See all the celebrity brides who tied the knot in a Chanel wedding dress over the years
The “Chanel bride” has earned a legendary reputation on the runway. Few models command as much attention as the one who closes Chanel’s haute couture fashion show in a breathtaking wedding dress—a tradition started by none other than former Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Since the late ‘80s, the honour of being a Chanel bride has been reserved for fashion’s It-girls, ranging from models like Claudia Schiffer, Cara Delevingne and Linda Evangelista, to Chanel’s celebrity friends like Kendall Jenner and Lily-Rose Depp. But, over the years, the tradition has also gone beyond the runway, thanks to an array of glamorous celebrities like Sofia Richie and Lily Allen who have tied the knot as real-life Chanel brides.
Below, we take a look of some of the famous brides who chose to wear a Chanel wedding dress on their big day.
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1. Sofia Richie
The most talked-about Chanel bride of the moment is Sofia Richie, who recently tied the knot with music executive Elliot Grainge at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes.
The model and influencer walked down the aisle in a custom Chanel bridal gown from the French fashion brand’s fall/winter 2023 collection, designed by Virginie Viard. The sleeveless dress, which Richie described as “magic”, was crafted from lace and sequins, and spilled out into a dramatic train. Her veil, attached to her chignon, was just as long. Richie’s Chanel dress also featured a lace halter neckline, proving, once again, the popularity of high necklines (both Jennifer Lopez and Naomi Biden famously championed this bridal trend at their own weddings recently).
