11/13/2009

CHANEL PARIS SHANGHAI

The first video of the diary of the collection

Chanel travels to Shanghai for the opening of the new boutique at the Peninsula hotel on November 25th and to
present its Paris Shanghai fashion show on December 3rd.

The diary of the Paris Shanghai collection, from the first fittings in Paris to the show in Shanghai on December 3rd, will be
on www.chanel-paris-shanghai.com.

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11/09/2009

CHANEL IN SHANGHAI

THE COMING MÉTIERS D'ART COLLECTION WILL BE SHOWN IN SHANGHAI
ON DECEMBER 3RD, WILL COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW CHANEL BOUTIQUE.
11/09/2009

EPHEMERAL TATTOOS

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010
10/30/2009

THE NEW HANDBAG LINE CHANEL COCO COCOON

EPISODE 3

Gwen Stefani [ More ]
10/30/2009

VIP AT THE READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010 FASHION SHOW
19/10/2009

SPY CAMERA

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010
10/06/2009

EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: LILY ALLEN AT THE REHEARSAL

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010
10/06/2009

BACKSTAGE AT THE SHOW

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010

[ More ]
10/06/2009

FITTINGS WITH LILY ALLEN THE DAY BEFORE THE READY-TO-WEAR
SPRING-SUMMER 2010 SHOW

LILY WORE A DRESS SPECIALLY DESIGNED BY KARL LAGERFELD EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD AND BLACK SEQUINS
AND DECORATED WITH FEATHERS FROM MAISON LEMARIÉ.

[ More ]
10/06/2009

THE SHOW

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010

The Chanel 2010 summer is one of bucolic and rural light-heartedness. For this cheerful fashion show, Karl Lagerfeld
installed a reproduction of a farm scene complete with barn, haystacks, and flower garlands in the heart of the Grand Palais,
using Fragonard's artworks and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet at Versailles as his inspiration. In this idyllic décor, the Chanel
models appeared in step with the joyous rhythms of this country farandole, which ended in a surprise concert by Lily Allen,
who appeared in a flowery cabin from underneath the set.

The dusted colors of this summer collection are like those of the show's atmosphere, made up of natural whites, creams,
beiges, but also pink, coral and pale orange. The dresses have transparent elements, muslin veils, and pleats which
heighten the waistline and enhance the silhouette. Leather clogs with studded heels and small baskets adorned with
flowers and ones made of wicker and hessian accessorize the silhouettes. [ More ]
10/06/2009

COCO CHANEL'S APARTMENT

EPISODE 3: WHEAT AND CREATIVITY

As a symbol of prosperity, wheat is a recurrent theme in Mademoiselle Chanel's apartment. She made it her lucky charm,
like a subtle metaphor for creativity that never ends...

In each room of the apartment, wheat makes an appearance: as a brass bouquet, in gilded wood on the sitting-room
fireplace, as gilded sheaves for a table leg, or even as a simple blade painted for Mademoiselle by Dali.

Karl Lagerfeld in turn "sprinkled" ears of wheat throughout his Spring-Summer 2010 collection: showers of golden wheat
ears were embroidered or cropped up on chain belts, bracelets, headbands, necklaces and shirt fronts.
10/06/2009

FRONT ROW

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010

[ More ]
10/06/2009

MAKING OF THE READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010 PRESS KIT

STUDIO 7L , SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

[ More ]
10/06/2009

FASHION GOES GREEN

READY-TO-WEAR SPRING-SUMMER 2010

There was a bucolic, pastoral feel to the Grand Palais for Chanel's Ready-To-Wear Spring-Summer 2010 show, as
designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Against a stunning backdrop of gold and green straw, wood and wild grasses, models
moved around a 9-metre high barn in a very "organic-generation" setting.

