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IT'S THE KARL LAGERFELD SHOW CHANEL METIERS D'ART DECEMBER 10 H O L LY T M O O R E R E A D I E S H E R W A R D R O B E F O R T W O D A Y S O F PA G E A N T R Y. he Chanel Métiers d'Art runway show is not the spring collection nor the fall collection. It's a once-a-year extreme production created to showcase the finest Chanel creations. And this year, Monsieur Lagerfeld chose Dallas as the location. Métiers d'Art brings together, in one stupendous collection, the historic small French workrooms that produce couturelevel featherwork (Lemarie), millenary (Michel), jewelry (Goosens), buttons (Desrues), fabric flowers and plants (Guillet), embroidery (Lesage) and boots (Massaro). Chanel has brought these seven houses under its Coco Chanel receiving The Neiman corporate wing to protect them from Marcus Award for Distinguished Service extinction, to preserve and nurture in the Field of Fashion in 1957, from Stanley Marcus. This is the reason Karl their valuable and irreplaceable chose Dallas for the Métiers. heritage and consummate creativity. For what would Chanel be without Chanel's 2013 Métiers d'Art show took place at its camellias, two-tone shoes, Linlithgow Palace in Scotland, the ancient family seat of the Stuart family, where Mary Queen of Scots was born. boaters, gilded chains and rich embroidery. Previous Métiers d'Art civil to her. The French sniffed extravaganzas have occurred in and left the atelier in silence. But the ruins of Linlithgow Palace in Neiman Marcus' Stanley Marcus Scotland, where Mary, Queen of championed Chanel and presented Scots, was born. For another Métiers, her with The Neiman Marcus Award Lagerfeld et al jetted to the Far for Distinguished Service in the Field East, seating a thousand guests on of Fashion in 1957. Fifty-six years a darkened pontoon boat in the later, the favor has been returned. Karl Lagerfeld took inspiraHuangpu River overlooking the city tion from India for 2012-13 at On the eve of K-day, we are Chanel's Grand Palais home — of Shanghai's impressive skyline. besotted, consumed. We pen Karl which had undergone quite the Even when Lagerfeld hosted Métiers a note — Maharaja transformation. d'Art in Paris, the opulence knew no bounds, Guests were seated for high tea at elaborate tables We are looking forward to your that crafted a runway, and dined visit and the spectacular show. But opulently during the show. A small we are very nervous in Dallas. How Karl Lagerfeld silver train with interlocking CC's can we compare to an ancient circled the tables carrying decanters Scottish castle. We have no castles, of liqueur. And then there were the no tartan, no pontoon boats or shows in Moscow, the gardens of turbans; just chaps and boots. Versailles and Venice. And then Karl Can you relieve our anxiety? announced that Dallas would be the next city for the Métiers. Why Dallas for Métiers d'Art? Until November 19, no one aside The official statement is that from Karl's closet confidants knew Stanley Marcus awarded Coco where in Dallas the set would be Karl and Choupette arrive Chanel in 1957 with the Neiman erected, or what the show would be. in Dallas December 9. Marcus Award, so you wanted Linlithgow Palace was tartans and to return the honor to Dallas. Tilda Swinton was the face ruffs; Paris-Bombay was turbans and But really, why Dallas? for Édimbourg Métiers d'Art On the famous mirrored staircase at the Chanel tikkas, maharajas and churidars. And, KL: Because it happened in Dallas. campaign photographed by atelier on rue Cambon. Geraldine Chaplin plays on the appointed date of November It did a lot to re-establish her image Karl Lagerfeld. Madame Chanel to a T in Lagerfeld's film short, 19, at 5:54 am central time, the in the U.S. And I love Dallas. The Return. word came from Paris: The venue Will Choupette travel with you will be the Art Deco splendor of Fair to Texas for the show? Park. And the clothes? We can only KL: Yes, I hate to travel without her. She comes speculate, because Chanel never with her personal assistant. discusses the point of view of a show before its presentation. Could it be If you could do a photo shoot with a western? Perhaps. But it will certainly historical icon, who would that be, and how be something we have never would you shoot him or her? imagined. Perhaps Lemarie feathered KL: Historical icons are from another time and Jennifer Lopez, 2006 chaps that take days to make a single mostly dead. We have enough icons today. pair. Or Lesage embroidered yokes Favorite color besides black and white? Or, and lariats. Goosens platinum squash are they even your favorite colors? blossoms and elaborately jeweled KL: All shades of gray with dusty pink. bolo ties … Don't even think about the spurs! But we're just speculating What characteristics make for a great here. The spectacular crafted clothing Chanel muse? is the heart of the show. And how KL: Impossible to know — it's often totally often does a city get to play a lead unexpected. role in a fashion collection. What are you doing once the Métiers Guests will travel from around d'Art is over? the globe, including top Chanel KL: Start the Haute Couture for Chanel clients from every country; national to be shown in January. and international fashion press (Anna! Grace! Andre! Hamish!); What will you be giving for the supermodels and Hollywood stars. holidays? Preceding the Metiers d'Art KL: It depends on the person. My two runway extravaganza, Lagerfeld's godsons get money so the parents can buy Chanel short film The Return, will be what the boys want (7 and 2 years old). Métiers d'Art screened. The 30-minute lavish film What music are you listening to these days? 2011/2012 Chanel shows Madame Chanel returning Paris-Bombay KL: Lorde and also M.I.A. Métiers d'Art to fashion in 1954 after the war to 2009/2010 a chilly and hostile French audience. Chanel Métiers d'Art LifeKatie Holmes, 2005 from the new The World According to Karl Lessons excerpted Paris-Shangai Only one American journalist was 2012/2013 Paris-Edimbourg Dear Monsieur Lagerfeld, GOING FOR DINNER IN TOWN IS NOT MY THING. ANYWAY PEOPLE DON'T ASK ME OVER, FORTHEM, PERHAPS. FEAR I'LL JUDGE (Flammarion, $29.95) DECEMBER | PAGE 12 | 2013