Chanel mastermind, Karl Lagerfeld always has a few tricks up his sleeve; but lately, he has taken fashion to new artistic heights! Check out the masterpieces worn by the Chanel runway models at Paris Fashion week this past Tuesday. The entire opening set and the models’ headresses are made entirely out of white paper!

[Image via The New York Times]

The 2009 haute couture collection opened up to an entirely white affair where plastic flowers, diagonal disks, lace and tulle, paper lights, and models decked out in paper headresses won the show a huge burst of applause. Apparently, “Lagerfeld got a team of 40 to labor for two weeks to produce the 7,000 paper flowers, bouquets, table clothes and pot pourri that embellished the extravagant nightclub décor.”

I wonder what inspired the unique choice of medium? Perhaps the various odd homages to the iconic brand served as inspiration? Or could the house of Chanel be taking a cue from Zaha Hadid–whom, as you may remember–created a mobile art exhibition containing contemporary designs inspired by the iconic brand.

What do you think of Lagerfeld’s creations?

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Loren