Who run the world? Karl. And Chanel, of course.
For Chanel’s fall 2013 collection, designer Karl Lagerfeld had a massive rotating globe installed in the center of the Grand Palais. Tiny double ‘C’ flags dotted the globe indicating Chanel stores all over the world. There are a lot of ‘em.
That was the message today: Chanel is a worldwide brand for a globetrotting gal.
Karl Lagerfeld certainly knows how to get the fashion crowd talking. Last season it was all about those massive hula hoop bags and this season it was all about, well, the world. As in the massive several-stories high, rotating globe that Lagerfeld made the centerpiece of the show.
Tilda Swinton is suddenly everywhere this week. First as David Bowie’s wife in the rocker’s new music video and now she’s been cast in an equally perfect role: the face of Chanel’s Paris-Edinburgh Metiers d’Art collection, WWD is reporting.
We couldn’t wait a whole year to get re-excited about the Academy Awards! (Honestly, how did we make it last time?) So we had an idea.
“Lo!” we thought (in so many words), “Why not host our own Oscars… for fashion! We’ll save costs by forgoing that whole ‘red carpet’ tomfoolery–who cares about that part anyway! We’ll gather an elite team of the finest online editors in the industry–we won’t disclose their identities, so as to protect their privacy and keep the suspense–and we’ll announce the winners via our fair website! By jove, I think we’ve DONE IT!”
And done it, we did.
Behold, the winners (and almost winners–seriously, Karl, it’s a huge honor that you’re even included in this post) of the first annual Fashionista Fashion Oscars.
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Can you believe awards season is already coming to an end? It seems like it was just yesterday that we were picking our dresses (pretend, for famous people) for the Globes! Now, the Oscars are just two days away and thanks to the recent couture and fall shows, celebs have fresh crop of Oscar-worthy gowns to pluck from!
Ladies love (cool) Michael Kors. The mega-designer and much-missed Project Runway judge beat out Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, and Tory Burch as the most sought-after American fashion brand on the Internet. {WWD}
How much cheddar do models actually make? And no–we aren’t talking Gisele. Hard facts this way… {Refinery29}
Ok, now we are talking Gisele: Watch the supermodel mama look gorgeous and glowy as ever in this teaser for her new Chanel beauty campaign. {Grazia}
T Magazine’s new editor Deborah Needleman says she’ll try to include more people of color in future issues (there was one in her first), but what the hey? Good journalism is more important than ethnicities anyway! {NY Times}
This morning we heard that Chanel’s innovative creative director of makeup, Peter Philips, had parted ways with the fashion house, and we kind of freaked out a little bit. After all, he’s the man who season after season (since 2008) has been creating the beauty products–not to mention amazing runway looks–that everyone couldn’t wait to get their hands on. But it turns out that he’s not really leaving Chanel completely. (Whew!)
We’ve been waiting all week to see who would pop up on the street style radar with one of those bonkers Chanel hula hoop bags. Our money was on Anna Dello Russo.
But it’s a good thing we’re not betting people, because while the bag did finally make an appearance, it wasn’t on ADR: It was on the arm of Marie Claire accessories director Kyle Anderson.
From Versace inspired by Johnny Rotten to Karl Lagerfeld’s version of Sid Vicious, see how punk and high fashion came together for the Met’s upcoming Costume Institute exhibit.
Kate Moss scored not one but four i-D covers this month to celebrate the anniversary of her first cover for the magazine 20 years ago. {Grazia}
Speaking of supermodels, Gisele Bundchen landed a gig as the new face of Chanel’s makeup line. {The Cut}
Get ready to hit the slopes in style: L.A.M.B. is collaborating with Burton on an outerwear collection. {WWD}
It’s that time again. The spring 2013 ad campaigns are in and we decided to spruce them up a bit with our favorite animals: kitties!
Little else really needs to be said. Click through, and enjoy.
Bloomberg has taken a look into why Chanel is doing well while other luxury and accessories brands are experiencing dwindling sales. The reason–a luxury retail trend everyone’s beginning to notice–is simply exclusivity.
