The collection was modest and respectful of local dress customs, which prize modesty, although Lagerfeld noted he rarely veers into Crazy Horse territory. Layered looks prevailed, including blousy versions of classic cardigan jackets and slim-lined dresses and tunics resembling the thawbs (or dishdashas) worn by Arab men. While the collection skewed dressier and more elaborate than some recent Chanel cruise outings, flat sandals - and groovy Marisa Berenson circa 1970 hairstyles - projected an attitude of nonchalant, bohemian glamour. I’m about to go on tour so I’m looking for stage outfits,” she said. Like many international guests, Monáe was discovering Dubai for the first time, and marveled at its seaside garland of spiky towers: “The city reminds me of science fiction - the future.”įrench singer Vanessa Paradis paid particularly close attention to the 80-some looks. “The collection was like a magic carpet ride, very fantastical,” said Tilda Swinton.īefore settling into a sunken banquette with the likes of Dakota Fanning, Freida Pinto had a confession: “I was taking so many pictures on the way in, I was holding up the entire crowd behind me,” referring to the candlelit path to the show pavilion, with its Arab-style majlis seating. It’s kind of an Oriental Atlantis.”Ĭelebrity guests, ferried to the venue in rickety, open-air boats known locally as abras, were captivated by the setting - and the clothes. “I think those islands in the middle of nowhere are quite poetic. “We built everything - toilets included,” Lagerfeld noted. There were palm trees, cactus and henna plants beige Bedouin tents appointed with cushions, rugs and water pipes and, for the runway venue, a lattice of woodwork incorporating Chanel’s logo as in traditional mashrabiya windows.
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Like the city itself, Chanel’s oasis set, which took two months to construct, rose from a rectangular patch of bare sand about a half a mile from shore. The show had a dreamy, otherworldly quality apt for Dubai. “The good thing about Chanel is it’s a spirit you can adapt to many things.”
“My job is not to do what she did, but what she could have done,” Lagerfeld explained.
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