Karl Goes Carbon-Neutral! Wind Turbines, Solar Panels Meet Gumball Pearls at Chanel

From jumbo carousels to high-gloss hoedowns, towering glaciers to undersea revelries, Karl Lagerfeld‘s mise-en-scene knows no bounds. Fortunately for him (and the fashion world), neither does Chanel‘s show budget. For the house’s spring 2013 ready-to-wear extravaganza, held yesterday in Paris, the Kaiser was feeling energy of the alternative sort, sending a whopping 80 looks down a runway studded with wind turbines and tiled in solar panels. The eco-friendly flourishes were echoed in several ensembles, including an intarsia knit ode to wind power (above), a series of dresses in photovoltaic checkboard motifs (below), and hats with Perspex brims (don’t forget the SPF).

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