Karl Lagerfeld’s Best Chanel Looks in Street Style 

Stella Tennant in Chanel
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The countdown to “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the upcoming exhibition at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, starts today. We’re looking back at some of Lagerfeld’s greatest collections at Chanel as seen in Vogue’s street style coverage from 2012 to 2018. During these years, the scene outside the shows in Paris—and beyond—was filled with many of his greatest hits, like trompe l’oeil accessories, embellished motorcycle gloves, and his seasonal takes on the cap toe shoe. One thing that surely hasn’t changed is just how much fun wearing Chanel has always been. Scroll through to see our favorite picks below.

Tamu McPherson in a Creatures of the Wind dress Pinko skirt Chanel shoes and 3.1 Phillip Lim bag

The Chanel cap-toe heel mule with a pointy toe was the must-have shoe from the spring 2017 ready-to-wear season.

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Gilda Ambrosio Candela Novembre Giorgia Tordini in an Attico jacket and Chanel shoes and Ece Sukan in Chanel shoes

Paris, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

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Charlotte Groeneveld in a classic Chanel tweed set at the Paris spring 2018 ready-to-wear shows.

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Caroline de Maigret Couture fall 2014 street style

Caroline de Maigret in Chanel at the Paris fall 2014 couture shows.

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Red, white, and blue is always a winning color combination as seen during the fall 2016 ready-to-wear season.

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Bella Hadid in a Chanel tank during the spring 2019 season. 

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Paris, fall 2017 couture. 

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Tiffany Godoy in Chanel pants at the Paris fall 2018 couture shows.

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Natalie Joos attending the Marc Jacobs spring 2016 ready-to-wear show in New York in Chanel. 

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Esther Quek in an Ott dress and Dior Bag and Laure Hriard Dubreuil in Chanel

Paris, spring 2017 ready-to-wear 

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Christine Centenera and Tina Leung in Chanel at the Paris fall 2017 couture shows.

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Ece Sukan in Chanel

Two-tone boots as seen in the Paris fall 2018 ready-to-wear shows.

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Paris, fall 2016 ready-to-wear

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Paris, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

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Leaf Greener in Chanel at the spring 2016 ready-to-wear shows.

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Fei Fei Sun in a Chanel coat

Fei Fei Sun in a Chanel coat at the fall 2016 couture shows in Paris. 

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Yoyo Cao in a Chanel jacket at the Paris fall 2017 couture shows.

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Mademoiselle Yulia in Chanel at the spring 2016 ready-to-wear shows.

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A Chanel tweed jacket shown two ways at the fall 2017 couture shows in Paris. 

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Paris, fall 2017 couture

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Paris, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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Chiara Ferragni in Chanel at the Paris spring 2015 couture shows.

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Paris, fall 2017 couture

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A Chanel graffiti backpack with a Fendi Buggie charm seen at the fall 2015 couture shows.

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Paris, fall 2014 ready-to-wear

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Paris, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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Paris, fall 2014 ready-to-wear

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