The gold-wrapped black cabs that might not make it to Chanel's Manchester show
30.11.2023 - 19:21
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Black cabs have been wrapped in Chanel's signature gold ahead of the fashion house's huge show in Manchester next week. Chanel announced earlier this year that it would hold its Métiers d'Art show in Manchester city centre for the first time ever this December.
But details of the show have been kept a closely-guarded secret by the fashion brand. A huge structure, believed to be an outdoor catwalk, is currently being erected in the Northern Quarter with the main event set to take place in Thomas Street on December 7.
Hundreds of vehicles are said to have been booked to ferry models and guests from their hotels to High Street where they will be dropped off for the show. Earlier this month, some electric black cabs which were booked for the event were given a makeover.
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One cab driver who was invited to take part told the M.E.N. that around 10 hackney carriages were wrapped in gold Chanel branding. A council source has confirmed that an application to wrap 15 black cabs in the same design had been submitted to the local authority.
The driver, who is not taking part, said he was told that the wrap would remain on the vehicles for around a month. However, the M.E.N. understands that the Chanel-branded gold designs have now been removed from most of the vehicles ahead of the event.
The unnamed driver said that it would have cost thousands to decorate each vehicle. Two companies involved in the marketing campaign were approached by the M.E.N. - but when asked to comment on why the wraps have been removed, they refused.
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