You can always count on an out-of-this-world runway set at Chanel but today, Karl Lagerfeld quite literally took things out of this world at Paris Fashion Week. For its Fall 2017 show, Chanel created its own space station inside Paris's iconic Grand Palais and it was nothing short of epic.
The show was heralded by a life-size Chanel rocket ship stationed at the center of the runway, which made for the perfect backdrop to Lagerfeld's futuristic, galactic-inspired set.
Below, here's what to know from the #ChanelGroundControl show:
1) For the finale, the Chanel rocket actually blasted off—smoke included—following a dramatic 10-second countdown. Models lined up and Elton John's "Rocket Man" played (which I imagine is the only song NASA uses for takeoff as well) as the Chanel branded rocket took off.
2) Chanel ambassadors Pharrell Williams, Cara Delevingne and Lily-Rose Depp sat next to each other front row.
3) Lily-Rose Depp and Vanessa Paradis had a stylish mother-daughter moment in coordinating jackets arriving at the show.
4) Going along with the set, the collection itself was inspired by outer space. Futuristic metallic boots, spacesuit printed dresses, space shawls, galactic prints and more walked the runway.
5) The hair was Barbarella-inspired. Jane Fonda's 1968 character was revived in the form of voluminous, slicked back hair and headbands.
6) Karl Lagerfeld took his final bow with Hudson Kroenig, who debuted the new Chanel bag, the Gabriella.