"I spent my childhood in the countryside. You hear a lot about the environment these days. I thought it would be interesting
to put a fashion twist on it", said Karl Lagerfeld.
Proof that fashion and the environment can go hand in hand.
10/05/2009

THE NEW HANDBAG LINE CHANEL COCO COCOON

EPISODE 2: SNAPSHOT

All videos are online on www.chanelcocococoon.com Receive the podcasts: subscribe on iTunes
10/05/2009

KARL'S DIARY: 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GERMAN VOGUE

CLAUDIA SCHIFFER AS ROSEMARIE NITRIBITT
10/05/2009

KARL'S DIARY: 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GERMAN VOGUE

EDITA VILKEVICIUTE AS ANITA BERBER
09/15/2009

THE NEW HANDBAG LINE CHANEL COCO COCOON

EPISODE 1: THE MAKING OF THE CAMPAIGN WITH LILY ALLEN, STUDIO 7L IN PARIS

The British singer Lily Allen proves to be perfect for the launch the new Coco Cocoon handbag line. She naturally won over
Karl Lagerfeld. His photographs fully illustrate the style that marries the star and her bag. "She is extremely inspiring and
is completely taken with the bags - with her typical English casualness!"

The Chanel Coco Cocoon collection will be released on October 3rd.

Subscribe to the RSS feed to catch the next episodes on Chanel News. [ More ]
09/04/2009

WINTERTALE

MAKING OF THE 2009/10 FALL-WINTER READY-TO-WEAR CAMPAIGN

[ More ]
07/30/2009

COCO CHANEL'S APARTMENT

EPISODE 2: THE FROG AND ITS PENDANT

A gift to Gabrielle Chanel from Jacques Chazot, a famous dancer from the Opéra-Comique and well-known member of
glittering Paris society, this frog with its open mouth, a symbol of good luck in Asia, was initially part of the decorations of
a fountain before the designer decided to plate it in gold. She even let her guests believe that it was made from solid gold.
One day, as Parisian designer Hubert de Givenchy was having tea with Gabrielle Chanel in her apartment at
31 rue Cambon, he found a pendant that had fallen from the chandelier in the living room, and placed it delicately
in the frog's mouth. Mademoiselle Chanel decided to keep the frog with its crystal pendant.
23/07/2009

SHOOT BY KARL LAGERFELD IN PARIS

FOR THE SPRING-SUMMER 2010 PRE COLLECTION WITH BAPTISTE GIABICONI AND LARA STONE
07/07/2009

HAUTE COUTURE FALL-WINTER 2009/10

MYSTERY AND MINIMALISM

For next winter's Haute Couture collection, Karl Lagerfeld chose to combine extremely pure silhouettes, which evoke
"unencumbered graphic effects and asymmetric lines" in addition to the magic of faces veiled in tulle embroidered with
studs and crystals. "It's a coquettish veil that creates mystery... It can be quite nice to see and not be able to be seen,"
as the designer explains.

For this collection Karl Lagerfeld also imagined trails attached to the shoulders or to the waist of tweed jackets and
dresses. "They are extensions of the silhouette with evening attitude. It's all about the perfect proportions and lightness."

The discreet luxury of this graphic Couture collection plays on the opulence of the embroidery and the precious nature of
the fabrics: muslin dresses, delicate draping and suggestions of skin under embroidered lace, folded and ruffled as a
reminder of the traditional dress of the Versailles court. Day and night, Karl Lagerfeld's deep black silhouettes are
punctuated by sudden flashes of white, gold, red and fuchsia. [ More ]
07/07/2009

ICONIC DECOR

HAUTE COUTURE FALL-WINTER 2009/10 COLLECTION

Karl Lagerfeld chose the dusk light at the Grand Palais in Paris to present his Chanel Fall-Winter 2009/10 Haute Couture
collection. Over a white decor, divided into squares by black lines, four gigantic Chanel N°5 perfume bottles veered towards
the sky. "What could be more mythical than a Chanel jacket and N°5?" adds Karl Lagerfeld, who brought together the two
icons for his Couture show. [ More ]
06/30/2009

LILY ALLEN, THE FACE OF CHANEL

CAMPAIGN FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW HANDBAG LINE
CHANEL COCO COCOON IN OCTOBER 2009
06/30/2009

MAISON MICHEL

THE FALL-WINTER 2009/10 COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHED BY KARL LAGERFELD

Mélanie Laurent [ More ]
06/30/2009

CHANEL IN MOSCOW

DISPLAY OF THE PARIS-MOSCOU COLLECTION AT THE PODIUM BOUTIQUE IN
THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL
06/26/2009

PARIS-MOSCOU: DRAWINGS OF THE METIERS D'ART COLLECTION BY
THE RUSSIAN MODEL SASHA PIVAVOROVA ON THE OCCASION OF THE
FASHION SHOW IN MOSCOW, THE CITY WHERE SHE WAS BORN

"MY DRAWINGS WERE INSPIRED BY THE JOY OF SEEING FAIRYTALE CHARACTERS COMING TO LIFE IN ONE OF THE
MAIN THEATRES OF MOSCOW."

