Popsugar Fashion Karl Lagerfeld Chanel Fashion Show Sets 19 Chanel Runway Sets That Were Absolutely Outrageous February 28, 2019 by Allie Merriam Image Source: Getty We know this much to be true: Karl Lagerfeld was a stickler for detail. His intricate Chanel designs took center stage during the house's many fashion shows during any given year. Throughout his 30-plus-year reign at Chanel, Karl took the grand display of clothing one step further by creating a whole world in which to showcase his designs. We're celebrating Karl's legacy by looking back at his most over-the-top presentations all over the world. There have been so many amazing themes and sets in Chanel's spectacular shows, and here are our absolute favorites. Related: The Latest Chanel Runway Was So Extravagant, It'll Totally Blow Your Mind 1 Chanel's Beach, Spring 2019 Image Source: Getty / Jason Merritt 1 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff 2 / 37 2 Chanel Travels to Space, Fall 2017 Image Source: Getty / Victor Boyko 3 / 37 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 4 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Victor Boyko 5 / 37 3 Chanel Pays Homage to Coco's Famous Mirrored Staircase, Spring Haute Couture 2017 Image Source: Getty / Peter White 6 / 37 4 Inside the Atelier, Fall/Winter 2016 Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Catwalking 7 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain 8 / 37 5 Chanel Looks Back to Tradition in the Grand Palais, Fall/Winter 2016 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain 9 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Antonello Trio 10 / 37 6 Chanel Takes It to the Dollhouse, Spring/Summer 2016 Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Victor Boyko 11 / 37 7 A Very Fashionable Protest, Spring/Summer 2015 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 12 / 37 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 13 / 37 8 Chanel Goes Global, Fall/Winter 2013 Image Source: Getty / Dominique Charriau 14 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Venturelli 15 / 37 9 Chanel's First Jet Adventure, Spring/Summer 2012 Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Dominique Charriau 16 / 37 Image Source: Getty / ALEXANDER KLEIN 17 / 37 10 An Homage to an Iconic Jacket, Spring/Summer 2008 Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Foc Kan 18 / 37 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 19 / 37 11 A Fashionable Apocalypse, Fall/Winter 2011 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 20 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain 21 / 37 12 A Parisian Streetscape, Fall/Winter 2011 Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Dominique Charriau 22 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho 23 / 37 13 Crystals, Fall/Winter 2012 Image Source: Getty / ALEXANDER KLEIN 24 / 37 Image Source: Getty / ALEXANDER KLEIN 25 / 37 14 An Homage to Renewable Energy, Spring/Summer 2013 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain 26 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain 27 / 37 15 Don't Mess With Texas, Métiers d'Art 2013 Image Source: Getty / Cooper Neill 28 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Cooper Neill 29 / 37 16 A Chanel Casino, Fall/Winter 2015 Haute Couture Image Source: Getty / Catwalking 30 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Catwalking 31 / 37 17 Chanel Airways, Spring/Summer 2016 Image Source: Getty / Rindoff/Le Segretain 32 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Rindoff/Le Segretain 33 / 37 18 A French Bistro, Fall/Winter 2015 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 34 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Victor Boyko 35 / 37 19 Chanel's Supermarket Sweep, Fall/Winter 2014 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 36 / 37 Image Source: Getty / PATRICK KOVARIK 37 / 37 Fashion DesignersKarl LagerfeldChanelRunwayParis Fashion WeekFashion WeekSpringCelebritiesAnna WintourMario Testino