It looks like Cuba is really starting to change. The Cubans see more and more American tourists, who had been banned from the country until recently. Thus the most powerful fashion industry representatives now choose Havana as the setting for the show.
On the photo,
Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel.
The world's famous actors, musicians, and models visited the capital of Cuba in order to see the new collection.
On the photo, the French actress Vanessa Paradis in Havana.
The actress Tilda Swinton poses to photographers before the fashion show on May 4 in Havana.
The guests were seated in one of the most well-known Havana streets – Paseo del Prado. The Cubans were watching the event out of their windows. The luckiest people of Havana were admiring high fashion event in the back rows behind the famous guests.
On the photo, the model wearing Chanel, Paseo del Prada.
The original decorations - the old Cuban buildings in Paseo del Prada, Havana.
On the photo, people who want to make photos of celebrities in Havana.
It should be mentioned, that the Cubans are not used to expensive clothing brands, as during the last 50 years no designer wear shops were working in the country. The local residents earn too little, so designer wear would only be bought by tourists.
The Cubans are watching the fashion show from their balcony in Havana.
The witnesses say that some locals were not ashamed to express disappointment towards the design of the couture dresses and swim wear.
On the photo, catwalk of the models wearing new collection by Chanel.
Another star guest was the actor Vin Diesel.
Gisele Bundchen starring at Chanel show in Havana.
The Cubans regard this event as a token of relationship improvement with European countries.
On the photo, Vin Diesel amid the usual Cuban car, Havana.
Chanel fashion show in Havana was part of the Month of French Culture. As it's known, in February 2016 Francois Hollande, the President of France, and Raul Castro, President of the State Council of Cuba, discussed the further relationship development between the countries.
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