[ More ]
06/26/2009

THE CHANEL APPLICATION FOR YOUR IPHONE

A NEW UPDATE FOR
THE 2009/10 CRUISE COLLECTION

The application contains videos and photos of the latest show, individual shots of the latest looks and accessories,
as well as points of sale. The iPhone's touch-screen functions allow the user to zoom in on the photos for a
detailed view. The application also includes a link to the latest exclusive CHANEL NEWS features.To download it,
visit the App Store. You need to have iTunes on your computer and an iPhone or iPod Touch. If you have
already downloaded the CHANEL application, the update will be available automatically.
06/11/2009

KARL LAGERFELD, CONDUCTOR OF THE LATEST SHOW IN VENICE

"FASHION AND MUSIC ARE EQUIVALENT, THEY MATCH VERY WELL: BOTH ARE EXPRESSIONS OF THEIR TIME"
06/11/2009

SOMETHING À LA MODE

BRINGS A TOUCH OF BAROQUE ELECTRO TO THE
2009/10 CRUISE SHOW IN VENICE: VIOLIN, CELLO AND MINIMALIST ELECTRO

SomethingALaMode, or SALM for its fans, set the musical scene for the show with a performance worthy of a classical orchestra and a top class DJ. The two worlds are not the slightest bit contradictory for Thomas Roussel and Yannick Grandjean who, after devoting their days to their strict classical training, turned into dedicated clubbers at night. The result of their encounter is a debut album called 'électro-cordes' which expertly mixes the clanging violins of "RondoParisiano", as baroque as they come (featuring Karl Lagerfeld), and the heady bubbles of "5 AM".
06/11/2009

VENICE - LA SERENISSIMA

[ More ]
06/10/2009

MOSCOU THROUGH THE EYES OF MICHEL GAUBERT,
SOUND STYLIST FOR CHANEL

Moscow was at its best to welcome us two week ago. Blue sky, bright sunshine, comrades standing to attention; Leonid
made sure I avoided revolutionary sunstroke by lending me his cap.

An original Moscow, the meeting of Chanel and Russia at the Maly Theatre, a gorgeous setting from Tsarist times
transformed into a cinema for the showing of Karl Lagerfeld's film, "Coco 1913 - Chanel 1923", followed by a cabaret with
Maria, Anabela, Irina, Sasha, Angelika, Tatyana, Natasha and Vlada; the letter A on the runway punctuated by the sound of
Terem Quartet's giant balalaika. [ More ]
05/29/2009

PARIS-MOSCOU IN MOSCOU

BACKSTAGE PHOTOGRAPHED BY EMANUELE SCORCELLETTI

[ More ]
05/29/2009

PARIS-MOSCOU AFTERSHOW

After the show, guests headed to the PODIUM Concept Store, real moscovite fashion establishment.
For one month Chanel created an ephemeral boutique highlighting the most emblematic pieces of the collection. [ More ]
05/29/2009

PARIS-MOSCOU AT THE MALY THEATER

PHOTOS BY EMANUELE SCORCELLETTI

After presenting in Paris last December the "Paris Moscou" Metiers d'Art collection, Chanel chose the Maly Theater for
an exclusive presentation in Russia on May 29th.
An outstanding event since it was also Karl Lagerfeld's first visit to Moscou. [ More ]
05/29/2009

"PARIS-MOSCOU" HANDBAGS

KARL LAGERFELD REINTERPRETS RUSSIA'S ICONS: A SOVIET
EDITION OF THE "2.55" HANDBAG ADORNED WITH JEWEL SYMBOLS OF RUSSIAN HISTORY, AND THE TRADITIONAL
MATRIOCHKA AS AN ENAMEL BRACELET BAG IN THE COLORS AND WITH THE ICONS OF CHANEL.

[ More ]
05/29/2009

KARL LAGERFELD SPEAKS ABOUT THE 2009/10 CRUISE COLLECTION
05/29/2009

KARL'S DIARY

THE PARIS-MOSCOU COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN PARIS
SHOOT FOR VOGUE RUSSIA

[ More ]
05/27/2009

A BALLET FOR KARL LAGERFELD

FILMED IN THE HAUTE COUTURE SALON AT 31 RUE CAMBON BY KARL LAGERFELD

Karl Lagerfeld has designed an exclusive costume for the 'The Dying Swan' as part of the English National Ballet's season
of Ballets Russes at Sadler's Wells in London in June 2009. [ More ]
05/24/2009

CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 62^ND CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

ISABELLE HUPPERT AND ROBIN WRIGHT PENN CHOSE TO WEAR CHANEL FOR THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS MOMENT
OF THE FESTIVAL: THE AWARDS CEREMONY.

[ More ]
05/13-05/24/2009

FITTINGS AT THE CHANEL SUITE

During the two weeks of the Cannes Film Festival, actresses dropped by the CHANEL suite for their fittings before
walking up the red carpet. [ More ]
05/21/2009

PERSONAL TRANSPORTER AT THE AMFAR GALA

Once again this year Chanel participated in the annual AMFAR dinner held during the Cannes Film Festival, at the
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, and hosted by Sharon Stone and Bill Clinton. The CHANEL personal transporter was
auctioned off for $65000 by two new auctioneers, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson.
05/14/2009

THE 2009/10 CRUISE SHOW PHOTOGRAPHED BY OLIVIER ZAHM

COCO ON THE LIDO

For the Cruise 2009/10 collection, Karl Lagerfeld was inspired by the Venetian society of the 1930s and the esthetics of
Visconti's legendary films "Death in Venice". The looks fused the vibrant Venetian reds of the Renaissance, Fortuny's prints,
and the chiaroscuro technique of the great Italian masters. [ More ]
05/14/2009

RINKO, ANNA, VITTORIA, KASIA & KARL

CRUISING IN VENICE

[ More ]
05/13/2009

2009/10 CRUISE SHOW - VENICE, MAY 14TH 2009

EPISODE 4
05/12/2009

2009/10 CRUISE SHOW - VENICE, MAY 14TH 2009

EPISODE 3
05/11/2009

2009/10 CRUISE SHOW - VENICE, MAY 14TH 2009

EPISODE 2
05/11/2009

COCO CHANEL'S APARTMENT

EPISODE 1: UNDER THE SIGN OF THE LION

Born a Leo on the 19th of August, 1883, Gabrielle Chanel surrounded herself with models of lions in wood, silver, bronze
or alabaster for her apartment at 31 rue Cambon. The lion became a timeless biographical seal on numerous of her
creations. "August 19th is my birthday. I was born under the sign of Leo. I am a Leo and, like a lion, I use my claws to
prevent people from doing me harm, but, believe me, I suffer more from scratching than from being scratched."
The lion is also the symbol of the city of Venice, most notably the lion at Saint Mark's Square, the protective emblem
of Doge's Palace. Coco Chanel fell in love with the city when she went for the first time, a voyage made in attempt to ease
the pain of the sudden death of her lover, Boy Capel, in December 1919.
Karl Lagerfeld has decided to go back to Venice to present the Cruise 2009/10 collection.
05/07/2009

2009/10 CRUISE SHOW - VENICE, MAY 14TH 2009

EPISODE 1
05/07/2009

A VIDEO OF THE 2009/10 FALL-WINTER READY-TO-WEAR ACCESSORIES

A DELICATE SURGE OF LIGHT PINK AND GREEN JADE IN A COLLECTION OF ART DECO ACCESSORIES
05/07/2009

KARL'S DIARY

A FASHION SHOOT FOR THE MAY 2009 ISSUE OF AMERICAN ELLE FEATURING
FRENCH ACTRESS AND SINGER NORA ARNEZEDER
04/23/2009

THE 2009 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

THE FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER HOSTED BY CHANEL AT NEW YORK RESTAURANT ODEON IN SUPPORT OF THE ARTIST PROGRAM

[ More ]
FALL-WINTER 2009/10 PRE COLLECTION

FITTING ROOM FOLLIES, A SHORT FILM BY KARL LAGERFELD
04/14/2009

MADEMOISELLE

A BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY DOUGLAS KIRKLAND ON COCO CHANEL DURING THE SUMMER OF 1962 WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KARL LAGERFELD AND EDITED BY STEIDL

[ More ]
04/14/2009

24 HOURS WITH FREIDA PINTO

AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE FILM SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, THE YOUNG INDIAN ACTRESS MET WITH KARL LAGERFELD, WENT TO THE CHANEL READY-TO-WEAR FASHION SHOW AND AN EVENT IN THE HAUTE COUTURE SALON...

