The staggering centerpiece to the over-the-top Chanel fall-winter 2011 display was an enormous tribute to the label's founder Coco, whose star sign was Leo.
The French luxury supernova is known for its monumental sets, which recently included a giant bottle of its best-selling No. 5 perfume and a life-size barn with real hay. Designer Karl Lagerfeld explained that the set was an homage to the house's late founder, who was born in August under the sign of Leo.
The beast, the creation of set designers from the Paris opera, snarled overhead as the models emerged in A-line dresses and sheaths fitted with cropped square-shaped jackets with half sleeves.
The lion reflected the collection's theme, with gold referenced throughout the show, the models wore sheath dresses and cropped square-shaped jackets with half sleeves.
The show concluded with Lagerfeld's favourite male model, Baptiste Giabiconi, escorting the bride - who traditionally closes couture shows - wearing a stuffed lion-head mask with his tuxedo
But even Hollywood actress Jessica Alba and Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester couldn't compete with the star of Chanel's haute couture show - the huge gold lion!
Jessica wore a white sun dress with red belt and black heels, while Leighton defied the summer heat in a skin tight leather creation.
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