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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rachel Holmes

Chanel's show-stopping collection at Paris fashion week

The Chanel show: Models present creations by Chanel during Paris Fashion Week
The set, including the Chanel barn, is soon to be available in miniature at a posh toy shop near you Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
The Chanel show: A model wears Chanel
Models emerged from between hay bales Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
The Chanel show: A model wears Chanel
Lagerfeld mixed and matched his fabrics Photograph: Lucas Dolega/EPA
The Chanel show: Models wear Chanel Drindl dresses
The dirndl dresses were not a particularly successful look for Karl Lagerfeld, and made even the skinniest of models look a little lumpy Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/Jackie Naegelen/AFP/Getty/Reuters
The Chanel show: Models wear Chanel
Other looks included floaty chiffon teamed with clogs Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
The Chanel show: A model wears Chanel
A bit of 'Carry On Up the Farm' Photograph: Lucas Dolega/EPA
The Chanel show: Models with Chanel bags
Bags came in several shades of hideous. From left to right: 'beige frayed', 'bird's nest' and 'Remembrance day'. We loved the shoes, though Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/Jackie Naegelen/lucas Dolega/Reuters/AFP/Getty/EPA
The Chanel show: Karl Lagerfeld at the Chanel show
Do you think they thought Kaiser Karl was coming to join in the fun? Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
The Chanel show: Lily Allen performs at the Chanel show
And there was the lovely Lily Allen, giving an unexpected performance and looking better than all the models in her Chanel outfit Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images
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