KARL LAGERFELD TOOK A ZEN-LIKE AND ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE COLLECTION, USING AU NATURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS WOOD, STRING, STRAW, RAFFIA, TWINE AND RAW COTTONS AND LINENS - TRANSFORMING THEM INTO EMBROIDERIES, TWEEDS AND LATTICES. AS THE SHOW UNFOLDED, THE COLLECTION EXPLORED BEIGE SUITS WITH SHORT JACKETS AND VOLUMINOUS SLEEVES PAIRED WITH LONG LEAN SILHOUETTES AND SMALL VOLUME SKIRTS. THE COUNCIL LOVES THE JUXTAPOSITION OF THE BEIGE AND WHITE, MAKING IT A FRESH NEW PALETTE FOR THE BRIDE.