Chanel debuted yet another collection at Paris fashion week, and once again stunned with a exciting, unique design set: the rooftops of Paris!
so here’s little history of Chanel’s most ‘go big or go home’ runway show sets over the years
2006: Chanel Couture spring/summer
Karl’s vertical staircase runway
2008: Chanel Couture spring/summer
The giant jacket set ( kinda hard to miss)
2009: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
The Chanel merry-go-round.
2010: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
A barn-inspired showcase, which included Lily Allen performing.
2011: Chanel Couture autumn/winter
The ‘Leo’ show that featured a giant lion – the zodiacs animal front and center.
2011: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
no this isn’t a scene from ice age, its the Chanel show set around the artic, which includes having a massive ice berg slowly falling apart as the decor.
2012: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
The show was set underwater, and even had a someone singing out of a giant clam at one point .
2012: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
Massive crystals, everywhere!
2013: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
The wind farm, which featured massive wind turbines that models walked between.
2013: Chanel Couture spring/summer
The set consisted of creating a fake forrest for the models to walk in.
2013: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
Modelling around the globe… literally.
2013: Chanel Couture autumn/winter
An apocalyptic theatre
2014: Chanel Metiers d’Art
The show happened in Dallas, Texas, and the collection was also inspired by the south west.
2014: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
A stylish supermarket sweep, which had models modelling with trolleys and picking up groceries.
2015: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
the ‘protest in the streets’ set
2015: Chanel couture, autumn/winter
Casino themed show, that had celebrities such as Kristen Stewart and Lily Rose Depp playing blackjack in the middle
2015: Chanel Métiers d’Art
Old Parisian streets theme, with seats set out in front of cafes and shops for the guests of the show so they can take part in the show.
2016: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
Chanel airlines: the chicest of airport lounges.
2016: Chanel Couture spring/summer
A dolls house full of models with paved gardens
2016: Chanel Couture autumn/winter
The show was set in the designing / tailoring studio – which was considered a celebration of the heroes hiding in the shadows of high-fashion.
2017: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
The Chanel Data Centre set, with glass-encased servers that ran code and featured large machines that mimicked a large operating system.
2017: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
The show was turned into a launch pad, which included Elton john’s rocket man playing and the rocket taking off up a few feet of the ground.
2018: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
The set consisted of the huge waterfalls, cliffs and water bank with a bridge.
2018: Chanel Couture spring/summer
The set was a fairy tale garden party with flowers trellises and a fountain centrepiece.
2018: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
The set brought autumn inside, giving us a leaf-strewn runway.
2019: Chanel Cruise
This year, an actual cruise ship was the centre piece of the cruise show.
2019: Chanel ready-to-wear spring/summer
yes, an actual full beach complete with a little patch of sea and sky.
2019: Chanel Couture autumn / winter
A library, complete with books from wall to wall.
2019: Chanel ready-to-wear autumn/winter
and lastly, a winter themed set a Chanel lodge.
disclaimer: I do not own any of the photographs. They all belong to Getty Images and Rex Features.
MOCHE 