Chanel autumn winter 2014

All were Chanel and Mademoiselle centric; while her silhouette and various incarnations of her name appeared all over the place, not a single item referenced Lagerfeld by name or by his famous likeness. Collection Gallery 78 Photos View Gallery.

As the show commenced, models strutted down makeshift grocery aisles, browsing shelves chalk full of Chanel-branded products, all redesigned to suit Lagerfeld's trademark wit. Even the most traditional Chanel silhouettes were given a sporty revival, modernized through casual layering atop distressed body stockings. The show concluded with a final announcement that the Chanel Supermark was about to close, urging guests to storm the aisles. Posted November 11th, By Colby Mugrabi. Share this Muse Board on.

Chanel autumn winter 2014

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If Chanel's Spring show skewered the art world for the oligarchs' supermarket it has turned into, Karl Lagerfeld went one better for Fall and imagined the whole world as a megastore— un grand magasin —under the sign of the double C. The shelves of his extraordinarily detailed set were stacked with more than a hundred thousand items, brazenly advertised at 20 or 50 percent more. No bargains in these aisles. The labels of at least five hundred everyday products had been re-coded in Chanelspeak. The one that most entranced the locals was the recasting of a sac poubelle garbage bag as a sac plus belle definitely not a garbage bag. As Supermarket Sweep as the vibe was, the only goodies up for grabs were the fresh produce and the candies. It was entrancing to see the fashion world's great and good transformed into kids in a candy store by Lagerfeld's spectacle. An epic celebration of consumerism was also an epic satire of it. An instant analogy was Andreas Gursky's gigantic 99 Cent diptych. Lagerfeld was kicking himself that he hadn't thought to invite Gursky to the show.

Chanel autumn winter 2014

A huge terrace with a fireplace—it has always been in Karl Lagerfeld's mind as a beautiful idea, ever since he saw photos of the visionary architect Le Corbusier's long-gone Paris apartment. Until now, of course, when the gigantic forest-planting, iceberg-importing, supermarket-building extravaganzas of Chanel shows past were scaled down to mimic the stark geometry of Corbu's designs. At either end of the catwalk were huge fireplaces stoked with digital flames. Above the mantel, a big old baroque mirror. Brutalist and baroque: A typically provocative union from a designer who skates across time like fashion's answer to Doctor Who. But it wasn't simply with the setting that Lagerfeld indulged his long-cherished dream. Le Corbusier was the architect who made concrete a staple of modern design. So Lagerfeld made concrete the foundation of his collection. In Haute Couture!

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Josef Hoffmann Fruit Basket, It all came at lightning speed, so some of the fashion news was hard to process. On the most basic level, it created excitement. Collection Gallery 78 Photos. Paper Wedding Gown s. Nor can they navigate the grocery aisles with ease unless properly turned out. Tom Friedman Care Package, To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. Sign up for WWD news straight to your inbox every day. Along the way, he pulled off a near-impossible juxtaposition, reinterpreting his couture corsetry theme while infusing the collection with a sporty attitude.

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Andy Warhol Life Savers, That convergence of elite and mundane is one of personal fantasy for Lagerfeld. Manage Account. Also translated from couture: sneakers. Collection Gallery 78 Photos. Memphis Design Karl Lagerfeld's Apartment, s. McCabe Carmen Kass, Powered by WordPress. Collection Gallery 78 Photos View Gallery. Tom Friedman Care Package, His dream of the ordinary life of the well-heeled made for intriguing viewing.