Chanel Couture Debuts in Los Angeles

There may be more Chanels in the audience than on the runway when the House of Chanel in Paris introduces Coco perfume and unveils its 60-piece fall couture collection Sept. 16 at the Music Center.

As for the party theme, it’s definitely turning out to be: Dress Chanel.

For starters, benefit chairwoman Nancy Vreeland will be swathed in Chanel, although she isn’t sure which Chanel; the couture house is bringing over three gowns from the new collection from which she’ll make her selection.

Amazing Blue Ribbon executive president and honorary co-chairwoman Keith Kieschnick says she too will wear a new black-and-white Chanel gown.

But honorary co-chairwoman Nancy Livingston says she will wear either a new red Hanae Mori gown or a dress she picked up in Rome in 1958.

And of course she’ll wear a spritz of Coco.