PARIS (AP) – Karl Lagerfeld was caught moonlighting as a barman at “Brasserie Gabrielle” in Paris on Tuesday – but never fear, Chanel’s couturier hasn’t given up his day job.
The 81-year-old workaholic designer was merely posing for the press at the giant French brasserie he recreated inside the Grand Palais for Chanel’s latest ready-to-wear display.
And what a fall-winter show it was.
French waiters walked with silver platters past brass champagne bars, bistro tables, newspaper stands with “Le Figaro” and huge revolving doors. The models, led by Cara Delevigne, soon followed in long, colored textured jackets, on-trend pencil skirts, ’60s check dresses, embroidered parkas and revamped vintage Chanel block heels.
It was a relaxed affair, with some models even taking the time to chill at tables marked “reserved.” The realism of the set was astounding with its coffee machines and “no mobile phones” signs – and even, said the designer, down to the fact that the models just had coffee.