CHANEL | Film "The Return" directed by Karl Lagerfeld released.

Recounting Gabrielle Chanel's reopening of her couture house in 1954

Movie "The Return" by Karl Lagerfeld Released

The short film "The Return," conceived, scripted, and directed by Chanel's Artistic Director Karl Lagerfeld, has been completed. It was released on Tuesday, December 10th, preceding the 2013-14 Métiers d'Art Paris-Dallas show.

Text by Yuzu Kuromiya

Geraldine Chaplin as Gabrielle Chanel

Last May, Karl Lagerfeld presented the short film "Once Upon a Time," recreating the youthful days of Gabrielle Chanel in Deauville. The follow-up, "The Return," looks back at the time she reopened her couture house in 1954.

For this shoot, Gabrielle Chanel's salon and atelier on Rue Cambon were recreated in the suburbs of Paris. Geraldine Chaplin was cast as Gabrielle Chanel, alongside a stellar cast befitting the revival of 1954 Chanel, including Rupert Everett, Ana Mouglalis, Lady Amanda Harlech, Arielle Dombasle, Kati Nescher, Vincent Darré, and Sam McKnight.

"The Return," by current Artistic Director Karl Lagerfeld, is a tribute to the House's founder, Gabrielle Chanel. We invite you to experience her passion for design, her creative brilliance, and the glamorous, elegant style of the era.

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