[ More ]
04/14/2009

LA MAISON LESAGE

ONE OF THE GREAT INSTITUTIONS OF PARISIAN COUTURE

Ever since his company became part of the Chanel family in 2002, François Lesage has retained his position as the key
supplier to all the great names in fashion, and, for Karl Lagerfeld, an irreplaceable partner. Every season, Karl Lagerfeld,
admired by François Lesage for "his intelligence, culture and creativity" hands over the sketches and ideas on which he
bases his work. [ More ]
04/01/2009

FASTES DE COUR & CÉRÉMONIES ROYALES

EUROPEAN COURT COSTUME 1650-1800 AT THE CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES

For the first time, an exhibition has been dedicated to the fashions of the great European monarchies from the 17th century
to the beginning of the 19th century. Presented at the Palace of Versailles, for which it was exclusively curated, this exhibition
brings together more than 200 works, including royal pomp and ceremonial costumes, jewellery and jewels, as well as
paintings depicting court scenes. "The golden age of court costume was under Louis XIV," explains Karl Lagerfeld,
"Versailles is therefore the most ideal and magical place to exhibit fashions from a world and a lifestyle that are
impossible to imagine today."

This exhibition, created with the patronage of CHANEL, will be held until 28 June 2009. [ More ]
2009 SPRING-SUMMER

MAKING OF THE ACCESSORIES PHOTO SHOOT

[ More ]
03/31/2009

CHÉRI, A NOVEL BY COLETTE

This novel, written by Colette in 1920, is part of Karl Lagerfeld's literary collection. The book is a great source of inspiration
for the pictures in the 2009 Spring-Summer Accessories Catalogue, which portrays a woman (Jerry Hall) and her much
younger lover (Baptiste Giabiconi). 'Chéri' tells the story of Léa de Lonval, a former courtesan who, approaching fifty, falls in
love with a young dandy, Fred Peloux, going by the name 'chéri'. The son of a rich courtesan, this handsome young man of
25 lives surrounded and pampered by eccentric and liberal demimondaines, typical of the 1920s. Idle and narcissistic, he
lives six years of passion with this glamorous woman, who passes on all her experience to him. He then leaves her to wed
Edmée, the very young daughter of a rich friend of his mother's. The passion and disillusionment of this short story portrays
a certain social milieu of the Paris 'Belle Epoque' — a milieu well known to Colette and Mademoiselle Chanel during those
carefree years.
2009 SPRING-SUMMER

JERRY HALL

INTERVIEW WITH KARL LAGERFELD

[ More ]
03/12/2009

BARBIE & KEN BY KARL LAGERFELD

BARBIE DRESSED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE DESIGNER FOR HER 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Karl Lagerfeld : "For me, Barbie is fun and she is touching in a way, with her naive beauty that she has represented for so many decades without really changing."

Exhibition at Colette in Paris from March 9th to 28th, 2009. [ More ]
03/10/2009

ANOTHER FASHION BOOK

EVENT FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE BOOK BY JEFFERSON HACK
CHANEL 31 RUE CAMBON

[ More ]
03/10/2009

CHANEL "BELLE BRUMMELLE"

2009/10 FALL-WINTER READY-TO-WEAR

[ More ]
03/10/2009

FRONT ROW

2009/10 FALL-WINTER READY-TO-WEAR

[ More ]
03/10/2009

SHOW DÉCOR

2009/10 FALL-WINTER READY-TO-WEAR

For this collection, staged at the Grand Palais, Karl Lagerfeld designed a minimalist and purified décor. It was made up of
a succession of eight white spaces and a contrasting black lacquered floor — a combination which could just as easily evoke
a vast contemporary apartment, an art gallery or Chanel's couture salons on the rue Cambon. Door frames in the white spaces
allowed for movement throughout the blocks and for the models to cross one another weaving down the runway, breaking from
the traditionally linear movement of fashion shows. [ More ]
03/10/2009

