With Chanel's over-the-top sets, Karl Lagerfeld has taken us to Ancient Greece, the base of the Eiffel Tower, inside cyberspace and even to outer space. For Spring 2018, Uncle Karl was all about stripping things back to nature, with another elaborate set piece inspired by a gorge in the Alps. Walking into the Grand Palais, guests were greeted by the sounds of water gently falling down the side of a giant, mossy cliff.
When the show kicked off, the flow turned into fully churning waterfalls. If you were worried what that backsplash would mean for the models making their way around the winding dock, don't fret: The Spring 2018 collection is full of plastic, from frilled, hooded capelets to cap-toed PVC boots. (There were also brimmed hats, which gave the models quite a bit of trouble exiting the make-shift grotto; after several girls gingerly stepped around one-such fallen hat, Mariacarla Boscono straight up kicked it into the flowing river, easily one of the chicest moments of fashion month.)
