Chanel was inspired by the château’s romantic aesthetic, and she let the place inform her dress: a statement gown with a detachable cape by Amir Taghi in Houston. “It was over-the-top and minimal at the same time, just like the château,” she says. And with limited time to shuttle between home in Austin and Taghi in Houston, her mom stood in for her at the final fitting. “Luckily, it fit, but in retrospect, that decision makes no sense,” she says, laughing. “We were operating in a state of delusion.”