My opinion is this: Karl has now reached a point that others
aspire to and that is no matter what he shows, no matter what the back story,
no matter what, these clothes will sell and he is the grand meister of
marketing and sales! While the Rafs, Nickys, Hedis, Wangs and Rickys are trying
to sell you with their arcane inspirations Karl just puts it out there and it
sells. He has reached the point of thumbing his nose at them all and doing what
none of them will ever achieve. The clothes, the brand have a life of their own
at this point. As for his Coco
references and extrapolations of her he has climbed inside Coco and he has
“aged” with her to the point of WWCD or “WHAT WOULD COCO DO?” if she was still
alive... think about it!
If it is possible to opine about this collection then here
are some immediate reactions; the cap toe print boots and new handbags will
have waiting lists starting today, the
choice of prints and their mix with tweeds is very jarring, there are loads of
jackets and coats, some extraordinary blouses, there seems to be an overall
look that somehow causes the wearer to look a bit square, the details are
beyond incredible (embroideries and special effects), the ankle strap gold flats will ripple all the way down to
H&M and Forever 21 within weeks, the
CHANEL biker belt is already being
copied without question and if one had to generalize, one would just
have to say that if you ever wanted a piece of Chanel, you would certainly find
something within this monstrously large collection. Every length, every
proportion, every silhouette is covered.
What prompted the tone of this review is one that came to my
attention about Saint Laurent which stated that given its Hedi history the
clothes will sell despite what any critic thinks. Herein lies the fly in the
ointment and that is Chanel has enjoyed that luxury for decades while Hedi’s shelf
life will run out. His expiration is caused by his Johnny one note approach to
fashion while Karl has proven himself to be a virtuoso who attracts more and more
clients on a daily basis. Karl is not stuck for ideas nor imagination and
inspirations.
PS.. he has created Chanel as an event... a happening... a
moment... A major event and it is all orchestrated by Karl... he leads the
symphony that is CHANEL
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