Chanel Parties With Pharrell, Cara Delevingne

“Chanel!” Pharrell Williams said. “I can’t believe I’m here right now. This is Chanel.” Yes, it was so hard to believe Karl Lagerfeld staged a Chanel show in the middle of New York’s Upper East Side Tuesday night, even Pharrell was incredulous. He was speaking from a makeshift stage at the Park Avenue Armory after Lagerfeld sent a parade of models that included Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner and Stella Tennant down a labyrinthine runway showing off the work of the house’s Métiers d’Art companies. Williams was one of the constellation of stars in attendance to witness the once-in-a-blue-moon event — Beyoncé, Julianne Moore and Dakota Johnson were among the others. Kris Jenner, one of the first to arrive, came to New York from Los Angeles just for the occasion. “Only for Karl,” she said, installed in an armchair toward the entrance. “I missed the Salzburg show so I’m relieved I get to see it here.” Most guests were still snaking through the gilded furniture trying to locate their seats. Johnson ended up on a settee in the center of the room, across from Lily Collins and Banks, perched on an ivory pew. The ladies inevitably ended up discussing their Chanel wares. “I turned around the

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