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Supersized pearls and crystal bows: Chanel lures celebrity crowd to Paris
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Coco herself, in suit and pearls and with a black ribbon trim on her shallow boater hat, is still the image that springs to mind first at the mention of the name Chanel, and this gives the house unrivalled staying power. A celebrity crowd that included the actor Elle Fanning, feted this Paris fashion week after making a splash in Givenchy at the Oscars, gathered to admire grenadine silk tweed suits in cream, lipstick red and classic black, that came matched with ribboned hats. While a game of designer musical chairs is being played out all around him at Paris and Milan fashion weeks he remains a calm, constant presence, ending this show with smiles and waves and a kiss for loyal client Brigitte Macron in the front row.
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