20-05-2025
Chopard's Universe Is an Enchanted Forest Filled With Fashion
CANNES, France — If Monday night's gala dinner is any indication, the universe of Chopard copresident and artistic director Caroline Scheufele is an enchanted forest.
The jewelry house's Universal Gala, held in Cannes Monday night, showcased its latest red carpet collection as well as Caroline's Couture, Scheufele's fashion line. The theme was 'Caroline's Universe' and to set the scene, she created a dreamy forest complete with nymphs lazing in the trees.
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Karolína Kurková was seated front row while taking a night off from the runway.
'I'm so excited for her. I think it's really very brave of her. It takes a lot of guts to step out of your comfort zone, and I really applaud her for that,' she said of Scheufele's foray into fashion design.
'She's seen so many beautiful designs over the years, and so to be able to design clothes that you know will complement correctly your jewelry designs, it actually makes sense. Knowing with certain necklaces, you need a lower V, a lower cut or a higher cut, so your design just goes hand in hand,' she said.
'I'm really proud of her for doing that, because fashion is not easy and she's doing it, and she's really enjoying it, and she's doing it in her own way,' Kurková added.
The model, dressed in Tony Ward, is a Cannes regular, and revels in the sheer craziness of it all. 'Cannes is definitely very special, and I'm glad to play dress-up. We get to wear amazing jewelry. We get to see fashion. We can be bold and big and glamorous and glitzy,' she said.
The fashion collection featured gold beaded skirts, wide-neck embellished suits, and gowns with necklines suited for jewelry. The strongest pieces emphasized beading and embroidery, particularly a full-length gold skirt, a black column gown with delicate beading, and more classic gowns with dip-dyed hems in contrasting colors.
Other guests included competition juror Halle Berry, who has been living it up this festival, Camera d'Or president Alba Rohrwacher, French influencer Lena Mahfouf, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Isabelle Huppert.
The show featured Helena Christensen, Chanel Iman and Eva Herzigova. Petra Nemcova and Shanina Shaik, wearing a black-and-white gown from Sabina Bilenko, also mingled in the crowd.
Scheufele complimented the bevy of supermodels. 'Everybody is beautiful tonight, actually you would be even without clothing,' she joked.
She thanked the crew that had turned an airplane hangar into a lush green fantasy, calling them 'magicians behind the scenes.' She'd seen it two days ago when there were still planes inside. Scheufele also had all the food trucked in from Germany from her favorite chef to please the guests' palates.
Philip Treacy constructed the headgear of Saturn ring-shaped hats and constellations of stars swirling halo-esque above the models' heads.
Scheufele saved her biggest thanks for her Cavalier King Charles spaniel Byron, and added a note of concern. 'I think we need to take better care of our planet,' she said, highlighting the forest theme.
Guests dined at two long tables that slithered through the length of the hangar, with the grass-covered runway the center of attention. Italian tenors entertained with opera in between courses, before everyone moved to a concert by Craig David and Ellie Goulding.
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