by Cintia Lopez de Freitas
Chanel's "Metier D'Arts" collection showed last week in Scotland was stunning. It all happened in a majestic place called Linlithgow Palace, where Mary, Queen of Scots, was born almost 700 years ago. Her life of tragedy and romance was inspiration to Karl Lagerfeld who, as stated here, has a very personal connection with Mary herself and Scotland. According to the website, as an example of this connection, the first French poem he ever learned (at the age of six) was all about Mary. If that is not explanation enough to understand where Karl's inspiration came from, we can also go back to History and remember that the pairing between France and Scotland is part of it, which leaves us with no doubt that translating the "Grand Alliance" concept into fashion was a fantastic idea.
And since we're talking History, why not point out that the venue picked to show this new collection was actually completely destroyed by a fire in 1424? The castle was rebuilt between the years of 1618 and 1622 under the reign of King James.
And on to the collection now, shall we?
Karl Lagerfeld has a undeniable talent of impressing us with new takes on traditional pieces. This time was not different, except it wasn't only the traditional "Chanel" look he was thinking about - the designer transformed the classic Scottish clothing into beautiful fashionable garments. Wool, cashmere, traditional Scottish plaid and, of course, the masculine Renaissance looks were all featured in the show. Again, as stated in the review by Tim Blanks at Style.com, the tweeds, the knits, the cardigans and the man-styled essence of Chanel all came from Scotland and the time that Coco spent there with her lover the Duke of Westminster. Best of both worlds? Check out these beauties:
I'm not sure if one can get any more Scottish than this:
Oh, and you know the kilt, right?
The evening wear was a show of its own. The white wool gowns were so perfectly done I can only hope to see something at least similar on a red carpet sometime soon.
Simply gorgeous. How do you like it?
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