The runway unfolded beyond a foggy forestand a smoldering scorched earth.
There were ghostly shadows and smoke
which seemed to spew from volcanic ash.
Was this Karl Lagerfeld's Apocalyptic vision for Fall 2011 ?
He says no ... . the inspiration was more from the dark Germanwoods of his childhood, sprinkled with a bit of Fritz Lang .
He also denies that it's all black.
"It's shades of gray " . . . and a few notes of cream.
Frankly, I adore the textural contrasts as well as the emphasis on
the ankles. The detailed scrunch above the low boots , seems
to provide a perfect break before the distressed stretch jeans.
(Dare we say leggings ?)
And when there were trousers . . . they were rolled above
modestly feminine (and oh so wearable) low heels.
This little ankle peek really made me smile.
A crisp transparent hem which brushes the top of slightly
shimmering buttoned court shoes . . . with a cinched buckle added
to provide a bit of punctuation.
Another favorite theme - a bit ripped & shredded, tattered & torn.
Nothing overtly luxe.
It all feels very wearable and very adaptable to real life.
Perhaps even my very simple real life.
What do you think ?
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To see the entire collection go HERE.
Or - check out some behind the scenes
photos at Chanel News .. . . I always love the
pics of Karl being photographed whilst
photographing the models.
4 comments:
that little shoe is darling! I liked the roll up pant-just in case we need to go wading in a German stream. the lengths really do reflect the "imagined" German wood.
Hmmmm...I can't see myself wearing any of that here in Rio Rancho (then I would be the visual fish out of water). But, what a dramatic line!
Loved this fashion show, I just bought some black patten leather sneakers, (top photo) very cute looks.
yvonne
I can see myself wearing those cloths even tough I am 66 yers old. Really love the pants! And the boots wow!!!!!
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