Fashion house Chanel cancels Beijing show due to Covid-19

A model showing off Chanel's Spring/Summer 2020 collection during a photoshoot. Chanel has cancelled a major show in China in May due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the French fashion house said on Tuesday (Feb 18). - The Star/ANN

PARIS/BEIJING: Chanel has cancelled a major show in China in May due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the French fashion house said on Tuesday (Feb 18).

"Considering the current situation and following the guidance of Chinese authorities, Chanel has decided to postpone its project of a replica of the Paris - 31 rue Cambon 2019/20 Métiers d’art collection in May in Beijing to a later and more appropriate moment," the statement said.