From The Straits Times    |

The fashion flock in Singapore must be over the moon; thanks to all the news coming over from the Chanel camp.

Hot from the oven is the announcement that the Chanel Cruise 2013/14 collection will be showing at Loewen Cluster on Dempsey Hill – this specific location was kept under wraps until yesterday, putting to bed all the other location rumours that were floating around the internet.

Karl Lagerfeld to show Once Upon A Time short film in Singapore
Sketch of the Chanel Cruise 2013/14 show invite by Karl Lagerfeld

Chanel also announced late last night that Kaiser Karl will be unveiling his short film titled Once Upon A Time, which will feature Keira Knightley as Gabrielle Chanel. The film will focus on the early beginnings of Gabrielle Chanel’s illustrious career; when she opened her first boutique in Deauville, France, 100 years ago in 1913.

Other notable names in the video include French actress Clotilde Hesme, models Stella Tennant, Lindsey Wixson, Jamie Bochert and Caroline de Maigret, as well as Lagerfeld’s muse, Lady Amanda Harlech, her daughter Tallulah and male face of Chanel Baptiste Giabiconi.

Karl Lagerfeld to show Once Upon A Time short film in Singapore

The black-and-white film will be shown at a private screening in Raffles Hotel in Singapore on May 8, 2013 at 8.30pm, but if you’re not on the guest list, don’t worry, the short film will also be screened worldwide on chanelnews.com.

Watch a teaser of the short film below to whet your appetite for the real thing.