Chanel stages its Metiers d'Art show in New York
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(5 Dec 2018) CHANEL STAGES ITS METIERS D'ART SHOW IN NEW YORK An air of ancient Egyptian luxury ruled the night as Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld brought his traveling fashion show to New York and its famous Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Tuesday (4 DEC. 2018) . Lagerfeld chose the venue for his 17th annual "Metiers d'Art" show, which takes place in a different city each year and celebrates the craftsmanship of the artisans that partner with Chanel. The imposing temple, completed in about 10 B.C., is a highlight of the Met's collection and a favorite site of the museum's annual spring fashion gala. Indeed, the Chanel show felt like a mini-Met Gala with celebrity guests including actresses Penelope Cruz, Julianne Moore, Margot Robbie, Marion Cotillard and Lily-Rose Depp, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, and director Sofia Coppola. Gold shimmered all over the runway, as models strolled past the floodlit temple in everything from gold thigh-high boots to gold brimmed hats to glistening dresses with golden feather adornments, to shoulder-length gold earrings. There was also some distressed denim, and definitely some tweed, but shiny gold was the order of the day. Lagerfeld, 85, is also known for cutting no corners when it comes to fashion show spending, and his Temple of Dendur extravaganza — only the third time he has shown in New York — will certainly not change that reputation. As they left the museum, guests were escorted into black cars for a ride about 10 blocks south into Central Park, where an indoor venue had been transformed into a Chanel "diner," complete with food trucks dispensing drinks, cheeseburgers and fries, and milkshakes. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8bf1be38ef3309a6f2f3f81ec6ffd748
