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Chanel - Fall/Winter 2016-17

Saturday 12 March 2016


The Grand Palais was filled with 3,000 aureate chairs, no elaborate setting, just the seating the models and the shows attendees giving them a front row seat. Every show put together by creative director Karl Lagerfeld is exceptional and this specific collection was exactly that. Karl paid homage to Gabriel Chanel featuring many of her well known designs like the tweed jacket and the famous hat frequently worn by the labels fashion designer herself.

This was a transformed, more modern take on Chanel classics. The perfect play on layers with over sized capes, dresses and pussy bows, contrasted with an array of texture from tweed to denim. Much of the tweed in the show was frayed at the hems and well structured with oversized scarves which acted almost like the sleeves wrapped around the neck from a jumper and cropped jackets. The beginning of the show was very ladylike, looking as thought it has been put together by a team of french ladies with a few altercations from urban street style settings.

Pink came in a variety of different shades, pastel, raspberry and fuchsia, with all colours woven into one another which later moved onto hues of black and white, including classic signature patterns such as the camellia. The camellia was printed onto wide legged trousers with an array of emojis and of course the Chanel logo, this print was also used alongside another pair of oversized of trousers with extra large camellias emblazoned on them. The use of emoji's was interesting, bringing aspects of new generations into the collection but decreases the uniqueness of this collection. We all know that any Chanel collection would not be complete without a signature strings of pearls. They made their presence in an array of different sizes and lengths, being the perfect partner alongside masculine black pea coats and hidden amongst cropped capes.

Au revoir mes beautés

BroganRose. x







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