Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Chanel spring 2020


Before I even got too deep into the show, I realized something was off and that is the polish … that extra little touch that Virginie’s ex-boss was so famous for. The casting seemed wrong, the shoes for sure were a HUGE mistake as flat Mary Janes hardly equate to chic and soigné and then there were the sandals worn with hose … WTF are you thinking  girl? 
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The clothes are very Chanel albeit a bit heavy handed most of the time and lacking the spark that Karl was able to elicit from a tweed suit, dress or romper... yes romper! In general the collection might have looked a bit too
jeune fille." 
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There were some exquisitely simple and light as air confections but they were few and far between. Amazingly I liked the logo print pieces, I thought done very well. This is a very item driven collection ... here and there a dress or a suit or a skirt but that’s so not what Chanel is all about unless you collect Chanel accessories.
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Back to the casting of long straight haired girls with very little make up and with interchangeable faces... it was just wrong and I feel sorry for Virginie had to follow in the footsteps of  such a giant but that’s the way it goes. Karl got away with a lot but the one thing he never ever did was make the brand look cheap and here … well some of it looks mighty cheap.
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In the end I thought it was a rather ho hum collection with a few bright spots here and there and then of course the famous Karl clunkers which are as much a part of the collection as tweed suits. I can’t decide if the designer is afraid to step out or unable to do so  but at this rate I don’t see Chanel ladies  beating down the front doors of any of the Chanel  boutiques worldwide unless they just want more of the  what they have become accustomed to.

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