When Karl Lagerfeld announced that he'd be staging a Chanel fashion show in Dallas, more than a few eyebrows raised. How would the storied French fashion house mix with the utterly American southern culture?


Well, the day of the show is finally here, so we now know the answer to that burning question... and it's kind of hilarious. As fashion editors and models from New York, Paris and London infiltrated Dallas, they made sure to take plenty of photos documenting their interpretations of the style culture down south.


Here's what happens when the fashion crowd tries to communicate what Texas is about:


There were the obvious southern pop culture references, which included the television show "Dallas" ...




... and Dolly Parton (who, for the record, is from Tennessee).



Then, of course, they offered some fashion tips. When in Texas, you should wear denim ...




... pearl snaps



... cow hide:



... American flags



... white jeans



... and cowboy hats (natch).



Hey, Karl Lagerfeld has had stranger ideas...



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  • Karl On Japanese People


    Karl opened up to <a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/chanels-tokyo-turn-5815470?module=today" target="_hplink"><em>Women's Wear Daily</em></a> about Tokyo Fashion Week: "It's changed a lot but it's changed for the better I think. I noticed that people became bigger than before because now they eat more cake and sweets and things like this that they didn't do in the past. There's a real change in the look of the Japanese people. Normally, before, they were all tiny. It's the kind of beauty you get from junk food."

    (AFP photo)




  • Karl On Michelle Obama


    Karl told <a href="http://www.style.com/stylefile/2011/09/karl-lagerfeld-opens-up/" target="_hplink">Style.com</a> he's very fond of Michelle Obama:
    "I'm a big fan of Mrs. Obama - and her face, I think, is magical. He would not be there without her. Mrs. Obama is not a fashion statement, but she has other things to do. My favorite thing about Mrs Obama was when she was asked if her skirt was not too tight and she answered 'Why you don't like my big black ass?' I want [Barack] Obama to win because there is nothing better anyway, and especially because of her."

    FYI: Kristina Schake, Director of Communications to First Lady Michelle Obama released a statement regarding Lagerfeld's comment saying, "Mrs. Obama never made that statement."

    (Getty photo)




  • Karl On Dating In Russia


    In his infamous interview with <a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/life/article/1089980--karl-lagerfeld-on-lana-del-rey-the-greek-crisis-and-m-i-a-s-middle-finger" target="_hplink"><em>Metro</em></a>, Karl put his foot in his mouth when talking about Russian men: "If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly. There are a few handsome ones, like Naomi Campbell's boyfriend, but there you see the most beautiful women and the most horrible men."

    (Getty photo)




  • Karl On Adele


    Karl caused major drama when he opened up to <em><a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/life/article/1089980--karl-lagerfeld-on-lana-del-rey-the-greek-crisis-and-m-i-a-s-middle-finger" target="_hplink">Metro</a></em> about his feelings towards Adele: "The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice."

    (Getty photo)




  • Karl On International Relations


    If you ever wondered what <a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/life/article/1089980--karl-lagerfeld-on-lana-del-rey-the-greek-crisis-and-m-i-a-s-middle-finger" target="_hplink">Karl thought about the Greek financial crisis: </a>"Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It's a big problem, as [Greeks] have this reputation of being so corrupt. You can't be sure the money will go where it's supposed to go. They need to build trust, and that takes time too. Nobody wants Greece to disappear, but they have really disgusting habits - Italy as well."

    (AFP photo)




  • Karl On Raising Children


    Karl sat down with former <em>Vogue Paris </em>editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld and talked children for <em><a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/carine-roitfeld/" target="_hplink">Interview</a></em> magazine: "You're also lucky because they are very beautiful. It would have been difficult to have an ugly daughter."

    (Getty photo)




  • Karl On Dominique Strauss-Kahn


    Karl thinks politics<a href="http://www.style.com/stylefile/2011/09/karl-lagerfeld-opens-up/" target="_hplink"> is all about survival: </a>"I love Dominique Strauss-Kahn. I love his wife. They are great people and when they came back to Paris I sent them flowers. But you know, for people in politics, it's very embarrassing. On the left they had hoped he wouldn't come back, because I think other people want his job. And on the other side...but even in America, Clinton survived his blow job."

    (Getty photo)




  • Karl On Curvy Women


    The<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/no-one-wants-to-see-curvy-women-german-designer-1801469.html" target="_hplink"><em> Independent</em></a> reported Karl saying some insulting things about curvy women to the German magazine <em>Focus</em>: "No one wants to see curvy women. You've got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly."

    (AFP photo)




  • Karl On Tina Brown


    At a press conference in Japan on Friday, reports <em><a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/print/lagerfeld-fires-back-at-tina-brown-5821720?module=today" target="_hplink">Women's Wear Daily</a></em>, Karl Lagerfeld said of<em> Newsweek:</em> "First of all, Tina Brown's magazine is not doing well at all. I'm sorry for Tina Brown, who was such a success at Vanity Fair, to go down with a shitty little paper like this. I'm sorry."

    (Getty photo)





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