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posted on Wednesday, 5 December 2012 @ 09:27 by Anonymous
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Chanel comes to Scotland!
One of
the biggest fashion events of our calendar came to Scotland this year: The
Chanel Metiers d’Art collection runway show. Hosted by Karl Lagerfeld in the
grounds of the Linlithgow Palace, Lagerfeld claimed it was the ‘rough romance’
of the Palace ruins that he wanted as a backdrop for his collection. As the
fashion Royalty descended onto the sleepy little county of West Lothian, hoards
of people flocked to the Palace to catch a glimpse of the festivities.
This
collection was inspired by the heritage in Scotland and showcased a lot of
tartan, tweed and cashmere pieces from Hawick cashmere makers. According to
Lagerfeld, Chanel herself discovered Tweed and Cashmere here in Scotland, and
now they have bought their own knitwear brand in Scotland, Barrie Knitwear, in
order to continue her legacy. Stella Tennant, Scottish supermodel for 20 years
and Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame member, was the opening and closing
model for this event.
guardian.co.uk
The
event itself costs around £2 million and it took 200 hard working Chanel staff
to bring the creation to life. A rustic and mysterious atmosphere was created
by the numerous candles and braziers. Due to the missing roof at the Palace, a
huge glass cube had to be erected onto the structure to provide shelter for the
guests. A lot of bare wood and wood burning fires were put in place to create a
medieval atmosphere.
www.wallpaper.com
The
Collection itself was a ‘ready to wear’ selection for this winter; a lot of
knitwear and coats, causing fashionistas around the world to coo and fawn over
the beautifully oversized pieces. It really is a huge boost for the Scottish
fashion industry, not to mention a big boost of patriotism and recognition of
our culture.
www.glamour.com
Unbeknown
to me, my boyfriend was working the bar at this event, and who did he have a
little chat with? None other than Karl Lagerfeld himself. And more to the
point, he didn’t even know who Karl Lagerfeld was or what event he was working;
literally had no idea. He didn’t tell me till the next day and all he could
remember was that it was an event in Linlithgow, to which my jaw fell open and
I nearly wet my pants. He didn’t even get any pictures, autographs... or Karl’s
napkin. I would have taken any little gem on offer from that show... It was
such a shame. Had I not had an essay due the very next day I would have been up
there myself.
Bambi
– I found out, the night before the event, that one of my friends, Sam, was
working there too, as a waitress. When I spoke to her afterwards, she said it
was one of the most exhausting nights of her life. They had spent the days
leading up to the event assembling tables, bars, walkways and makeshift
dressing rooms, then on the night itself spent hours running back and forth,
pandering to the requests of Chanel's prestigious guests. Sam was lucky enough
to serve Lagerfeld himself, although not directly – everything must be served
to his personal butler, who then delivers it to the man himself, who only
drinks Diet Pepsi – ice, no fruit. Alexandra Schulman was, of course, in attendance,
so we can look forward to a well deserved Scottish mention in Vogue!
Altogether,
the Chanel show was an amazing opportunity for us Scots to show off our
heritage and hosting abilities, and such a great honour for a world renowned
fashion house to choose a location so close to our hearts.
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