Once and Forever

The Tale of a Fairy is a short film imagined, written and directed by Karl Lagerfeld.

In December 1953, Coco Chanel began her incredible return to center stage. The designer reopens her Haute Couture house after fifteen years of absence. The collection is welcomed by the French press with an icy silence. Only the American media supports the looks that define the rebirth of Chanel's style.

“Reincarnation” is a short film created and directed by Karl Lagerfeld to accompany the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d'art collection shown on December 2nd, 2014 in Salzburg.

In 1913, designer Coco Chanel opens her first boutique in the French city of Deauville.