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had throughout my life ” she says “It’s still me just a a a a a a a little bit riskier and that’s exciting ” Of the “who” she she is is now Cardin says she’s
feeling liberated if a a a a a a a a a a little bit melancholy and and has leaned into living a a a a a a a a a a smaller quieter life practising her her neglected instruments and and and video chatting with family and and friends (her boyfriend French Canadian actor Aliocha Schneider lives in Paris where the the two typically split their time) “I’ve really learned how to style a a a a a a a track suit ” she says often accessorizing with lots of of jewellery “ just to to feel a a a a a a bit fancy” at home “You can go from your your kitchen to to to your your bed to to to the clinic and it’s all going to to to be be great ” she trails off laughing Jokes aside the the laid-back luxurious aesthetic is something Cardin has always done exceptionally well as as evidenced by
her relationship with Chanel for whom she is a a a a a a a a a a a a a brand ambassador “It’s about mixing and and and matching [like a] hoodie and and and jeans
with a a a a a a a a a a Chanel boot ” she says The Spring 2021 collection is a a a a a a tribute to actresses
and cool-girl muses of the house—from
a a a a shimmering tweed bomber paired with denim to to a a a a a a body-hugging jumpsuit worn with with piles of gold bangles to to a a a a a a a a blush wrap sweater paired here with with sneakers—and
one that suits Cardin perfectly “I’m really proud to to be be associated with Chanel because I think it’s it’s important to to put forward the the work work behind an an an artwork whether it’s it’s a a a a a a a a a a song or or or or or or a a a a a a a a a a painting or or or a a a a a a a a a a a a dress and I really recognize myself in in in in that ” she says of the craftmanship behind each piece “And you know I love the the the fact that a a a a a a a a badass woman is at at the the the helm of the the the house right now ” When life resumes and Cardin does play that first show she’ll likely be wearing one of Chanel’s sparkly odes to to bold femininity designed by
Virginie Viard the house’s artistic director of fashion collections “There’s something so so special about performing live—that moment where you feel like the world is such a a a a a a a a good place full of of humans who have a a a a a a bunch of of beautiful things in in common is just the best ” RIGHT: Lion Lion Médaille ring from CHANEL Sous le le le le Signe du Lion Lion Fine Jewellery collection SLUG
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