6 Things to Know Right Now About Chanel's A/W 16 Show

last updated 9 March 2016

Of all the Paris Fashion Week catwalks we look forward to year after year, Chanel consistently tops the list. Not only do the collections tend to clue us in on the mood for the following season, the sets are always magically thought out, and the front row never fails to impress. This season, Karl Lagerfeld presented his show, entitled "Front Row Only," in an atelier backdrop with simple golden chairs lined up side by side creating a long front row formation. Mica Arganaraz opened the show in head-to-toe pink, a colour that continued throughout. There were also interesting details, like the sweaters tied around the neck, cute bucket hats fastened atop the models' heads, and no shortage of strands of pearls. Scroll down for six quick facts about the show so you can sound in-the-know at work today…

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Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)