This photo, illustrates Coco Chanel with the Russian dancer Serge Lifar in the 1930s. It perfectly reflects our vision of casual elegance. Elegance isn’t just about clothes. It’s a state of mind, an attitude, a confidence in the outfit you wear and a feeling of well-being with your outfit. This feeling of relaxation, we also perceive it thanks to the decor: outdoors, on the beach, with a few trees in the background. It’s hard not to feel comfortable. We pay attention to the high-waisted trousers, side by side, one white and one that we can imagine rather grey, they both have a similar line.
This notion of casual elegance is materialized by comfortable trousers, high-waisted, they draw two slender silhouettes, despite the volume of the pants. There is no women’s style or men’s style. The rule is much simpler: high-waisted pants and a comfortable leg that creates a line, rather than trying to get closer to the body.