By Harper’s Bazaar Singapore Team - published
Karl Lagerfeld created some of the most spectacular settings for Chanel fashion shows thought the years. These are the ones that blew our minds.
Article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR UK.
The brand reimagines an enchanted forest for its autumn/winter 2018 show. Models weaved round bare trees and trod on a carpet of autumn leaves.
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Karl Lagerfeld erected a cliff edge complete with a flowing waterfall to showcase his spring/summer 2018 collection. The models emerged from caves built into the structure and walked out onto wooden boards.
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The Grand Palais in Paris, where Karl Lagerfeld recreated a giant Eiffel Tower under the majestic glass roof. Chanel described the iconic monument as a symbol of "avant-garde modernity and a source of inspiration for countless artists who still use it as a model".
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The cruise 2017 collection was held in Havana, Cuba. Lagerfeld staged the first major fashion show in the country since the communist revolution in 1959. As well as the usual fashion pack, the show attracted hundreds of local residents and saw a colourful motorcade of specially rented vintage cars.
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Paris' Grand Palais was transformed into an airport terminal, with check-in kiosks, branded luggage and ticket officers.
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With a nod to environmental sustainability, Karl Lagerfeld created an eco-friendly, minimalist wooden house with a peaceful garden in the Grand Palais.
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The Grand Palais was transformed into the fully operational Brasserie Gabrielle, where models mingled around the bar.
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bustling casino was created inside the Grand Palais, complete with Chanel muses Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart trying their hand at poker.
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Parisian streets were constructed within the Grand Palais, where Karl Lagerfeld staged a feminist protest.
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The Grand Palais in Paris was turned into the Chanel Shopping Centre, where models browsed aisles filled with Chanel-branded goods.
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The show took place in Dallas, Texas. The event kicked off with a 1950s-style drive-in, screening Lagerfeld's film The Return, in a true homage to Americana.
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Held in the ruins of Linlithgow Palace, near Edinburgh in Scotland, this was a magical, gothic extravaganza.
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Held in the picturesque gardens of the Palace of Versailles, this show epitomised the hedonism of Marie Antoinette.
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The beautifully ornate Grand Palais was transformed into a Rajasthan palace.
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In Saint Tropez, the models arrived in a convoy of Riva boats on the street outside the famous Sénèquier tearoom .
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Lagerfeld looked to the East for inspiration and held his show in a glass skyscraper in Shanghai's Bund area, with views of the night skyline as a backdrop.
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The collection was presented on a boardwalk on the Venice Lido, which was one of Coco Chanel's favourite summer haunts.
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Held at the Rayleigh Hotel in South Beach, Florida this show was pure fun, starring synchronised swimmers.
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The show took place at Santa Monica Airport. The designer created an exclusive airport lounge in a hanger, where each model entered the catwalk by stepping off the plane.
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Lagerfeld took over the Metrazur restaurant at Grand Central Terminal, New York, giving morning commuters a fashion vision to remember.
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