Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is planting a seed in the minds of soon-to-be holiday travelers: Dress up.

Lagerfeld packed his own (many) trunks and arrived in Manhattan for two special fashion shows Wednesday of Chanel's Paris-New York collection - one show was for the fashion press, the other for celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Claire Danes and Ashley Olsen.

The Chanel boutique was decorated with vintage luggage tags and airmail stamps, and the models had their hair styled in wavy bobs and wore bright red matte lipstick. Other 1940s touches were round-toe shoes, fur hats and, dark pantyhose.

The clothes were chic, feminine and classic Chanel and without any hints of outrageousness that Lagerfeld sometimes uses in an attempt to move the iconic brand forward. Almost every look was black or white, with occasional flashes of gold or silver.

An outstanding black skirt suit featured quilting - like Chanel's signature handbags - and a white bow tie at the neck, while a check-pattern pantsuit had fringe at the trousers' hemline. That was paired with a pleated white blouse. A jeweled leather jacket in winter white had puffed sleeves; a sportier take was a leather ski jacket.

Source: AP

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