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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
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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.

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Lanvin Names Design Veteran Peter Copping as New Artistic Director

Peter Copping steps out to applause from the audience after the modeling of the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 collection during Fashion Week, Feb. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP)
Peter Copping steps out to applause from the audience after the modeling of the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 collection during Fashion Week, Feb. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP)
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Lanvin Names Design Veteran Peter Copping as New Artistic Director

Peter Copping steps out to applause from the audience after the modeling of the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 collection during Fashion Week, Feb. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP)
Peter Copping steps out to applause from the audience after the modeling of the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 collection during Fashion Week, Feb. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP)

Lanvin, the world’s oldest continuously running couture house, named veteran designer Peter Copping on Thursday as its new artistic director.

Founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin and based in Paris, Lanvin will welcome Copping as the creative head of its women’s and men’s collections starting in fall.

“Jeanne Lanvin was a visionary of her time whose passions and interests went beyond fashion, something I share with her,” Copping said in a statement.

British by origin and a veteran designer, Copping is a graduate of Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art in London. He began his career at Sonia Rykiel, spent over a decade at Louis Vuitton as head of women’s ready-to-wear alongside Marc Jacobs, and later served as creative director at Nina Ricci in Paris and Oscar de la Renta in New York.

Most recently, Copping led haute couture at Balenciaga, overseeing the reintroduction of the house’s couture collections.

His “arrival at Lanvin marks a significant step in the renaissance of one of the great French houses,” said Siddhartha Shukla, Lanvin’s deputy general manager.

Lanvin, which recently celebrated its 135th anniversary, is a big name in luxury ready-to-wear, leather goods, and accessories.