Chanel at the Grand Palais under Karl Lagerfeld: a rocket launched to Rocket Man on 7 March 2017; a 2010 iceberg of 240 tonnes carved by 35 sculptors in six days, 8.5 metres high
Chanel (@chanelofficial) shows Matthieu Blazy's spring 2027 collection in Paris on Monday 5 October at 20:00. The 2014 supermarket set had guests seated in its four corners and models pushing shopping carts down the aisles.
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01KARL LAGERFELD ONCE LAUNCHED A ROCKET INSIDE THE GRAND PALAIS FOR A CHANEL SHOW.
02IT WAS 7 MARCH 2017. AS IT APPEARED TO TAKE OFF, ELTON JOHN'S ROCKET MAN PLAYED.
03IN 2010 THE SET WAS AN ICEBERG: 35 SCULPTORS SPENT SIX DAYS CARVING 240 TONNES OF FROZEN SNOW.
04AT ITS HIGHEST IT STOOD 8.5 METRES.
05IN 2014 THE GRAND PALAIS BECAME A SUPERMARKET, ITS SHELVES STOCKED WITH GROCERIES RELABELLED CHANEL.