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6 Dallas Moments From the Chanel Dallas Show

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By Kenzie Bryant
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  • Anna Wintour, Karl, and ALT really slummed it in a 1950's Cadillac. Twitter/TallulaHarlech
  • "Dallas" in lit up in neon lights, natch. Twitter/HarpersBazaarUK
  • Yes! There was no way we'd get through this without some sort of animal sacrifice! Behold, some longhorns. Twitter/Eric Wilson
  • Finally, some cowboy hats. And some cowboys. "Learning to ride in Dallas..." Twitter/DerekBlasberg
  • Charlotte Jones, executive VP of the Dallas Cowboys posed in front of the '50s marquee with her mom who was in No Country for Old Men (set in Texas, duh). They also flew in Lauren Hutton, Kristen Stewart, and more celebrities, but this seemed to be the st
  • There was a 1950's drive through complete with hay bales? "VIPs will view Karl's film from the cars and trucks." Twitter/Neiman Marcus
  • The stage was a giant rodeo complete with straw on the floor. See the rest of the show below:


Karl Lagerfeld presented his annual Chanel "Metiers d'Art" show in Dallas last night and it was a subtle meditation on the long, often embattled history of the American Southwest. Just kidding! Texas through one of the most verbal members of the fashion elite means old school "Cowboys 'n Indians" with Paris flair...like luxury Native American headdresses, for example. See if you can spot the most offensive looks.

The setting appeared to be some sort of turn-of-the-century hoedown rodeo. There was also a 1950s drive-through for special Karl Lagerfeld cinema viewing. The clothes, however, drew from "the idea of the old Texas, even before the Civil War" as Karl told the AP. The models are "not typical cowboys, they are transposed, very sophisticated." So lots of denim, prairie skirts, and feathers. He told Dallas Morning News, "I love Dallas. I love Texans. They are the nicest of people. Texas is wild, but I made it more romantic."

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