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Friday, 24 April 2009

Color Forecast For Chanel 2009-2010 F/W Haute Couture

PANTONE:
426C 425C 422C
white 185C 7516C

Reason:
Black, grey and white are the three colors that Karl Lagerfeld must use in every Fall/Winter seasons. Also, I believe that black and grey colors will be the first priority when designing the outfits. Because these two colors suits the mood of cold and snow season. Apart from these achromatic colors, I choose the red and brown colors in the coming collection as these have been appeared in some of the past collections. Other the other hand, I think that these two colors can bring some contrast to the classical outfits but won't deprive the classical image from Chanel. As Karl Lagerfeld said, Chanel clothing is all about ease, therefore I think that these two colors suit the image of Chanel.

Thursday, 23 April 2009

Snap Shot

Chanel latest collection - 2009-2010 F/W Ready-to-wear

BELLE BRUMMELLE
The 2009/10 Dall-Winter Ready-to-Wear collection is an homage to black, all kinds of black. Karl Lagerfeld gave this collection a working title: "The collection is called Chanel Belle Brummelle," as a reference to Beau Brummell, "the 18th century English dandy whi invented the look for men or dark clothes with the focal point on ties, scarves, collars and cuffs. "Therefore, in this collection there are ruffed collars and cuffs in white tulle, muslin and taffeta, which adorn the neck and wrists of the elegant black dresses and impeccable black suits. This unity of the blacks is punctuated by moments of pale pink and jade green, which delicately enliven the collection. As for accessories, the jewelery is geometric, with a playful and unpretentious art deco inspiration. Also of note are the classic bags in their thermoformed packaging, with pockets for an iPod, a N5 perfume, and sunglasses.

For this collection, staged at the Grand Palais, Karl Lagerfeld designed a minimalist and purified decor. It was made up of a succession of eight white spaces and a contrasting black lacquered floor - a combination which could just as easily evoke a vast contemporary apartment, an art gallery or Chanel's couture salons on the rue Cambon. Door frames in the white spaces allowed for movement throughout the blocks and for the models to cross one another weaving down the runway, breaking from the traditionally linear movement of fashion shows.

Photos of the Show
Fashion Show (Part 1 & Part 2)
Collection Details
Review

Color family of this collection:

White, grey and black, the achromatic colors, are commonly used in winter. However, black and grey have a larger proportion that white only takes the decoration part of the whole outfit. These three colors show the independence of modern female. On the other hand, pale pink gives a warm and romantic feeling and jade green projects a calm feeling which suit the mood of winter.

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Chanel 2009 S/S Haute Couture

A WHITE PAGE
The last Chanel Haute Couture collection is like a new beginning. "A white page," says Karl Lagerfeld, "a linear and timeless graphic interpretation. It's like a starting point for the story of this new era, for which all the details still need to be written. That is why I chose paper as the theme for the couture collection this season. "The strong connection between Karl Lagerfeld and this theme gives this collection its intensity, "it's also the fabric that i prefer most... I love paper! Everthing begins on paper. Without paper I would be lost!"
This collection is minimal and extremely sophisticated. All of the luxurious details, from the embriodery to the fabris, are more suggested than overt. "It's the new modesty" according to Karl Lagerfeld. These pure, graphic silhouettes often combine two elements: a short top and a straight skirt, both highlighted by lightness and fluidity. The skirts have discrete slits. The removable cap sleeves conceal the shoulders and allow for freedom movement.
This monochrome collection is first and foremost a "game of lines and shapes," continues the designer. Underneath the geometry and purity of the cuts, it's the floral exploration of the embriodery and the minute details that discretely color this collection. The floral theme is found in the white roses and daisies, with wmbriodered flowers and pateals from the ateliers of Lemaeié and Lesage. It is also the inspiration for the sumptuous hairpieces that the Japanese artist Katsuya Kamo created for the collection. "There is something similar between a flower patel and a sheet of paper" says Karl Lagerfeld.

Fashion Show (Part 1 & Part 2)
Review

Color Family of this collection:

It is the color family of achromatic color. White color is the main theme of this collection, thus it has a large proportion in the collection. Other colors like black and grey are used for decoration. This is because we usually wear bright or light colors in summer. Although there are black outfits, they are made of or decorated using some shiny materials which made the outfits look less dull. Under the sunshine, I believe the black outfits still look charming and catch people's eyesight.

