Well this was reminiscent of a trip to the Lido in Venice but in my mind only the location rings a bell. I never equated tweed and sand not to mention heavy handed boxy unflattering tweed but then again who can crawl into the mind of Karl.
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All the ingredients were there: the tweeds, the trends, the pastels, the accessories, the bags, the swimsuits, the sundresses and so much more but then when put together let’s just say that the chef’s “soufflé fell flat!”
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The moving carton like jackets hold no appeal to these eyes but then again as it Karl’s wont, he gives you so many choices that there are bound to be pieces that hit the mark and then some. I found the bike shorts amusing paired with the body con jackets even though I’m pretty sure he pulled that out of his past bag of tricks. The criss cross quilted bags and straw Chanel box bag will no doubt cause a stampede, but what really stuck me was this is the first time he has done denim that it looked right, it wasn’t forced, it looked young and it looked Chanel especially the dyed to match lace jeans and jacket.
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In total, looser shapes were in the majority and if there is one eyesore that is detrimental to the collection it is that length… that hideous below the knee length that rarely looks good on a runway let alone barefoot in the sand. Once again, Karl laughs at them all, he just does what he does and Chanel laughs all the way to the bank season after season because no matter what the clothes may look like Karl is savvy enough to always draw in his clientele with a must have of some sort and there was plenty of stuff here to choose from.
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The fact is that I found it disappointing and was truly hoping for a grand finale to a week of mostly lackluster shows and a lot of silly unwearable clothes to which Karl has now made his contribution. THAT, in itself saddens me.
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