For the Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Haute Couture show, Karl Lagerfeld surprised the audience by unveiling his collection in a casino reinvented at the Grand Palais with about 20 international celebrities, all close friends of Chanel, playing blackjack in Le Cercle Privé. Haute Couture gowns worn by the celebrities, made especially for the event, were accessorised with re-editions in platinum and diamonds of the first unique “Bijoux de Diamants” collection created by Mademoiselle Chanel in 1932. Between card games, roulette tables and slot machines, the models with their neo-tomboy plunging bob hairstyles, showcase a very structured and graphic silhouette.
Models were dressed in a range of 3D suits or asymmetric evening dresses. They also wore slingback booties with a geometric heel. The suits were painted, embroidered with beads, lined with satin and braided in leather. The Chanel jacket was completely reinvented and thrust into a whole new dimension. Lagerfeld said: “The idea was to take the most iconic jacket from the 20th century and turn it into a 21st century version which was technically not possible at the time it was born.”
