"Versailles in a Socialist France"- Chanel's Resort Collection 2013

Chanel's Resort Collection was set this year amongst three of the grand fountains of the Chateau de Versailles in France. A typically Rococo, Marie Antoinette setting, though punked up with music courtesy of M.I.A and the gold platform trainers worn by the models. Speaking of the show and the recent restoration of a left-wing government following France's recent election, Karl Lagerfield said, "I don't want the rest of the world to think of France as a sad, gloomy country. They won't come to buy our products"(source).

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Chanel 2011/2012 Cruise Collection

The Cannes Film Festival is coming soon to South of France (11-22 May), but the talk of the town at the moment is the new pop-up Chanel shop, showing Karl Lagerfield's latest cruise collection. Guests including Alexa Chung, Vanessa Paradis, Blake Lively and Clemence Poesy, were treated last night, to a 50-model strong catwalk show and a surprise Bryan Ferry concert, whilst seated on nautical blue deckchairs underneath white parasols.  

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