MOBILE ART VIRTUAL WALKTHROUGH

To watch the full version, visit www.chanel-mobileart.com
03/06/2009

MOBILE ART

PRESSE RELEASE

The artistic adventure Mobile Art CHANEL Contemporary Art Container by Zaha Hadid has been discontinued after Hong Kong,
Tokyo and New York. The image that such an event would have conveyed in the next cities would no longer have been in the
spirit of the times.

An unprecedented travelling aesthetic experience, Mobile Art was greeted with great enthusiasm and curiosity the world over
during 2008. The delight expressed by the 100,000 visitors was shared by the positive acclaim of the international press in its
extensive coverage of this event.

A new form of exhibition conceived as a sensorial voyage, Mobile Art gave the quilted bag, icon of CHANEL's heritage, its own
means of expression by confronting it with contemporary creation. Some 20 works inspired by the quilted bag were exhibited in
the heart of a mobile pavilion specially created by the renowned architect Zaha Hadid at the request of Karl Lagerfeld. Together,
the collision of these original and unusual points of view renewed the vision of the CHANEL universe.

A utopia created by a total work of art, Mobile Art will remain a great achievement and a global success, reaffirming with force
CHANEL's attachment to creativity and to the avant-garde.
02/24/2009

COCO CHANEL ON THE BIG SCREEN

TWO MOVIES TO COME

Two feature films dedicated to her life will be coming out this year: "Coco before Chanel", a movie by Anne Fontaine
staring Audrey Tautou, and "Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky", directed by Jan Kounen with Anna Mouglalis as
Mademoiselle Chanel during her relationship with one of the most influential composers of the XXth century.
2009 SPRING-SUMMER

VILHELM HAMMERSHoI

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE READY-TO-WEAR CAMPAIGN

[ More ]
JANUARY 2009

KARL'S DIARY

DIANE KRUGER ON THE STREETS OF PARIS, SHOOT FOR GERMAN AMICA
January 2009

LAS VEGAS

NEW CHANEL BOUTIQUE

This new Chanel boutique is located between two Las Vegas palaces: theHotel Wynn and the Hotel Encore. With its
gold and beige interior, it is an homage to Mademoiselle Chanel's 31 rue Cambon apartment.

The American architect Peter Marino avoided the kitch clichés of Las Vegas by following a certain rigor and a simple
geometry inspired by the 30's, perpetuating the elegant style of Chanel. The boutique also includes an area entirely
dedicated to exotic leather handbags. For the opening, the window installation was based on Paris-Moscou, the
latest Métiers d'Art collection. [ More ]
01/27/2009

MONOCHROME WHITE

CHANEL 2009 SPRING-SUMMER HAUTE COUTURE

The last Chanel Haute Couture collection is like a new beginning: "A white page," says Karl Lagerfeld, "a linear and
timeless graphic interpretation. It's like a starting point for the story of this new era, for which all the details still need to
be written. That is why I chose paper as the theme for the couture collection this season." The strong connection between
Karl Lagerfeld and this theme gives this collection its intensity, "It's also the fabric that I prefer most... I love paper! Everything
begins on paper. Without paper I would be lost!"

This collection is minimal and extremely sophisticated. All of the luxurious details, from the embroidery to the fabric, are
more suggested than overt. "It's the new modesty" according to Karl Lagerfeld. These pure, graphic silhouettes often
combine two elements: a short top and a straight skirt, both highlighted by lightness and fluidity. The skirts have discrete slits.
The removable cap sleeves conceal the shoulders and allow for freedom of movement.

