Chanel Paris Dallas Metiers d'Art fashion show

Chanel’s Paris-Dallas Metiers d’Art 2013/2014 runway show was a fashion rodeo of the most haute kind. Karl Lagerfeld drew on virtually every Wild West reference imaginable—and gave it all a Chanel polish. “It’s the idea of the old Texas, even before the Civil War,” Lagerfeld said, but “not typical cowboys, they are transposed, very sophisticated.”

Models with Western-style hats and boots wore outfits adorned with fringe, leather and feathers at the show in Dallas' Art Deco exhibition venue, Fair Park. Chanel also turned the exhibition hall into a barn for the night, complete with a hay-scattered runway that featured an all-American drive-thru cinema.

Guests at the vent also included Buro 24/7 Founder Miroslava Duma and Business Development Director Nasiba Adilova, Chanel ambassadors Poppy Delevingne and Alexa Chung, plus latest 'face' of the brand – and this collection in particular – Kristen Stewart.

Feathers also faired prominently—and controversially—in the collection. From Native-American-inspired single feathers worn in the hair to a finale that featured two elaborate feather headdresses.

For more than a decade now, designer Karl Lagerfeld has picked a city linked to the house for the theme of the show staged each December to highlight the work of its artisans.

The Chanel Paris-Dallas Metiers d’Art 2013/2014 collection is a celebration of the beauty of Texas. Native Americans are an integral part of Texas’s rich history and culture and the feather headdress, a symbol of strength and bravery, is one of the most visually stunning examples of the creativity and craftsmanship.