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CHANEL's forthcoming cruise show, taking place in Seoul, will be held on May 4 - the same day as the Met Ball.The event will be the second Chanel show in six months that has clashed with another major fashion event, following its Métiers d'Arts show in Salzburg on December 2, which coincided with the Victoria's Secret show in London.

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Could Lagerfeld really be going head to head with other major fashion events to assert Chanel's total superiority?Certainlyasking models like Kendall Jenner, Malaika Firth, Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne to pick their favourite could be deemed a little playground, but for the world's most senior editors - torn between the red carpet in New York and the catwalk in Seoul - the decision is far from child's play.Chanel, for its part, is insistent that there is no foul play.

"We had committed to bringing our cruise collection to our Korean clients and May 4 was the only possible date," the French house told WWD."Chanel is very much dedicated to supporting the Anna Wintour Costume Institute Benefit this year as we always have.We greatly respect the incredible contributions Anna Wintour and The Metropolitan Museum of Art have made toward the preservation, education and celebration of the art of fashion, and are proud to be a supporter of this important institution."

The Chanel and Met Ball conundrum nothwithstanding, the week is set to be incredibly busy for the industry's key players with Prada's new Fondazione in Milan and the Louis Vuitton cruise show both slated to take place later the same week.