Lagerfeld absent from Chanel’s 18th-century couture

PARIS — It’s snowing in Paris, but that didn’t matter for Chanel, which showcased frothy, 18th-century inspired couture inside a lavish, sunlit Italian villa. For once, Karl Lagerfeld didn’t take his usual bow — the house said the octogenarian designer was fatigued. Some highlights of the spring-summer 2019 couture collections on Tuesday: KARL LAGERFELD ABSENT