After Karl Lagerfeld set his spring 2012 couture show for Chanel on a plane, in which models walked down an aisle rather than a catwalk in modern yet mod takes on classic Chanel suiting, more than a few commenters thought there might be some Pan Am influence at play. In fact, the first comment after a post on Chanel’s couture show went up, from James Abbott in France, was “Someones [sic] been watching Pan Am!” (which has since been “liked” by five more commenters). ABC’s new Christina Ricci vehicle about the glory days of air travel set in 1963 may not be a ratings smash but the costumes are spot on. So we hopped on the phone with Ane Crabtree, the show’s costume designer, to talk Chanel’s in-flight couture, ’60s inspiration, where to find the best vintage from that decade, oh, and how to get her job.
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