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Celebrities including Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Kylie Minogue sat front row at two runway events while bemused locals looked on They came, they saw, they CC’d. This week Chanel – the world’s second-biggest luxury brand after Louis Vuitton, with sales of US$19.3bn in 2025 – mobilised an estimated team of 300 in Sydney, staging a “replica” presentation of its Cruise 2026/2027 collection, first shown in Biarritz in April. Its celebrity guest list was headlined by Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie

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It took 10 years to plan and four years to build, and the budget blew out by about $90 million. Was it all worth it for this underground work of art?

It took 10 years to plan and four years to build, and the budget blew out by about $90 million. Was it all worth it for this underground work of art?