Chanel's Manchester Fashion Show Draws Celebrities and Protesters

Models present creations at the Chanel Metiers d'Art runway show, in Manchester, Britain December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Models present creations at the Chanel Metiers d'Art runway show, in Manchester, Britain December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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Chanel's Manchester Fashion Show Draws Celebrities and Protesters

Models present creations at the Chanel Metiers d'Art runway show, in Manchester, Britain December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Models present creations at the Chanel Metiers d'Art runway show, in Manchester, Britain December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

French luxury label Chanel took its annual Metiers d'Art runway show to a rainy northern England street late Thursday where an international fashion crowd viewed a special collection highlighting the brand's craftwork, Reuters reported.
Guests including actors Tilda Swinton, Hugh Grant and Kristen Stewart, model Alexa Chung and British rapper Aitch gathered on a stretch of Manchester's Thomas Street under a transparent canopy, where they snacked on mulled cider and mini cheese toasties as pro-Palestinian protesters chanted.
Music soon drowned out the protest chants and models with 1960s inspired hairdos marched down the pavement in girly renditions of the label's signature tweed ensembles in bright pink, orange and green, with low-heeled Mary Jane shoes.
The annual event showcases lace, embroidery and other crafts produced at Chanel's complex of specialty workshops on the northern outskirts of Paris.
Manchester's link to fashion dates to the 18th century when it was the center of Britain's textiles industry. The city is known for its contributions to British pop culture, sports and fashion.



LVMH Brand Loewe Names 2 Creative Directors to Replace Anderson

FILE PHOTO: A sign on the exterior of a Loewe luxury boutique operated by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis SE is pictured in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A sign on the exterior of a Loewe luxury boutique operated by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis SE is pictured in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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LVMH Brand Loewe Names 2 Creative Directors to Replace Anderson

FILE PHOTO: A sign on the exterior of a Loewe luxury boutique operated by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis SE is pictured in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A sign on the exterior of a Loewe luxury boutique operated by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis SE is pictured in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

LVMH label Loewe said on Monday that Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the co-founders behind the New York fashion label Proenza Schouler, were appointed as the creative directors of the Spanish luxury house, effective April 7.
They will replace creative director Jonathan Anderson who recently left Loewe after 11 years in the role, Reuters reported.
"Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez will have the entire creative responsibility of all Loewe collections across womenswear, menswear, leather goods and accessories," the statement said.
After first meeting at the Parsons School of Design, McCollough and Hernandez founded Proenza Schouler two decades ago.