On Thursday, the wealthiest international clientele of Chanel and Mancunian came together in a battle of civilizations.
Arriving on Wednesday, attendees had a brisk tour of Manchester’s history and culture. The Chanel Métiers d’Art fashion show concluded the event on Thursday night.
It’s probable that everyone will experience a mix of astonishment, awe, and humor. Rich Chanel enthusiasts are used to traveling to Chanel events in Dubai, Miami, or St. Tropez in private jets. It seemed quite strange and foreign to be waiting for a packed, delayed train to Manchester Piccadilly in the “First” Class Lounge at Euston Station.
Clients with large expenditures and Chanel clothing typically don’t know what “low-key” means. Passing by the coffee-stained counters, customers hurried past these odd apparatuses called ticket barriers, toting big quilted totes with the iconic CCs and short-cut moon boots from Chanel.
Despite the fact that Manchester’s football teams are immensely wealthy, several memes have made fun of the city’s underprivileged aspects. Iconic image “Will Chanel wine and dine the billionaires at Greggs?” is one example of this. and “Is Kim Kardashian hosting a karaoke night at The Millstone?” Manchester’s Millstone is a historic bar in the north of the country. “How can we make the show worse?”
This is the justification: Kim Kardashian is not currently a Chanel ambassador. Greggs isn’t officially on the menu, despite the fact that several American journalists were begging to visit Manchester’s largest flagship store in the world. The Wednesday night game at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Chelsea featured another exciting moment.
One of the standard Chanel perks, complimentary cartons of PG Tips and Man U strips with Number 5 (after a particular smell) on the back were discovered in hotel rooms.
Regarding the catwalk, it’s probable that an overhead view was supplied by an apartment above the Thomas Street stores and cafes. By covering the entire street with a glass canopy and hiring caterers for a few food emporia, Chanel took over the entire block.
Before the event, Hugh Grant had cocktails with Jobe Ferguson, Sofia Coppola, Alexa Chung, and Kristen Stewart at the elegant Bay Horse Tavern, which Ferguson co-founded. “It’s been incredible working with Chanel on this,” he remarks. Ferguson stated, “This is an experience you will never forget,” with a furrowed brow.
Manchester is overrun with American and Southeast Asian tourists, who are driven around in restored Victorian warehouses by black limos while informed tour guides offer them Vimto and regale them with tales of the city’s former name, Cottonopolis, which was the center of the textile industry. The enormous deluge has left the city without enough umbrellas.
These days, businesses who expand their activities internationally have an obligation to support the local economy and community. The free exhibition Manchester Modern: Past, Future, and Present was sponsored by Chanel. Every spot that was open was taken.
Record covers were created by graphic designer and Manchester-based Factory Records co-founder Peter Saville. The Manchester/Chanel takeover, which included well-known Manchester-based artists such singer Jeanette Winterson and poet John Cooper Clarke, took eight months to plan.
