With everything
that is going on in the world today, writing this review feels oddly out of
synch with the times. Chanel unquestionably is one of the few brands that can
actually thumb their nose at everyone and everything that surrounds them in the
business of fashion. In keeping with that mindset, Virginie Viard showed a
somewhat smaller Resort collection and showed it virtually as it was supposed
to have been staged in Capri.
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The biggest
sticking point in this collection is that it looks like Chanel Lite of Chanel 2.0… it skews younger, highly commercialized and
not exactly what one might call exciting. Let’s face it, we have all been
spoiled by Karl who made every season a season to remember for one reason or
another and Ms. Viard obviously has a very different vision for the brand. To me,
that she has more or less given up on the cap toe shoe is a HUGE error and yet
she sticks to the quilted bag and a myriad of accessories.
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Rarely do I read
a Vogue review before I write mine but I felt that there was something to be
learned that I wouldn’t be able to see just by looking at the clothes and I WAS
RIGHT! All the fabrics and trims and accessories already existed and were in stock
thusly allowing a simpler smoother path to finished product.
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What I
object to is not even so much the denim, which I actually found a few pieces I thought
made sense, but that the models should have been far better groomed as the
clothes were not strong enough to overshadow the models.
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Yes, lots of wearable
clothes but don’t be looking for any Chanel revelations innovations as much of
what we see is really quite generic or been there done that!
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Don't get me
wrong, there are plenty of Chanelisms in play but as a whole it’s just a
collection without any spark or invention.
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