Chanel Metiers d'Art 2008

05 December 2008

Chanel's one-off annual Metiers d'Art show, which celebrates the rare skills of the artisan craftsmen who work on the house's collections, always holds one of the most eagerly-anticipated slots on the calendar and Paris-Moscou, Karl Lagerfeld's offering for 2008, proved quite the highlight of a busy fashion year.

Boasting Marianne Faithful and Diane Kruger (in Chanel, but of course), on its front row, the catwalk teemed with opulent Tsarinas in an homage to Coco Chanel's love of the country and its great influence upon her aesthectic.

By Leisa Barnett