There was another interesting historical confluence involving Chanel herself that underscored the rightness of this whole event for Lagerfeld. Romy Schneider, the quintessence of Austrian elegance, made her name playing Sissi in a 1950s trilogy. In 1961, director Luchino Visconti asked Chanel to dress Schneider for Boccaccio '70. She would return to the role of Sissi in 1972 for Visconti's Ludwig. Sissi, CC, Romy…It was pleasantly diverting to imagine just how much Lagerfeld was reincarnating with his show today