While the hotel Royal Monceau presents, until November 15th, "Lagerfeld: The Chanel Shows", a photo exhibition of the scenographies of French house's catwalks, Le Boudoir Numérique returns in images on Karl Lagerfeld's runways, inspired by technology.
By Ludmilla Intravaia
Supermarket, ice sea, volcanic or mineral landscapes, Eiffel Tower, airport, rose garden or beach ..., under the leadership of Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director of Chanel, who died last February, the Grand Palais has seen the most spectacular metamorphoses. So many memorable shows, to which the Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris hotel pays homage with an exhibition "Lagerfeld: The Chanel Shows", unveiling photographs of British artist Simon Procter, until November 15th.
Chanel Ultra Rocket by British photographer Simon Procter (©Simon Procter)
Among these exceptional sets, some are written in letters of fire in the fashion tech culture, as they have tele-transported fashionistas in some incredible innovative worlds. Thus, in March 2017, 90 models wearing Chanel walked on the launching pad (N ° 5, of course) of a 35 meters high rocket that close the show, when taking off on Elton John's Rocket Man. Glitter metal boots, fifties rocket-shaped bags, cosmonaut prints and neck collars inspired by astronaut helmets…, we expected no less from Gabrielle Chanel's space agency.
Discover, below, Chanel ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2017/2018 fashion show, on March 7, 2017, at the Grand Palais, in Paris.
In October 2016, two robots from the future opened the show in a data processing center, wearing tweed suits, in the purest Chanel 's tradition.
Discover, below, Chanel ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2017 fashion show, on October 4, 2016, at the Grand Palais, in Paris.
In a destroyed theater, with a futuristic megalopolis in the background, wandered the couture silhouettes from a post-apocalyptic autumn-winter 2013/2014. A ravaged future, certainly but always dressed to the nines.
Discover, below, Chanel haute couture Fall-Winter 2013/2014 fashion show, on July 2, 2013, at the Grand Palais, in Paris.
As catwalk for the ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2013 collection, a wind turbine field and 140 meters of solar panels, whose grids were echoing the prints of the silhouettes.
Discover, below, Chanel ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show, on October 2, 2012, at the Grand Palais, in Paris.
Lastly, Chanel ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2006 show featured a giant computer, on October 7, 2005, at the Grand Palais, in Paris. Discover it, below.
* The exhibition "Lagerfeld: The Chanel Shows" by photographer Simon Procter takes place from 14 September to 15 November 2019, at the Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris, 41 avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris. More info on the Royal Monceau website, here. Simon Procter's website is there.
* The book "Lagerfeld: The Chanel Shows" by Simon Procter was published by Rizzoli, on September 10, 2019. Link to the Rizzoli website, here.
