Yesterday Cara Delevingne, and Lindsey Wixson walked for Chanel, modelling their Cruise collection in Singapore to a 50s soundtrack by French sound designer par excellence, Michel Gaubert.
The show was held on a former nutmeg plantation and army barracks in Singapores Loewen Cluster on Dempsey Hill. The climate is as tropical and Cruise appropriate - as they come.
Wherever Karl Lagerfeld shows this small island state off mainland Asia included - he draws an epic crowd: Dakota Fanning and Carine Roitfeld were just some of the attendees flown in straight from the Met Ball in New York for the occasion.
As you might expect from a Cruise collection, there were sporty elements some models were even wielding cricket bats but there was also softness to the silhouette reminiscent, of Gabrielle Chanel. A flash of electric blue eyeliner complimented the fresh, powdered palette.
The Cruise collection moved away from the tough, dark mood of this is Chanel in the holiday spirit, after all and there were sophisticated references to Southeast Asias rich past in the loose shapes, raffia dresses and super-luxe, classic Chanel details.
Karl has done it again.
