March 4th, Grand Palais, Paris

Photo by Olivier Saillant

Shot by Karl Lagerfeld in Paris for the Fall-Winter 2014/15 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Photos by Olivier Saillant

Looks from the Fall-Winter 2014/15 Ready-to-Wear collection photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Jessica Biel wore a sequin-embroidered dress from the Spring-Summer 2014 Haute Couture collection to the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Chanel, 31 rue Cambon, 75001 Paris
Colette, 213 Rue Saint Honoré, 75001 Paris (until March 8th, 2014)

Photo by Olivier Saillant

Alicia Vikander wore an embroidered tulle dress from the Paris-Dallas collection to the BAFTA awards in London.

"What I admire the most, is the patience (...), the precision and the refinement," says Karl Lagerfeld about the Maisons d'art and their craftmanship.
The Artistic Director and Aurelie Filippetti, the French Minister of Culture, visited the new Métiers d'art ateliers in Pantin, near Paris, on Friday, February 7th. These ateliers include embroiderer Lesage, feathermaker Lemarié, milliner Maison Michel, atelier grand flou Paloma, and the goldsmith Goossens, which are honored each year in December with Chanel Metiers d'Art show.
The Minister emphasized, "These trades, this excellence, they are a French exception."

Photo by Olivier Saillant

Diane Kruger wore a star-embroidered jacket and dress from the Paris-Dallas collection at the Berlinale Film Festival for the premiere of "The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden".