Chanel 2017-18 "Paris - Hamburg" advanced workshop series was released in the early morning of December 7, Beijing time. Every year Karl Lagerfeld chooses a city closely associated with the brand as the theme of creation. This year he took us to Hamburg, Germany.

Gabrielle Chanel once boldly introduced men's sailor stripes and jackets into women's design, and Karl Lagerfeld reinterpreted them in Chanel's "Paris-Hamburg" collection.

The 90 models looked like sailors who had just boarded the ship, dressed in long knighthood coats, miniskirts, wide-leg pants and, of course, those trademark striped shirts, sailor hats and ankle boots. The "sailors" were handsome and charming.

The signature tweed suit was paired with a crew collar and a miniskirt.

Tweed jackets and trousers are adorned with sequins, reminiscent of Hamburg's red light district where seafarers hang out after landing.

The classic Chanel short jacket has an umbrella-like silhouette, and the long one has a similar design, with a high waist line that accentuates the hem, which Karl Lagerfeld calls the "new silhouette."

The trousers on the runway were wider than traditional styles and adorned with the signature double-breasted buttons at the waist.

The straight skirt becomes a beautiful "sailor dress", and the classic pieces become more young and beautiful because of these sailor style elements.

This season's evening wear is especially wonderful, with asymmetrical dresses made of colorful crepe fabric, exuding a novel sense of chic.

Karl Lagerfeld broke with tradition by turning the striped shirt beloved of Gabrielle Chanel into a mini dress, embroidered with hand-painted feathers and embellished with precious stones.

A woman in Chanel is always different. As Gabrielle Chanel said, "At a ball, a woman in black or white is always the center of attention."

Karl Lagerfeld brought Chanel back to his native Germany and made him feel at home. Speaking about his childhood, Lagerfeld said: "I came from the north of Germany, near the Danish border, and I was lucky enough to escape all that, because my father bought a house there because he knew the war was coming."

Lagerfeld left Hamburg for Paris when he was 17, and his age has long been the subject of heated debate. In 1952, he moved to France, where he began his career in fashion at the Pierre Balmain house, laying the foundation for his talent for haute couture, after which his technical maturity grew.

True to originality, Lagerfeld's designs never come from the nostalgic past, but constantly produce new collections. After the new millennium, he combines the skills of Chanel's bred embroiderers, knitters, milliners, jewelry designers and shoemakers to develop the Metiers d'Art series.

This time, he focuses on the sea and the distant horizon, like a ship entering the port of Hamburg, which he says is now "one of the biggest ports in Europe and has completely changed the mood and perception of people." He continued: "I'm not a nostalgic person - I just have some ideas - and the inspiration is container shipping, the geometry of those containers."

During the interview, he also instructed team members to "put a pin under the collar, behind the bow"; Shorten your trousers by half a millimeter, or change the stitching to smooth out tiny creases.

His goal has always been to create a modern, classic design with a high sense of quality, from hand-woven gowns to silky tulle sailor hats.

Lagerfeld said that his choice of Hamburg had nothing to do with his birth background, or rumors about Chanel's old relationship with Hamburg, and that the city where he held his show in the past was indeed chosen because of some special ties with Coco.

Hamburg's selection was largely inspired by the wavy construction of the new concert hall, the cost of which is still a matter of great controversy.

Speaking about the Elbphilharmonie, a concert hall designed by two Swiss architects, Lagerfeld said: "In terms of design, I think this is the most interesting new building in Europe. The architects Herzog & de Meuron are geniuses."

His attitude to life has also been particularly curious, and he has been shocked by the recent deaths of two of his great fashion rivals: Azzedine Alaia and Pierre Berge, the partner of Yves Saint Laurent.

He mused: "You know, in the last three months, two of my mortal enemies have died, Azzedine hates me to the bone, even though we don't know each other at all, I've only met him three times in Milan, he still hates me and says I can't make clothes at all - although he doesn't draw designs like I do, Pierre Berge is a different case. We were friends 40 years ago, and after he died, my florist called me and asked if I wanted to send anything, and I just said, 'No,' and the florist said, 'We can just send a cactus.' '"

Where Chanel is, there are the trendiest stars, and Chanel ambassadors Kristen Stewart, Lily-Rose Depp, Tilda Swinton, as well as William Chan, Ma Sicun and Ouyang Nana are all in attendance.

Chanel China Watch Ambassador William Chan wore a white patent leather coat and a white ChanelJ12 GMT watch from Chanel's Spring/Summer 2018 Haute couture collection

We also bring you an exclusive look at the beautiful pieces in the "Paris - Hamburg" haute Artisan collection.

The Elbphilharmonie, designed and built by Herzog & de Meuron Architects:

Its unique trapezoidal appearance makes it a futuristic new landmark connecting the city with the industrial port. It was originally built in the 1960s as a warehouse for tea, tobacco and cocoa.

At the beginning of this year, a new concert hall was opened here. On the foundation of a typical Hamburg brick building, a 110-meter-high glass structure and a wavy roof stand, carefully preserving tradition and feeling futuristic.

Since 2002, Karl Lagerfeld has launched an independent ready-to-wear collection, the "Haute Artisan Collection", which is released every December. Karl Lagerfeld will choose a city closely associated with the brand as the creation theme, and draw inspiration from the countless connections between the Chanel brand and the theme city of the series to create a unique high-end ready-to-wear collection.

Artisans put their attention and effort into the subtle interpretation of Karl Lagerfeld's creative designs, and Chanel's illustration this year is very lovely, left, Maison Michel hat workshop

"I believe that the spirit of this collection is reflected in those who have to look closely, or even touch it personally, to feel its exquisite elegance." Only in this way can you understand the meticulous process and truly appreciate its beauty, "says Lagerfeld.

The Premium Workshop series has been inspired in Tokyo, New York, Monte Carlo, London, Moscow, Shanghai, Byzantium, Mumbai, Edinburgh, Dallas, USA, Salzburg, Austria, Rome and the Ritz Paris, which launched the "Paris Metropolis" Premium Workshop series last year.