CHANEL 06C | Karl Lagerfeld-era Paris Bus, Tailoring and Café de Flore【2006 Cruise】 | UK

During Karl Lagerfeld’s era, CHANEL Cruise 2006 (06C) sent the models into Paris instead of asking the audience to wait inside one venue. A green vintage bus crossed the city, and every stop opened a new scene. The day-to-evening progression makes the collection’s city tailoring particularly clear.

From Place de la Concorde to Saint-Germain on the CHANEL 06C bus

The bus left Place de la Concorde, crossed the Seine and continued to Saint-Germain. Models changed buses along the route and presented the clothes on real street corners, making movement itself the runway.

Karl Lagerfeld’s bus memory becomes a light Cruise collection

A childhood fondness for bus journeys helped shape the staging, then expanded into Eiffel Tower-like charms and relaxed clothing in colour. Humorous accessories and jackets made for walking through the city share the same light tone.

CHANEL Cruise 2006 ends at Café de Flore

The finale arrived at Café de Flore in Saint-Germain. Day jackets and dresses moved into evening looks as the collection travelled through a city day, removing the boundary between the clothes and Paris itself.

Penélope Cruz in a black-and-white CHANEL 06C suit

Two photographs show Penélope Cruz wearing the black-and-white CHANEL 06C suit.

CHANEL 06C jackets, coats, suits, dresses and knitwear

Compare three 06C jackets with one lace dress from the collection.

CHANEL 06C black and brown tweed jacket

CHANEL 06C coral orange lace dress

CHANEL 06C white and black cotton jacket

CHANEL 06C ivory multicolour tweed jacket