Chanel goes to Cuba

Christina Tkacik 0 Comment Entertainment, The Baltimore Sun Chanel, Cuba, Havana, Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld, fashion icon, has officially pronounced Cuba “in” for fall. The Chanel creative director and enthusiastic cat owner traveled to Havana with a fleet of models including Gisele and actors including Tilda Swinton, to present a glitter-heavy show in the city’s Paseo del Prado that harkened back to the days of Ernest Hemingway, or perhaps Dirty Dancing Havana Nights. If the show is anything to go by, you can bring your fedora out of hiding, or maybe plan on a sassy beret a la Che Guevara? According to AP, “With the heart of the Cuban capital effectively privatized by an international corporation under the watchful eye of the Cuban state, the premiere of Chanel 2016/2017 ‘cruise’ line offered a startling sight in a country officially dedicated to social equality and the rejection of material wealth.” Translation: Somewhere, Che is turning in his grave.

Oct. 2 Photo Brief: Gandhi’s 143rd birthday, Chanel’s alternative energy runway show, Hong Kong’s sunken ferry

Oct 2, 2012

Oct. 2 Photo Brief: Gandhi’s 143rd birthday, Chanel’s alternative energy runway show, Hong Kong’s sunken ferry

Nick Tann 1 Comment Daily Brief Abba, Afghanistan, Australia, ballet, Bangkok, Buddha, Buddhist monks, Chanel, crocodiles, ferry, Gandhi, grapes, he Nutcracker, Hong Kong, India, Islam, Journey for Peace and Dignity 2012, Karl Lagerfeld, Kashmir, long-neck, Madame Tussauds, Mexico, motorcycles, Native Americans, Pakistan, Paris Fashion Week, rampage, Switzerland, Sydney, Syria, Washington Nationals, wine

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School children dress up as Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate his 143rd birthday, Karl Lagerfeld presents Chanel’s Spring/Summer line at the Grand Palais in Paris during Paris Fashion Week, relatives pay their respects to the victims of Monday’s fatal ferry collision in Hong Kong and more in today’s daily brief.
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