Tweed met tulle overlays, turning office attire into red-carpet drama
- Proportional shifts: Floor-length skirts and off-the-shoulder necklines blurred work/life boundaries
- Sustainability flex: Recycled cashmere blends nodded to the brand’s 2025 carbon-neutral goal
Meanwhile, Paris’s “officecore” trend heated up:
- Stella McCartney staged her show in a functioning office (complete with free stationery)
- Balenciaga debuted “ruined suits” with intentional moth holes and crumpled textures
- Coperni sent AI-generated hologram models down the runway
Tyla’s outfit felt like a “sartorial reset button”—retaining the suit’s authority while using candy colors and statement jewelry to say, “Yes, I’m here to grind… but let’s have fun.”
Numbers Don’t Lie: Why ’90s Chanel Is Having a Moment
- Market demand: Vestiaire Collective reports a 230% surge in searches for 1990s Chanel pieces
- TikTok mania: #Chanel90s has 800M+ views, with users comparing Tyla’s look to Claudia Schiffer’s iconic runways
- Celebrity effect: Rihanna’s Super Bowl tweed suit revival caused resale prices to skyrocket 400%
As fashion historian Dominique Barrère notes: “Every generation needs its suit rebel. Lagerfeld did it with gender fluidity; Tyla’s doing it with millennial pink.”
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