CHANEL SPRING / SUMMER 1995 'BARBIE COLLECTION' RED LYCRA SILVER RHINESTONE TWO PIECE BIKINI

Red stretch lycra bikini from Chanel’s Spring/Summer 1995 ready-to-wear runway show under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld.

“By 1995 good taste, which had always been associated with the house of Chanel, was no longer an immutable quality.” noted Laird Borelli Persson for Vogue, “Karl Lagerfeld liked it that way. No one seemed to enjoy pushing good taste to the edge of bad more, and he had a field day with this push and pull at his spring 1995 show. Models, teetering on Frederick’s of Hollywood–style platform sandals with spike heels, wore deconstructions of the classics. Abbreviated-midriff baring jackets weren’t all that shocking, but skirts with slits and zips designed to reveal matching tweed panties were piquant. Cheekier still were the bedazzled bras and thongs worn as bikinis or under fine black knits that hardly inhibited their sparkle. Corselet-like inserts on suits and as waistbands on skirts further played on the lingerie theme.That Lagerfeld was playing a game was suggested by his use of synthetics. Double C’s were appliquéd on clear totes; cellophane was used as a headdress; and a maxi-size Chanel bag, the pièce de résistance, was made of Astroturf. It would probably bring in a mint at auction today”.

This famous bikini can be found all throughout the runway and the ad campaign at the time, in several colourways on supermodels Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.

Sofia Richie wore the bikini to her big 'surprise' 21st birthday party at Encore Beach Club at Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday, August 24 2019 in Nevada. Sofia wore the rhinestoned bikini for the day party, which was being DJ’d by Alesso. She was joined by several friends on the trip, including Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Scott Disick. 

Katy Perry was spotted donning the same bikini at Pacha Nightclub in Ibiza, July 27th 2025

- Red

- Lycra

- Size: FR40 (runs smaller).

- Materials: Lycra, nylon.

- Made in France. 

From the personal collection of Sofia Richie Grainge