Signe Chanel

Documentary 2005

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The progress of an haute couture collection from Karl Lagerfeld's initial sketches through to the selling of the clothes to wealthy customers. This is a loving depiction of the fascinating enclosed world of the couture house, with its esoteric age-old skills, human comedy and tense,secretive atmosphere.

Documentary 2005

Signe Chanel Doubts

It is when fittings start that the headaches begin. Massaro the bootmaker scurries back and forth between the House of Chanel and his workshop until he gets the shape of the shoes and heels just right. Once the first set of toiles are approved, the work of fabric selection can begin.

25 min · Sep 26, 2005
Signe Chanel Anticipation

The staff are on tenterhooks, waiting to see Karl Lagerfeld's sketches for the new haute couture collection. As they finally arrive and are shown to the three lead seamstresses, the workroom buzzes with excitement. This is the signal for work to begin on the Winter collection.

26 min · Sep 25, 2005

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Signe Chanel

DOCUMENTARY

The progress of an haute couture collection from Karl Lagerfeld's initial sketches through to the selling of the clothes to wealthy customers. This is a loving depiction of the fascinating enclosed world of the couture house, with its esoteric age-old skills, human comedy and tense,secretive atmosphere.

Information

Studio: Arte
Released: 2005

Languages

Audio: French (France)
Subtitles: English (United States)