This monochrome collection is first and foremost a "game of lines and shapes," continues the designer. Underneath the
geometry and purity of the cuts, it's the floral explosion of the embroidery and the minute details that discretely color this
collection. The floral theme is found in the white roses and daisies, with embroidered flowers and petals from the ateliers of
Lemarié and Lesage. It is also the inspiration for the sumptuous hairpieces that the Japanese artist Katsuya Kamo created
for the collection. "There is something similar between a flower petal and a sheet of paper" says Karl Lagerfeld. [ More ]
01/27/2009

« POP-UP » DÉCOR

CHANEL 2009 SPRING-SUMMER HAUTE COUTURE

Underneath the glass roof of the Cambon-Capucines pavilion was like a giant pop-up book made of white paper. The
grandiose décor was made up of monochrome arrangements of roses, daisies, leaves and petals winding their way up
and around the room's 32 impressive columns and draped over the railings of the entry stairway where the models appeared.
Not to mention the 84 round tables with their tablecloths and paper bouquets. All in all, there were 7000 handmade paper
flowers, which took a total of 4800 hours of work to assemble. 4000 m2 of paper were needed to create these ephemeral
sculptures, all in one color, or more aptly the non-color of preference for Mlle Chanel: "Women think about all colors, except
the absence of color. For me black has everything. So does white. They are absolute beauty. They are the perfect match.
Dress a woman in white or in black at a ball and all eyes will be upon her." [ More ]
01/27/2009

GUESTS AT THE SHOW

CHANEL 2009 SPRING-SUMMER HAUTE COUTURE

[ More ]
2009 SPRING-SUMMMER

MAKING OF THE READY-TO-WEAR CAMPAIGN

A HOUSE IN VERMONT

As soon as Karl Lagerfeld saw the house in Vermont he knew he had found the setting for the next Chanel ad campaign.
It is a typical New England wooden house, set on the banks of Lake Champlain, with a severe and puritan look that makes
it seem like the house has been frozen in the mid 19th century. As the designer put it: "I love this house, it is so Emily Dickinson," referring to the tormented romanticism of the American poet from Massachusetts whose work went unrecognized during her lifetime. [ More ]
01/09/2009

PARIS-MOSCOU

THE KEY SILHOUETTE OF THE COLLECTION

For this season's Métiers d'Art collection, dedicated to the link between Paris and Moscow, Karl Lagerfeld was inspired
by early 20th century Russian pictorial avant-garde.
Virginie Viard, the Creative Studio Director at Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld's right-hand woman, selected and decoded the
details of a key silhouette from the collection, "this black taffeta dress plays with the contrast between geometrical beveled
architecture and the delicacy of tulle frills. The magnificent embroidered piece, made by the Atelier Lesage (over 110 hours
of work) is directly inspired by Liobov Popova's painting, "Painterly Architectonics, 1918-19". On the shoulders, the black
ottoman coat is cut at the waist for greater freedom of movement. Its volume is also a reminder of constructivist architecture.
The shearling shapka, made by the Maison Michel, is rimmed with bead fringes and a minutely detailed golden crown.
I would say that this silhouette connects the two faces of Moscow: the splendor of a prestigious heritage and the boldness
of the esthetic revolution."
The painting that inspired this dress is part of the exhibition "Russian Avant-Garde in the Costakis collection" at the
Musée Maillol in Paris, until March 2nd 2009.
12/22/2008

THE FIRST MOVIE BY KARL LAGERFELD

COCO 1913 - CHANEL 1923

At a time when several movies about Mademoiselle Chanel's life are being made, Karl Lagerfeld adds his personal touch by
directing his first movie for the Paris-Moscou show. The designer was behind every detail: from the script to the set, as well as
the casting and the editing. [ More ]
12/05/2008

THE SHORT FILM CHANEL PARIS-MOSCOU BY KARL LAGERFELD
12/03/2008

PARIS-MOSCOU 2008-2009 AFTER SHOW

AT THE RANELAGH THEATER

[ More ]
12/03/2008

THE PARIS-MOSCOU 2008-2009 SHOW DECOR

ATMOSPHERE OF A RUSSIAN CABARET

This year's Metiers d'Art collection, "Paris-Moscou" has been dedicated to the capital of a country and a culture that
fascinated Gabrielle Chanel. For the presentation, Karl Lagerfeld chose the confidential Theatre Le Ranelagh in the sixteenth
district of Paris. At the theater's entrance, beautiful constructivist-style posters were hung up on the walls, announcing the
show's arrival to the theater. After the fashion event, the theater was transformed into a Russian cabaret, complete with a
Slavic orchestra and vodka, while Karl Lagerfeld conducted his interviews on the stage. [ More ]