Chanel Couture
Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Chanel Couture

There were two shows going on at Chanel couture offering. The first was a demonstration of fine jewellery of the kind only Karl Lagerfeld could pull off. The second was his couture collection. In the centre of the room was placed the Chanel Casino where a very select group of gamblers made their bets on the roulette wheel […]
Read MoreSpring/Summer 2015 Chanel Couture

IT was a paper jungle in the round for Karl Lagerfeld’s couture offering, opened by Chanel gardeners with their waterless cans in khaki and a straw version of the hats he had embellished with tulle for the show. The clothes were light in an extraordinary medley of fabrics that only Chanel is capable of creating […]
Read MoreAutumn/Winter 2014-15 Chanel Couture

WE’RE used to seeing the grandest of sets from Mr Lagerfeld when it comes to a Chanel show (his supermarket sweep for ready-to-wear being one of his most memorable yet), but today this was all pared right back down for a space in the Grand Palais that was simply a white room accompanied by a virtual fireplace […]
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