Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy at Chanel can’t be mentioned without the theatrical fashion shows he frequently staged. Ahead, a timeline of impressive fashion show sets staged by the fashion house from the 1980s to the present.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1985 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 1985 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1985 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 1985 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1986 Couture
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Inès de la Fressange walks in Chanel’s spring 1986 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1986 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Inès de la Fressange and Jerry Hall walk in Chanel’s fall 1986 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1987 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Inès de la Fressange walks in Chanel’s spring 1987 couture show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1987 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 1987 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1989 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Inès de la Fressange walks in Chanel’s 1989 spring couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1992 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Linda Evangelista walks in Chanel’s spring 1992 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1993 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Cindy Crawford walks in Chanel’s spring 1993 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1993 Couture
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington walk in Chanel’s fall 1993 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1994 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Claudia Schiffer walks in Chanel’s spring 1994 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1994 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Wallis Franken walks in Chanel’s spring 1994 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1994 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Claudia Schiffer walks in Chanel’s fall 1994 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1995 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Claudia Schiffer walks in Chanel’s fall 1995 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1995 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 1995 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1996 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Sygma via Getty Images Claudia Schiffer walks in Chanel’s spring 1996 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1997 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 1997 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1998 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 1998 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 1999 Couture
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 1999 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 1999 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 1999 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2000 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2000 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2000 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2000 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2000 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2000 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2001 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2001 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2001 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2001 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2001 Couture
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2001 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2002 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2002 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2002 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2002 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2002 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2002 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2002 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Sygma via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2002 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2003 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2003 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2003 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2003 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2003 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2003 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2003 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2003 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2004 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2004 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2004 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2004 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2004 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2004 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2005 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2005 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2005 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2005 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2005 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2005 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2005 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2005 fashion show in Shanghai.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2006 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2006 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2006 Couture
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2006 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2006 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2006 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2006
Image Credit: Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Chanel’s 2006 cruise fashion show at Grand Central Station in New York.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2006 Couture
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2006 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2007 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2007 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2007 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2007 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2007 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2007 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2007
Image Credit: FilmMagic Chanel’s 2007 cruise fashion show in Los Angeles.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2007 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2007 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2008 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2008 Couture
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2008 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2008
Image Credit: Alexander Tamargo Chanel’s 2008 cruise fashion show at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2008 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2009 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2009 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2009 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2009 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2009 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2009 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2009
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2009 Métiers d’Art fashion show in Shanghai.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2010
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2010 cruise fashion show in Venice.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2010 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2010 Couture
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2010 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2010 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2011
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s 2011 cruise fashion show in Saint-Tropez.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2011 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2011 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2011
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s 2011 Métiers d’Art fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2011 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2011 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2012 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2012
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2012 cruise fashion show at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2012 Couture
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2012 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2012 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2013
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s 2013 cruise fashion show at the Palace of Versailles.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2013 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2013 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2013 Couture
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2013 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2014 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2013
Image Credit: Cooper Neill Chanel’s 2013 Métiers d’Art fashion show in Dallas.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2014 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2014 Couture
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2014 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2015 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2015 Couture
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2015 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2015 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2015 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Kendall Jenner walks in Chanel’s fall 2015 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2015
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2015 Métiers d’Art fashion show in Rome.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2016 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2016 Couture
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2016 haute couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2016
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s 2016 cruise fashion show in Seoul.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2016 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2016 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2017
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2017 Métiers d’Art fashion show at the Hôtel Ritz in Paris.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2017 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2017 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2017
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s 2017 cruise fashion show in Havana, Cuba.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2017 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2017 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2017 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2017 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2018 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2018
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s 2018 cruise fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2018
Image Credit: picture alliance via Getty Image Chanel’s 2018 Métiers d’Art fashion show at the Elbphilharmonie Hall in Hamburg, Germany
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2018 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2018 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2018 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2018 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2018
Image Credit: Getty Images for Chanel Chanel’s 2018 Métiers d’Art fashion show in Moscow.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2018 Couture
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2018 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2019 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2019 Couture
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s spring 2019 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2019
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s 2019 cruise fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2019
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s 2019 Métiers d’Art fashion show at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art in New York.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2019 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2019 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2019 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2019 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2020
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Chanel’s 2020 cruise fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2020 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2020
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s 2020 Métiers d’Art fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2020 Couture
Image Credit: Penske Media via Getty Images Gigi Hadid walks in Chanel’s spring 2020 couture fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2020 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2021 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2021 fashion show at the Grand Palais.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2021
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2021 cruise fashion show at the Carrières de Lumières in Les Baux-de-Provence, France.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2021 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2021 couture fashion show at the Palais Galliera in Paris.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2022 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2022 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2022 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2022 Couture
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2022 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2023
Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Chanel’s 2023 cruise fashion show in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2023 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2023 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2023 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s fall 2023 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: The Washington Post via Getty Im Chanel’s spring 2024 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2024
Image Credit: WWD via Getty Images Chanel’s 2024 cruise fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Métiers d’Art 2024
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2024 Métiers d’Art fashion show in Manchester, England.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Spring 2024 Couture
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s spring 2024 couture fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear
Image Credit: WireImage Chanel’s fall 2024 fashion show.
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Chanel Fashion Show Sets From the 80s to Now — Cruise 2025
Image Credit: Getty Images Chanel’s 2025 cruise fashion show in Marseille, France.
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Paris Fashion Week – Pret a Porter Spring/Summer 2006 – Chanel – Front Row
Image Credit: WireImage Atmosphere during Paris Fashion Week – Pret a Porter Spring/Summer 2006 – Chanel – Front Row at Grand Palais in Paris, France. (Photo by Toni Anne Barson Archive/WireImage)