Other collections:

Monday, 20 April 2009

Chanel 2009 Pre-Fall

PARIS-MOSCOU
This year's Metiers s'Art collection, "Paris-Moscou" has been dedicated to the capital of a country and a culture that fascinated Gabrielle Chanel. For the presentation, Karl Largerfeld chose the confidential Theatre Le Ranelagh in the sixteenth district of Paris. At the theatre's entrance, beautiful constructivist-style posters were hung up on the walls, announcing the show's arrival to the theatre. After the fashion event, the theatre was transformed into a Russian cabaret, complete with a Slavic orchestra and vodka, while Karl Lagerfeld conducted his interviews on the stage.

The key sillhouette of Métiers d'Art collection
For this season's Mé tiers d'Art collection, dedicated to the link between Paris and Moscow, Karl Lagerfeld was inspired by early 20th century Russian pictorial avant-garde. Virginie Viard, the Creative Studio Director at Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld's right-hand woman, selected and decoded the details of a key silhouette from the collection, "this black taffeta dress plays with the contrast between geometrical beveled architecture and the delicacy of tulle frills. The magnificent embroidered piece, made by the Atelier Lesage (over 110 hoursof work) is directly inspired by Liobov Popova's painting, "Painterly Architectonics, 1918-19". On the shoulders, the black ottoman coat is cut at the waist for greater freedom of movement. Its volume is also a reminder of constructivist architecture. Th shearling shapka, made by the Maison Michel, is rimmed with bead fringes and a minutely detailed golden crown. I would say that this silhouette connects the two faces of Moscow: the splendor of a prestigious heritage and the boldness of the esthetic revolution." The painting that inspired the dress is part of the exhibition "Russian Avant-Grade in the Costakis collection" at the Musée Maillol in Paris, until March 2nd 2009.

Complete Collection
Fashion Show
Accessories

Chanel 2008-2009 F/W Haute Couture

ORGAN PIPES
For this season's haute couture, the designer conceived a central burst of tubes as tall as 32 meters under the majestic glass ceiling of the Grand Palais. "One day, he says, I was at a piano concert given by Helene Arnault and Brigitte Engerer... It all started then. It is the organ buffet at the Salle Gaveau that inspired me." For Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion show's set is extremely important. It is more than a simple illustration or prolongation of the collection's theme, it is a true architectural proposition. The power, the strength, and the originality of this effort add a whole new dimension to the show, as the architecture connects the fashion to the show's music.

Complete collection
Fashion Show
Karl Lagerfeld Interview

Color Family of the collection:

In this collection, black and grey colors take a larger part in designing the haute couture. Apart from the achromatic colors that Karl Lagerfeld used in every collections, he uses different hues of red colors to enliven the whole collection. These red colors bring a contrast in the collection and differentiate from the other outfits.

Other collections:

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Chanel 2007-2008 F/W Haute Couture

From his lofty position at the ultimate heights of fashion, Karl Lagerfeld can still deliver a lesson in what makes a brilliant collection: clarity and intense follow-through. Put simply, he looked at Chanel from one angle—sideways-on—and turned that technical exercise into a show that focused all the imaginative, structural, and decorative skills of haute couture into one idea: tracing the body line from shoulder to ankle. "High profile," he called it. "Everything is flat at the front. It's all side effects."

The concept gave a linear dynamic to clothes that employed every conceivable device for piling interest into the place where side seams ought to be. In the opening series of narrow, tuniclike coat-dresses, Lagerfeld used strips of leather, moving into feather and bold tracings of pearl. Then, as he progressed into evening, there were glimpses of sequined embroidery or rills of georgette fluttering from the sides of numerous black lace, ribbon, and chiffon dresses. Tailored hunting jackets with flying peplums in back contributed to the overall sense of forward motion, as did the finale gowns, some trailing airborne capes in their wake. All this was underscored by the image of impossibly elongated women on the move, striding along in leather leggings, heads clad in abstracted hoods or futuristic feathered earmuffs.

Complete Collection
Fashion Show (Part 1 & Part 2)

Color Family of this collection:

Karl Lagerfeld adds a lot of colors to this collection. As he said above, this collection aims to emphasize on showing off the body shape. So he uses some dramatic colors that he didn't use so often to produce this effect.

Other collections: