Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture SS 2012: Chanel catwalk

After importing an iceberg the size of the fashion industry's entire powder supply for his last ready-to-wear collection, how does Karl Lagerfeld top things for the SS 2012 haute couture show? By building an entire plane set complete with a164-foot aisle, 180-degree swivel seats for 250 'passengers', monogrammed upholstery, a holographic cockpit and supermodels as the hostesses with the mostesses. That's how.

Despite the Pan Am colour palette and aviation theme, Lagerfeld abided by Project Runway's number one rule, telling reporters backstage (the hold?):

"I didn't want to make it too literal. If you look at what air hostesses really wore back in the '60s, it wasn't that great".

He added:

“I love the plane. There’s nothing I find more relaxing. Your neighbors are stuck to their screens, there are no phones—it’s blissfully peaceful.”

That's exactly what we thought on the 6.15am Ryanair flight from Luton to the arse-end of nowhere (actually, anyone who's seen documental Lagerfeld Confidential will know the designer flies private).

So what fashion did we have if it wasn't based on stewardesses? Terry cloth tracksuits and onesies? Nope, the collection was as painstakingly executed as you'd expect with various shades of blue varying from traditional tweeds woven with metallic threads to wispy chiffons with silver-coated feathers and camellias (Coco Chanel's favourite flower, FYI).

However, because space was so limited, some of the guests - which included Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Olsen, Daphne Guinness and Diane Kruger, had to get bumped off into a second show. Should've made them leave via an inflatable slide, Wintour would've loved that.