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chapter 12paris by chanel five numbers.chanel paris. number 1, rue cambon. immerse yourself in the rue cambon,synonymous with chanel, and walk past the numbers 21 where it all began in 1910 when gabrielle chanel openedher millinery shop, then 29, 25, 23, 27, and now 19where season after season
karl lagerfeld’s collectionsare presented. enter finally at 31,the address of a lifetime. climb the staircase that so many clientsand celebrities have ascended. coco covered its walls with mirrors, arranged so that her designswould multiply infinitely and her legend would be reflectedfor all time. sit on a step, the vantage point from which mademoiselle,hidden from view, oversaw the presentationof her collections.
descend to the salonson the first floor. until 1971, young womenfrom high society modeled designs in these rooms. today, only celebrities andhaute couture clients have their fittings in this palaceof white, beige and black designed by karl lagerfeld. reach the inner sanctum: the atelier. here, she made and remade her designsdirectly on the models. cigarette at her lips, scissors abouther neck, and pins in hand.
to create the collections of tomorrow,karl lagerfeld has refashioned the space. versailles hardwood sheathedin silver leaf, windows veiled in organdy, white walls covered with sketches. reach the last two floorswhere the head seamstresses and the dressmakers,all in white aprons, bring the sketches to life. number 2, the apartment. leave the black and white sobrietyof the salons,
and immerse yourself in the baroqueworld of mademoiselle’s apartment, which she seems to have just left. a foyer, a study, a living room,a dining room, no bedroom. a harmonious chaos where each objectreveals gabrielle chanel’s inspiration without divulging her secrets. screens of coromandel lacquer,octagonal mirrors, a chandelier adorned with camellias, the“5â€, the “2†and the double “c†monogram, stylized stokes of wheat,
buddhas, lions and statues ofthe virgin mary and aphrodite, which eternally stand guard. number 3, the ritz. indulge at the ritz, wheregabrielle chanel takes residence in 1937. first in a suite with a viewof the place vendã´me, later in two rooms overlookingthe rue cambon. here, she will pass awayone night in january 1971. number 4, 18 place vendã´me. open the door of the hotel cressart,
which was entirely refurbishedby chanel in 1997 to house its fine jewelry collections. she was the first womanand the first couturiere to step into this opulent world where her name still endures. la place vendã´me. number 5, the grand palais. gaze upon the monumental theaterof the chanel runway shows. the grand palais.
under its towering dome, magical sets make each collectiona revolution. a forest of oak and pine, a venetian lion forty feet tall, a shivering ice flow, an immense french gardenpunctuated with fountains, or, as on a film set, the rue cambon identicallyrecreated. with karl lagerfeld, fashion takes onthe world,
and paris remainseternally shining in chanel.