Behind the scenes of Karl Lagerfeld’s last show for Chanel – in pictures
After meeting Karl Lagerfeld several times, artist Jean-Philippe Delhomme was invited behind the scenes of the spring/summer 2019 show for Chanel: The Making of a Collection (3 September, Abrams).
With illustrations that chart the process from concept to runway, Delhomme set out to ‘paint the unknown worker of a button factory with as much attention as the models and public figures’.
-
Karl Lagerfeld
-
A pair of beautiful Chanel shoes
-
Putting finishing touches on the collection
-
Setting up for casting
-
-
Rue Cambon, Paris. Where, in 1910, Gabrielle Chanel set up her first boutique at No 21
-
‘Accessorisation’, the day before the show, is key. Lagerfeld has turned it into a ritual, inviting friends and journalists to observe
-
The process of attaching knit fabric pieces uses linking machines
-
Maison Michel, where they make Chanel hats
-
-
An outfit from the ready-to-wear spring/summer 2019 collection – the catwalk was a recreated beach
-
Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard wave to the audience from the pier
Photograph: All images copyright: Jean-Philippe Delhomme
