Chanel's Couture Brides Throughout History, From Claudia Schiffer and Linda Evangelista to Kendall Jenner and Lily-Rose Depp
Every Chanel Haute Couture show closes with a supermodel (or two) in a wedding gown. In the past, this coveted position had been held by '90s supers like Claudia Schiffer, Devon Aoki, and Linda Evangelista. In the years before his death, however, Karl Lagerfeld made a point to select modern muses like Kendall Jenner and Lily-Rose Depp to close the show. And while his successor, Virginie Viard, tapped one of Lagerfeld's most recent alums for Viard's couture debut this summer, this time, that alum looked a bit different. When Vittoria Ceretti returned to the runway for fall 2019, she wasn't wearing a gown, but instead what resembled a (very chic) pair of bridal pajamas. (You have to give Viard some credit for her foresight; it was only this past weekend that Zoë Kravitz attended her rehearsal dinner in a pair of bridal bike shorts.) See how Viard's debut compared to Lagerfeld's illustrious bridal past with a look back at more of the models who donned a Chanel wedding gown well before their frequent companion—Hudson Kroenig, Lagerfeld's preteen muse was born.
Karl Lagerfeld and Claudia Schiffer struck a playful pose at the Chanel Couture fall 1991 show.
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And they had so much fun, they did it again for the Chanel Couture fall 1992 show.
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Lagerfeld covered his muse with lace at the Chanel Couture fall 1993 show.
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And let her go scantily clad and solo for the Chanel Couture spring 1993 collection.
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Schiffer did her best showgirl impression at the Chanel Couture spring 1994 show.
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Devon Aoki brought a punk twist to the Chanel Couture fall 1999 show in a voluminous cape—and cemented her status as a muse in the process.
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Aoki returned with a feathery twist for the Chanel Couture spring 2000 show.
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And again for Chanel Couture fall 2000.
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Two models are better than one—a lesson Lagerfeld took to heart at the Chanel Couture fall 2001 show.
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Linda Evangelista provided ample arm candy at the Chanel Couture fall 2003 show.
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A cape-clad Alek Wek stole the show at the Chanel Couture fall 2004 show.
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A bouquet of flowers was the perfect accessory at the Chanel Couture fall 2005 show.
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As ankle boots were at the Chanel Couture spring 2006 show.
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Irina Lazareanu’s boots were a bit higher at the Chanel Couture fall 2006 show.
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At the Chanel Couture fall 2007 show, Lagerfeld put head-to-toe lace to the test on a garden path.
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And challenged Raquel Zimmermann to look chic in a glimmering bonnet.
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Devon Aoki made a triumphant splash as a pregnant bride at the Chanel Couture spring 2008 show.
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As Sasha Pivovarova did at the Chanel Couture fall 2008 show in ruffles.
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Lagerfeld’s muse Baptiste Giabiconi accompanied Lara Stone down the aisle at the Chanel Couture fall 2009 show.
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And Abbey Lee Kershaw at the Chanel Couture spring 2010 show.
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Baptiste Giabiconi, the eternal groom, got wild with a lion head at the Chanel Couture fall 2010 show.
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Lindsey Wixson marched solo at the Chanel Couture fall 2012 show.
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Erin Wasson knew to credit the Kaiser for her magnificent Chanel Couture fall 2013 gown.
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Kendall Jenner did, as well. Here she is giving Lagerfeld a kiss at the end of the Chanel Couture fall 2015 show. XOXO.
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Lily-Rose Depp made her Chanel Couture debut in the coveted bridal position, on the arm of Karl Lagerfeld.
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Luna Bijl walks the runway during the Chanel spring 2018 couture show with Lagerfeld muse Hudson Kroenig.
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Fall 2018's couture show saw 18-year-old Adut Akech join Alek Wek as one of the rare black brides in Chanel's history, as well as link hands with not only Kroenig but also his younger bro, Jameson.
Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2019
She may have had to take her bow sans Karl, but Vittoria Ceretti still managed to steal the show at Chanel's spring 2019 couture show, thanks to the sparkly sequined swimsuit and bathing cap that accompanied her requisite massive veil.
Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2019
Vittoria Ceretti returned to the runway as the bride for Chanel's first couture show without Karl Lagerfeld in decades, which also marked the couture debut of Virginie Viard, who's taken his place at the helm of the house. This time, Ceretti also kept things casual: She wore a silky pale pink ensemble that bore a resemblance to a (very chic) pair of pajamas.