Chanel launches CdMdiary lifestyle portal with Caroline de Maigret

The French fashion house has launched a lifestyle portal called CdMdiary by Caroline de Maigret, narrated by the producer and model. Caroline de Maigret and Chanel go way back. The model, who flies the flag for chic French style all over the world, first took to the runway for Karl Lagerfeld in 1998, presenting the spring/summer ready-to-wear collection.

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Caroline de Maigret tests out Chanel’s new Derby shoe

The French model can be seen sporting the new two-tone shoes in a black-and-white short film directed by Bertrand le Pluard for the luxury fashion house. The clip, which De Maigret has posted to her Instagram account, sees her skipping around the streets of her hometown of Paris, having teamed the tomboy-style shoes with rolled-up masculine trousers and a fine knit sweater. The androgynous footwear, part of the label's 2016/17 cruise collection, feature a various smooth, patent, exotic and even perforated leather uppers, topped off with a black leather toe — a reference to the brand's founder Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel's first shoe designs in 1957.

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Caroline de Maigret becomes a Chanel ambassador

French model, writer and music producer Caroline de Maigret is moving from being a Chanel muse to being the fashion house's latest global ambassador. According to Chanel, whose creative director Karl Lagerfeld is a long-term admirer, de Maigret's effortless style, assertive personality and socially engaged approach to life perfectly embody the brand's values. Caroline de Maigret and Lagerfeld met in the early 1990s and she quickly became a muse but her first catwalk show for Chanel didn't arrive until 1999 when she modeled the Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection.

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Lagerfeld pays tribute to atelier seamstresses at Chanel show

Chanel took fashionistas behind the scenes into its ateliers for its autumn/winter haute couture show on Tuesday, focusing on the intricate craftsmanship displayed on its luxurious outfits and shining the spotlight on its artisan workers. Creative head Karl Lagerfeld, known for putting on elaborate shows for one of the world's most famous labels, transformed Paris' Grand Palais into a Chanel workshop with rolls of fabric, mannequins, sewing machines, cutting tables and seamstresses at work in front of an audience including Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jessica Chastain. The 82-year-old designer dedicated the fashion show to the label's normally unheralded “petites mains” (small hands), even posing with the heads of the ateliers at the end.

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