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b ut this Haute Couture season was also a sad one, as the fashion world has seen Karl Lagerfeld’s last creations walk on Chanel’s Grand Palais runway, as he passed away on February the 19th, leaving the fashion world speechless. After the passing of this creative genius, Alain Werthheimer, Chanel’s CEo, has entrusted Virginie Viard, director of Chanel’s Fashion Creation Studio and Karl Lagerfeld’s closest collaborator for more than 30 years to take the helm for for Chanel’s upcoming collections, “so that the legacy of Gabrielle Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld can live on”. 1 2 9 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I