Karl Lagerfeld on his same-sex haute couture statement The creative director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, has spoken of his choice to send two brides hand-in-hand down his couture catwalk in support of the French government's proposal to legalise same-sex marriage. You won't have failed to notice Karl Lagerfeld's pointed reference to the French government's pending plans to legalise same-sex marriage at the Chanel couture show yesterday; two brides, hand-in-hand and with a small child (Lagerfeld's godson, Hudson) closing the show. Never one to keep his opinions to himself, the German creative director later spoke of his decision to show such public support for the legislation, which is set to go before Parliament on January 29. "I do not understand why people who live together cannot have the same security as those bourgeois who are married," Lagerfeld told Reuters following the show. Two women getting married, I find that natural, and having two mothers is a good thing. President Hollande, who was voted into power last year, pledged to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption by gay couples throughout his election campaign, however the legislation has faced fierce opposition. Last week 350,000 protesters marched through Paris waving flags that represented a mother father and two children. I don't even understand the debate. Since 1904 (in France) the church and state have been separate," Lagerfeld later said to the Associated Press . If (those against) want a sacred religious union, (they can) in the church, temple, cathedral, synagogue or mosque. The legislation will also allow gay parents to adopt children, but, somewhat unexpectedly, this is something Lagerfeld is "less keen" on.