After handbags and shoes … lets take a closer look at the costume jewelry from the Chanel Métiers d’Art 2015 Paris Salzburg collection! In line with the spirit of the whole show there was a strong ambivalence within the jewelry on the runway. There were these incredible pearl and Swarowski stone necklaces, bracelets and brooches that looked like lace or embroidery immediately awaking thoughts of the elegance of royal courts. Although costume jewelry some of the pieces were reminiscent of Buccellati’s incredible “Lace and Diamonds” collection.

Pearl and chrystal necklaces reminiscent of lace or embroidery looked incredibly elegant on the Chanel Salzburg runway, pic style.com

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The Chanel Salzburg show came to a close and a day of constant instagram feed refreshments is finally over. The backdrop for the incredible Métiers d’Art collection, Chanels annual pre-fall show in honour of the craftsmanship of its ateliers, was an array of beautiful Rococo salons at Schloss Leopoldskorn near Salzburg. Paying tribute to Austria’s rich heritage in sweet treat a huge table artfully decorated with everything from Christmas cookies and Gugelhupf to Mozart Kugeln adorned one of the rooms. However, lets not get distracted by the incredible setting! What about the fashion?

Sweet Austrian delights adorned a table like an old masters painting, pic http://instagram.com/emmanuellealt

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Just 2 week after the official international launch of Chanel’s Dubai inspired cruise collection the brand is going to present its Métiers d’Art Paris Salzburg show next Tuesday, Dec 2nd. One day in advance the full version of the accompanying short film “Reincarnation” starring Cara Delevingne and Pharrell Williams will debut on chanel.com. So for all Chanel devotees a big week is laying ahead of us. Honestly within the past 20 years fashion show schedules got more and more complex and confusing. Initially there was a summer and a winter collection. Now its a summer and a winter collection, a pre-fall and a cruise with more basic pieces plus several capsule collection – “a seasonless cycle” as Anna Wintour calls it. But what is Métiers d’Art – the equivalent to other brands more basic pre-fall collections?

Since 2002 Chanel shows its Métiers d’Art collection every year at the beginning of December. They already traveled around the world with collations including 2007 Chanel Paris Monte-Carlo, 2008 Chanel Paris London, 2009 Chanel Paris Moscow, 2010 Paris Shanghai, 2011 Paris-Byzance staged at 31 rue Cambon, 2012 Paris Bombay, 2013 Paris Edinburgh, 2014 Paris Dallas, pic style.com

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