Thought Of Fashion: Chanel

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Friday, 10 May 2013

The Singapore Resort: Chanel Resort 2014

Chanel Resort 2014. Click any image to view the full collection.

The must-see Chanel Resort 2014 outfits.

The Biggest Night In Fashion

Olivia Wilde in Calvin Klein. Click to Pin.

So who was the best dressed at the 2013 Met Ball? Here are my selections.

ABC

Louis Vuitton, from left: Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Pre-Fall 2013, Fall 2013. Click to see the full Fall 2013 collection.

The ABC of fashion now.

What would Karl do for his set today? I don't think anyone saw two rows of wind turbines and a solar panel floor coming. The Chanel woman is moving into a very sustainable future and moving there in style.

Pearls were big. Literally. They were on dresses and made up the very chunky necklaces and bangles. The SS13 stripe trend is played out literally on shoes and figuratively in the lines of the silhouettes created by the clothes.

For Chanel standards, it was quite futuristic. The austere colours and play with different sizes in a single outfit give a fitutristic feel that lets us know that the Chanel woman is moving ahead of the times. Wherever she's going, she's got all the energy she needs.

Images Americanvogue.com

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

"Serious Frivolity" - Chanel Cruise 2013

Karl Lagerfeld's latest burst of opulence manifested next to three fountains at Versailles, where 400 of his most fashionable acquaintances sat down to get their first look at the Chanel 2013 Cruise collection. (can you believe we're in 2013 already?)

Just in case you weren't aware, Christopher Bailey isn't the only one who can controll the elements: Karl scheduled this show right in the midst of the Paris rainy season... And the son shon bright. Perhaps not as dramatic as rain falling on cue, but still.

The clothes can best be described as "Marie Antoinette goes modern-day gangster." How to pull of that look? (Yes it's possible.) It's all about taking vintage eighteenth-century details and executing them in contemporary fabrics like denim, chambray, and plastics. Keep it grunge with platform trainers and subtle chain details. And then there is the most important part: the frills. Because as Mr Lagerfeld says, "Frivolity is a healthy attitude. I know people who were saved by frivolity."

Images from americanvogue.com and elleuk.com. Collection shoot by Karl Lagerfeld.

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Outfit Of The Day: Wednesday

So this morning I get to Hiddingh campus (in Gardens) and find out the Jammie busses are on strike and I have to be on Upper Campus (not in Gardens) in less than an hour. I'm wearing my beloved Zara coat (which I bought on 5th Avenue) for the first time in CT because I expect it to be raining (perhaps even thunder) later.

Regardless of the storm ahead, it seems to be unseasonably warm today. Somewhere along the trip to lower campus (thank goodness for friends with cars) followed by the epic walk to get to class on upper campus, I made a vow to my friends that, not matter how hot it gets (or how hot I'm getting from the extra walk) I will not take this coat off. Hence, today is a day for a coat: it will protect you from the storm, and since no one else is wearing theirs yet, make you stand out. Rule number one for wearing a coat on a day like this: make sure that whatever you're wearing under it is in a light fabric and can stand on its own as an outfit.

Wednesday - Chanel

It's one of my favourite outfits from the AW12 show. Note the clothes under the coat could easily stand on their own as an outfit - and none of them are very heavy. Perfect.

Other options: the best AW12 coats have a very earthy feel to them. Here are the hilights: