Lagerfeld & Chanel take ancient Greece to Paris

When Karl Lagerfeld draws on Greece for inspiration for the fashion powerhouse of Chanel he doesn't bother trying to obtain permission to stage a show at one of the country's ancient monuments (unlike Gucci which tried to secure the Parthenon, but had its request rejected in February).

Instead, he simply orders his team to erect his own version. Against an iconic Greek backdrop, which included a sunset as well as reproductions of parts of the Parthenon and Sounion's Temple of Poseidon, the Chanel Resort 2018 show - the luxury brand's more "relaxed" version - was shown at the Grand Palais on Wednesday in Paris. Erected for the city's International Exposition in 1900, the Rive Droite building has been a regular host of the fashion house's ready-to-wear collections over the past few years. Chanel was established in 1909, while Lagerfeld has been acting as artistic director...