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Apocalypse wow: Chanel's volcanic show has the crowd erupting at Paris Fashion Week

Updated: 05:58 EST, 9 March 2011



Chanel has the deepest pockets in the business, and its mega-production runway shows are always jaw-dropping spectacles - and today was no exception.

The ready-to-wear collection was presented on a set that resembled that of a science fiction film rather than a French fashion house.

And the parade of post-punk trouser suits and wide-cut jackets in charcoal tweed, designed by Karl Lagerfeld, were a far cry from the pretty pastel skirts and snug tweed women worldwide lust over. Shaking things up: The Chanel show today at Paris Fashion Week was a far cry from the usual pastel tweeds fans have come to expect End of days: Designer Karl Lagerfeld cuts a sombre figure on the catwalk

But even if the clothes themselves didn't take the crowd's breath away, the set did.

Paris' mammoth glass-and-steel domed Grand Palais was transformed into a boulder-strewn volcanic island, complete with faux steam that wafted out from beneath the wooden catwalk and wide expanses of powdery synthetic volcanic ash strewn with fake boulders.

Like mother-ships touching down, two luminous oversized screens emblazoned with the house' enjoined double C logo descended to ground level and lowered like ramps to reveal the backlit silhouettes of a pack of models. Grunge rock: Black flat shoes dominated the show as one model was turned into a human Chanel handbag Style evolution: Models walked the boardwalk in ample pleat-fronted tweed trousers and dramatic capes

They walked the boardwalk in ample pleat-fronted tweed trousers and dramatic capes or wide, cropped jackets that looked like the chunky cousins of the house's hallmark slim-fitting jackets.

They wore flat, pointy shoes with chunky socks that bunched at the ankle.

Freja Beha Erichsen, the house's model of the moment, was transformed into a walking Chanel handbag, sheathed in a long-sleeved jumpsuit in the same shiny black quilted fabric the label's blockbuster purses are made from. All stars: Lily Allen, Florence Welch, Emma Roberts and Duffy all attended the show Kanye West, left, talking to new Vogue editor Emanuelle Alt and actor Ralph Fiennes are given prime spots

And of course celebrities lined up, adding the usual dose of glamour - Kanye West, Anna Wintour, Emma Robers, Lily Allen and Ralph Fiennes were just some of the famous faced faced spotted on the front row.

But even if the show didn't generate the same level of enthusiastic applause that Chanel usually does, experts agreed that wouldn't matter much.

'It reminded me of what Karl did for his own line in the '80s - very dramatic, very mod, very German stuff'" said fashion critic Dana Thomas, author of the industry expose Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster. Gossip: Lily and Alexa Chung catch up on their fashion news

'Every once in a while, Karl veers off in that direction, almost as it to shake us out of our pastel tweed Chanel dreams. Even those collections always have their pulse on the cultural moment, even if they're not Chanel at its prettiest.'

But, she added, Lagerfeld 'always manages to put in really pretty pieces that are going to appeal the Chanel customer.'

Ken Downing, senior vice president and fashion director for Neiman Marcus, agreed. Grand production: Paris' mammoth glass-and-steel domed Grand Palais was transformed into a boulder-strewn volcanic island with a logo platform opening

'Chanel shows generate so much excitement, so much drama, they can't help but excite the clients,' he said after the show.

'I guarantee you that as soon as I get back to New York, I'm going to have lots of calls from clients requesting this or that piece. They are on Style.com as we speak.'

After the show, the crowd of thousands refused to disperse, milling around in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Lagerfeld, or even exchanging a word with him.



Paris Fashion Week 2011: Chanel's volcanic show by Karl Lagerfeld has crowd erupting





