Karl Lagerfield's latest muse is Heidi Mount. The 21-year-old American model stars in Chanel's latest advertising campaign.

Heidi and the iconic quilted handbags she shares the spotlight with are real life artworks in these commercials, which draw inspiration from the work of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershoi.

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You know times are tough when the iconic fashion labels of the world are struggling. Chanel is one designer who's taken a real battering in the economic downturn. It was recently forced to cut short its mobile art exhibition tour, and now comes news that 200 jobs ...