The Grand Palais in Paris throbbed to Donna Summer’s 1977 disco hit ‘I Feel Love’ as two models strutted down the catwalk, one in a classic black Chanel boucle tweed skirt suit, the other in the same ensemble in white.
From the neck down, they were a picture of timeless elegance – if only the sinister robot masks didn’t make them look like extras from Star Wars.
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s octogenarian creative director is famous for his catwalk shows. Even by the standard