[1]Chanel’s superstar designer Karl Lagerfeld turned Paris’ ornate Grand Palais into a crystal vault on Tuesday, sending out a look packed with trompe l’oeil tricks and glinting shades of violet and blue.
Giant spears of mock-crystal filled the vast domed space, as the models filed past with crystal outlining their eyebrows, and clustered on the clear heels of shoes which crunched on a floor of glittering mineral dust.
US singers Alicia Keys and Katy Perry — whose bright blue hair has lit up the front row throughout this week’s ready-to-wear shows — were among the stars who came to cheer the house’s latest autumn-winter collection.
Trompe l’oeil coats in dark, sparkling faux tweed opened the show, with flared skirt and jacket all of one piece, paired with pencil-thin cropped trousers.
“It’s the new three-piece suit — little skirt, little jacket and pants,” quipped the white-haired designer, who had swapped his trademark black and white look for a violet shirt and velvet coat for the occasion.
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