The Evolution of Chanel's Ready-To-Wear Runway Shows
Ahead of Chanel's Fall 2016 show tomorrow, a look back at the fashion house's runways over the years.
From the debut of the first ready-to-wear collection in 1978, Chanel can always be counted on for one of the most major runway spectacles of the season. Here, the runway evolution of the fashion house that has helped transform Paris Fashion Week, with the help of Karl Lagerfeld, from the '70s through today.
One year after the house's debut ready-to-wear label is launched, 1979.
Fall 1981
Fall 1984
Karl Lagerfeld's first Chanel ready-to-wear collection, 1984.
Fall 1984
Spring 1986
Ines de La Fressange, 1987
Spring 1988
Spring 1989
Spring 1991
Fall 1991
Fall 1991
Spring 1993
Fall 1994
Spring 1996
Spring 1996
Spring 1997
Fall 1997
Spring 2002
Fall 2002
Lauren Alexis Fisher is the Senior Editor at Cosmopolitan, overseeing digital content across fashion, lifestyle, beauty, sex, and culture. Previously, she was the Market Editor at Harper’s BAZAAR and has written for publications including WWD, Bustle, and W Magazine. When she’s not busy taste-testing her way through every dirty martini in New York, you can follow her on Instagram for bad jokes, good outfits, and annoying vacation pics.
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