Chanel Fashion Show Sports Wind Turbines, Solar Panels

October 5th, 2012 by Chelsea

More and more fashion designers are serious about showcasing renewable technologies and sustainable practices, but it’s especially nice to see fashion powerhouses, like Chanel, embrace green concepts.

The 2013 Chanel runway show in Paris Fashion Week included a catwalk that looked like it was made from solar panels and and 13 huge wind turbines (see pictures above). The clothes even had elements of renewable energy, with a turbine graphic on a sweater and a dress that looked to have tiny solar panels on it, according to Greenster.

Chanel Creative Director Karl Lagerfeld may be controversial in his use of furs, but we’re happy to see he’s got his head in the game on renewables.

Photo Credits: Stephan Moskovic (many more photos via that link)

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Chelsea is a former newspaper reporter who has spent the past few years teaching English in Poland, Finland and Japan. When she wasn't teaching or writing, Chelsea was traveling Europe and Asia, sampling spicy street food along the way.

Tina M.

If Mr. Lagerfeld and Chanel really had interest in green technologies, those solar panels would be on a roof somewhere in Paris instead of on the floor of the Grand Palais.
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