- Title: FRANCE: CHANEL AT PARIS FASHION WEEK
- Date: 23rd January 1996
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JANUARY 23, 1996) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. SV KARL LAGERFELD COLLECTION FOR CHANEL MODELLED AT RITZ HOTEL 0.02 2. SV VARIOUS VIEWS MODELS, INCLUDING CLAUDIA SCHIFFER, NAOMI CAMPBELL AND HELENA CHRISTENSEN, THROUGH SALONS 1.25 3. SV CLAUDIA SCHIFFER IN WEDDING DRESS INTO SALON TO APPLAUSE 1.42 4. SV KARL LAGERFELD AND MODELS INTO SALON TO APPLAUSE 1.57 5. SV EMANUEL UNGARO FASHIONS MODELLED ON CATWALK 3.07 6. SV MODEL IN BRIDAL DRESS ONTO CATWALK 3.17 7. SV EMANUEL UNGARO ONTO CATWALK WITH MODELS TO APPLAUSE 3.24 8. SV AUDIENCE APPLAUDING 3.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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- Country: France
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- Story Text: Strange hairstyles were the order of the day on Tuesday (January 23) for the models at Paris fashion week.
For Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld broke with tradition and presented his collection at the Ritz Hotel to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Coco Chanel, who lived at the Ritz for several years.
Lagerfeld chose Chanel's heyday, the eve of World War Two, to inspire a collection in her honour which he described as "frivolity in the face of danger".
His bewigged models sashayed in and out of the panelled roomsof several suites before potential buyers on little gilt chairs.
The word 'classic' was the verdict -- the legendary Chanel jacket was there, straight-cut and worn with long skirts that finished at the calf.
Feathers were never far away, but the look was figure-hugging rather than extravagant.
Adapting outfits Coco Chanel made in the pre-war days of 1938 and 1939, Lagerfeld described the designs with the words "last summer we danced".
Emanuel Ungaro was more conventional and opted for a catwalk to display his new clothes.
The Ungaro models were despatched, frizzy-haired, to show off bygone lace and chiffon, but to a surprisingly futuristic soundtrack.
The silhouettes were slim with square shoulders and hemlines between the mid-calf and ankle.
Satin, lace and velveteen were also there, and Ungaro used some of his leftover material to create perfectly-matching shoes.
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