There was a hefty seasoning of masculine references – pinstripe trousers cropped to this season’s on-trend “high water” hemline, just above the anklebone, and sandals which laced up like brogues – although one model carried a clutch printed with the slogan, Feministe mais feminin. The protest theme was hinted at in accessories: a crystal-studded whistle worn as a pendant, nestling among strands of pearls a bag printed with the legend Make Fashion Not War. The first looks were almost psychedelic, with paint-splatter coats, rainbow tweeds and pastel tie-dye bags, worn with peacock-toned eyeshadow and flat gold shoes. 44 Slides Getty Images From the debut of the first ready-to-wear collection in 1978, Chanel can always be counted on for one of the most major runway spectacles of the season. View photos of the Chanel Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear Collection. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Supermodel Gisele Bundchen walked the runway in head-to-toe stripes for Spring/Summer 2015. See the entire collection from the Chanel Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear runway show. The mood this set was very different from the usual silent, single-file parade, which as a rule exudes about as much joie de vivre and personality as a queue for airport customs. The Spring/Summer 2015 Chanel catwalk included a finale protest complete with signs and model Cara Delevingne wielding a loudspeaker. The runway show for the spring summer Chanel ready-to-wear. Runway, backstage, and front-row footage from the Paris show.

To a soundtrack of Chaka Khan’s I’m Every Woman broadcast from transistor radios on classic Chanel gold chains, which swung from the young women’s shoulders like the brand’s signature 2.55 bags, models including Gisele Bündchen and Georgia May Jagger came in two or threes, smiling and chatting. A model on the runway at Chanel spring 2015 show in Grand Palais at Galerie Sud Est. for the French fashion and beauty house in their spring summer 2015 ad campaign. Watch the Chanel Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear fashion show footage from.

The Chanel fashion show Photograph: David Fisher/Rex

Chanel runway show spring 2015