Chanel Cruise 2010 unveiled during sunset at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Lido Resort in Venice.

Inspired by Venetian high-society of the '30s, with fabrics sourced from "the rich reds of the Renaissance, Fortuny's prints, and the chiaroscuro technique of the great Italian masters, guests were treated to a mix of cream and navy sailor-esque knits and metallic lace cocktail dresses that caught the slipping sun perfectly.  With Marchesa Casati-inspired wigs and a boardwalk maze to travel models Siri Tollerod, Heidi Mount, Liu Wen, Charlotte di Calypso,  Denisa Dvorakova,t Inguna Butane, Snejana Onopka, took the crowd back to a time where life by sea was always in fashion.  Show closerTatjana Patitz  walked the finale with Karl Lagerfeld himself.