FRANCE: Kanye West, Rihanna, and Olsen Twins join Karl Lagerfeld for his 2008 autumn/winter Chanel collection at Paris fashion Week

Record ID: 197383

  • Title: FRANCE: Kanye West, Rihanna, and Olsen Twins join Karl Lagerfeld for his 2008 autumn/winter Chanel collection at Paris fashion Week
  • Date: 5th March 2008
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FEBRUARY 29, 2008) (REUTERS) WIDE OF GUESTS CAROUSEL IN THE MIDDLE MODEL WEARING GREY WOOLLEN DRESS AND HAT MODEL WEARING CHEQUERED LONG SKIRT AND JACKET WIDE OF CATWALK MODEL WEARING BLACK SHIRT AND JACKET MODEL WEARING BLACK SKIRT WITH SHORT-SLEEVED TOP MODEL WEARING BLACK DRESS MODEL WEARING LONG BLUE DRESS MODEL WEARING GREY SHINY DRESS WITH SHORT SLEEVES WIDE OF ALL MODELS ON CAROUSEL KARL LAGERFELD WALKING DOWN STEPS LAGERFELD IN CROWD (SOUNDBITE) (English) KARL LAGERFELD, SAYING "The basic of Chanel, we do the mobile ...(inaudible) from Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York, Paris and this is the basis of Chanel all these symbols, the camellia, bow, buttons, symbols, handbag etc."
  • Embargoed: 20th March 2008 12:00
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  • Location: France
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVAEV2KX4BDDMB16Z7E0WK5O8MQL
  • Story Text: Karl Lagerfeld on Friday (February 29) unveiled his Chanel woman to a front row filled with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kanye West and Claudia Schiffer.
    In a spectacular setting in the Grand Palais, the maestro of French fashion who has already shown his own label collection this week, transformed the catwalk into a fairground with a giant carousel as the centrepiece.
    But in the space of fairground horses, there were Chanel's signature details -- quilted handbags, camellias and pearls.
    Lagerfeld, who sent models down the catwalk in a sleek, modern variations of Chanel's traditional suit, said he decided to put the houses's historical motifs on to the carousel so he could play more freely with the clothes.

    "The basis of Chanel is still very French, we had all the symbols typical of Chanel: the camellia, the buttons, the pearls, the handbag, everything. But in the show there was almost nothing, just one small handbag, because fashion has to change,"
    Lagerfeld told Reuters Television after the show.
    Like his own name collection shown earlier this week, Lagerfeld chose a restrained, largely monochrome palette for fall 2008, but played with length and texture. Slimline long skirts -- emerging as a trend for next season after making appearances in New York and Milan -- also played a part, in Chanel's signature woven weave set off with dress coats that were short in the front but fell long in the back.
    The back-to-front contrast was a theme down the model's two-tone hosiery which was white at the front and black behind.
    Overall, it was savvily commercial. Accessories played a big part with belts on almost every skirt suit and clunky-heeled shoes so high some models had difficulty walking.
    Lagerfeld not only received recognition from his loyal fashion followers, praise also came from a somewhat unusual source. He received an acting award from Tunisia for a film made about him and called Lagerfeld Confidential.
    Although he was pleased to receive this recognition, he said he had no intention to embark on an acting career:
    "I am not an actor and I don't want to be one, it is unexpected ,I can't judge this of course but it's the last of my ambitions to become an actor."
    Also at the show was long-time Lagerfeld model and supporter former top model Claudia Schiffer, who will be working with Lagerfeld again for publicity .

    "Time has been kind to Claudia. She has a fabulous life, is a happy woman and today it's even easier to work with her than it was in the past."
    At the end of the show, the carousel started to turn and Lagerfeld himself appeared, impenetrable in his dark glasses and high white collar, to lead the models out.
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