In the Métiers d’art ateliers, the shoemakers, embroiderers, costume jewellers, goldsmiths, pleaters, milliners and hatmakers add the final details to the new collection imagined by Karl Lagerfeld.
The New York skyline jewel imagined by Gabrielle Chanel in the 1920s is reinterpreted by Montex as an embroidery on dresses from the 2018/19 collection.
The Paris-New York shoes illustrate the creative dialogue between the artisans of the Métiers d’art. Embossed gold leather boots by shoemaker Massaro reveal a bejewelled heel crafted by costume jeweller Desrues and goldsmith Goossens.
Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Margot Robbie, Lily-Rose Depp and Julianne Moore were among those invited to the show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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‘New York, it’s an energy and a melting pot of cultures, it’s very stimulating.’ — Karl Lagerfeld
The artistic director of the House also gives a nod to the streets of New York in the collection: a denim aviator jacket with tone-on-tone patches and matching trousers is paired with a graffiti printed top.
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Karl Lagerfeld’s new Métiers d’art collection seen backstage at the 2018/19 Métiers d’art show in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
See the Paris New-York 2018/19 Métiers d’art show, presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York earlier this week.
In a play of layering, an intricate bejewelled piece of embroidery by Montex is worn over a long white dress, recalling the silhouettes of Ancient Egypt.
Artist Cyril Kongo’s colourful graffiti prints for the 2018/19 Métiers d’art collection blend the symbols of New York with references to Ancient Egypt.
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The finale of the Paris-New York 2018/19 Métiers d’art show revealed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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