Broad shoulders, a nipped-in waist, and sharp lines: the suit of the Spring‑Summer 2018 collection reveals a new silhouette. The iridescent ivory tweed jacket and skirt are trimmed with twisted braid. The structured jacket with a mandarin collar offers a clean, pared-down look. The fastenings are invisible, the pockets discreet, and the play of seams subtle: Karl Lagerfeld has stripped back the ornamentation to foreground the lines of the garment. The slightly flared three-quarter-length sleeves show off the stacked bracelets. The hem of the skirt falls halfway down the thigh, skimming the top of the transparent thigh boots.

By playing with the transparency and the sparkling effect of the materials, the aquatic influences reflect on the accessories of the Spring‑Summer 2018 collection.

The Spring‑Summer 2018 Ready-to-Wear collection.

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In a landscape of rocks and water imagined by Karl Lagerfeld, the sound of a waterfall resonates under the glass roof of the Grand Palais for the Spring‑Summer 2018 Ready‑to‑Wear collection.

Decor of the Spring-Summer 2018 Ready-to-Wear show.

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First images of the Spring‑Summer 2018 Ready‑to‑Wear collection, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

CHANEL's creative director chose the model Grace Elizabeth to present the looks from the Spring‑Summer 2018 Ready‑to‑Wear collection.

In conjunction with the retrospective show at the Grand Palais marking the centennial of the birth of Irving Penn, Frederico Martins is exhibiting a fashion series that pays tribute to the famous photographer. Staged in a spare setting, the model Katherine Konlin wears an embroidered silk tulle dress from the Fall‑Winter 2017/18 Ready‑to‑Wear collection.

Ruth Bell lensed by Camilla Akrans for Porter Magazine. She wears a wool and silver leather coat from the Fall‑Winter 2017/18 Ready‑to‑Wear collection.

The rounded, satin-lined necklines on dresses from the Fall‑Winter 2017/18 collection are inspired by the curves of space suits.

The collection is available in boutiques and on chanel.com