CHANEL 15A Brasserie Gabrielle | Karl Lagerfeld-era Tweed, Knitwear and Shoes【2015 FW】 | UK

During Karl Lagerfeld’s era, CHANEL Fall Winter 2015 (15A) installed “Brasserie Gabrielle” inside the Grand Palais, complete with wood, leather and a brass bar. The clothes trace the hours from arriving in the morning to leaving at night. Tweed, knitwear and apron-like layers show how one wardrobe shifts from daytime service to evening dress.

CHANEL 15A tells a café day through tweed and knitwear

Tweed suits, knitwear, coats and evening looks move between the counter and banquettes. Long grosgrain aprons layer over day-to-evening dressing like a new three-piece set.

The full show follows the actions of ordering, sitting and talking as the clothes shift through the day.

The CHANEL two-tone shoe links every look

The beige-and-black slingback from 1957 was updated, and every model wore the same shoe. Beige lengthens the leg while the black toe makes the foot look smaller, drawing one line through clothes made for different fabrics and occasions.

The detail film shows how tweed, knitwear, tile-like embroidery and the two-tone shoes work together.

A CHANEL 15A cardigan seen on a Shirokane street

A woman wearing a black 15A cardigan with denim on a Shirokane street once made its precision impossible to miss. Far from the theatrical brasserie, one cardigan gave an everyday outfit a clear, polished outline.