Earlier this month, the Place Vendme in Paris was transformed into a wheat field with an installation commissioned by street artist Gad Weil. This rural oasis was created to celebrate the launch of the French fashion house Chanel's Les de Chanel high-jewellery collection, inspired by the symbolism and prosperity of the wheat crops.

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pFrench fashion house Chanel, over the years, has been garnering a lot of attention with its fine jewellery collections, themed pearls, feathers and more. But this time around, we saw the maison literally andlsquo;harvestingandrsquo; the interest of fashion and jewellery connoisseurs with its recently-launched Les Blandeacute;s de Chanel high-jewellery collection./p
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pGabrielle andlsquo;Cocoandrsquo; Chanel was born in August, which is harvest time for farmers in France. For her, the sheaves of wheat not only symbolised prosperity, but also reminded her of her peasant roots. Her love for the crops is evident in her previous designs, as well as in the elements of her Rue Cambon apartment.andnbsp;/p pandnbsp;/p
pAn extension of her affinity is this new 62-piece collection inspired by the symbolism and prosperity of the wheat crops; it was unveiled at the Paris Couture Week this year. The unveiling coincided with an eye-catching week-long art installation commissioned at the Place Vendandocirc;me in Paris by street artist Gad Weil. The artist created a rural oasis amidst the prestigious square by planting over a million stalks of whea...