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Karl Lagerfeld’s Lesbian Brides at Chanel Couture

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The designer sent two female models down the runway, hand-in-hand.

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Well here’s one way to take on gay marriage: Karl Lagerfeld sent not one – but two -- brides down the runway for the finale of his spring 2013 Chanel Haute Couture in Paris early Tuesday. The two models, in identical feathered wedding dresses and headpieces, walked hand-in-hand down the runway with Lagerfeld’s godson, Hudson Kroenig. According to The Guardian, Lagerfeld said it was a symbol of support for the controversial French gay marriage law. “I don’t even understand the debate,” he said.

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