Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.

PARIS–It was a little bit past 10:30pm on Tuesday night, and though the sun had just set, the sky was yet to completely darken. Despite the passing of a few clouds visible from the glass dome at the Grand Palais, the lights emitted from distant stars were hardly visible on the horizon. Under the glass ceiling, Chanel had erected its own version of the famous Place Vendôme, with a tall black tube of circular lights wrapped in sheer fabrics and surrounded by a black wooden mock up of the jewelry shops on the square. Neon lights served as window frames and white lights as distant stars.

In just a blink, the stage darkened and the streetlights along the walkway were turned on and a model emerged wearing a grey tweed skirt suit with an hourglass shaped jacket that flared above the hips. After a few seasons in which the classic Chanel tweed suits retreated slightly in favor of dresses and mixed dressing, in this show the suit again dominated. It was an ode to Chanel style over the decades.