Only Karl Lagerfeld could transform a barren desert island into a decadent paradise within a matter of weeks - all so that Chanel's eastern goddesses could have the perfect backdrop on which to sashay.
Guests - including an exotically attired Tilda Swinton, Freida Pinto, Laura Bailey and an array of real-life princesses - reached Lagerfeld's Chanel island from the mainland in traditional wooden boats and were ushered out of the sun and in to tents. From Chanel's take on the petrol can (quilted, of course) to seemingly traditional Middle Eastern carvings (which, in fact, all bore the double C logo), the show and its surroundings had plenty that was classic Chanel, with the twist that we all expect from the designer.
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Lagerfeld feels sure that Coco Chanel "would have been fascinated by the Middle East, just as she was fascinated by China and England", he told The Telegraph. "Dubai's a city that rose out of the sea and desert in less than 30 years. It's like Atlantis - and now it has the tallest building on the planet. Once that honour went to the Eiffel Tower. Then the Empire State Building. Now it's here. That shows you how the world is changing. This is such a modern city I wanted to avoid anything folklorique. I couldn't have done a collection in Dubai that wasn't modern."
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