Group Hug | Chanel, Valentino Et. Al

Catwalking/Getty Images A look from the Chanel show.

PARIS ╨▓╨ВтАЭ╨Т┬аA couple of days ago a friend was saying, and not without reason, that while this season had produced beautiful clothes, it had also lacked real energy. Yesterday, two collections went a long way to counter that. At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld put on a masterful spectacle backed up with light, wearable luxury. He created a farmhouse in the middle of Paris, reminiscent of Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon;