Chanel Pre-Fall 2011

Karl Lagerfeld gazed back 16 centuries to Byzantine times and concocted a transporting collection based on muted color and rich ornamentation.

By Miles Socha

with contributions from Joelle Diderich

PARIS — Plenty of designers are content to dabble in the shallows of recent decades for inspiration. Not Karl Lagerfeld.

For Chanel’s pre-fall Métiers...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011

Karl Lagerfeld gazed back 16 centuries to Byzantine times and concocted a transporting collection based on muted color and rich ornamentation.

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