Chanel Pre-Fall 2013 review

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? 

Lagerfeld creates £29,000 collar for jewelry show

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has created what could be the most expensive collar in fashion history for a jewelry show, reported Vogue UK. 

"I'm renowned for my love of a high collar and I wanted to create a true collector's item with this one-off piece," Lagerfeld told Vogue UK. "Merging the masculine with the feminine and uniting the world of fine jewellery and high fashion, to me this collar is a work of art and a real show-stopper."

Is there anything this man doesn't try? I don't know almost $70,000 dollars canadian for a collar, seems ridiculous but its the world of fashion everything seems ridiculous at a certain point.

by Nina Adusei

ADELE - Ultimately has the 'POWER'

Adele’s an extremely lucky girl!! she recently won 6 Grammy’s, ‘Album of the Year’, and got the opportunity to cover the March ‘POWER’ issue of Vogue - basically, all in the same week...this diva is unstoppable! I’m worried about her though! She has lost a LOT of weight, and had vocal surgery a few days before the Grammy’s!

Sometimes loosing significant amounts of weight, can effect your singing voice; Air travels through the vocal cords and lungs very differently, and can alter the tone/pitch of the voice. Did she lose the weight because she wanted to? Or because people like Karl Lagerfeld made her feel less attractive? I hope she’s not ruining the beautiful voice we all fell in love with, because of how she looked. Her gift is rare and should be respected, nobody has the right to judge her size except for herself.

Besides the weight loss, Grammy’s and surgery's; Adele exudes beauty, and shines through the pages of Vogue this month. Her elegance and temperamental, lady-like moments were beautifully captured, by the extremely talented: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Adele’s soothing, tear jerking sound has been greatly accepted by the majority of the world, why weren't her looks? She. Is. Gorgeous- in every way, and always was.

Make sure to pick up Vogue’s ‘POWER’ Issue, this March, for the Full Editorial and interview with Adele!!

- Adonis Chantz

Karl Lagerfeld Collaborates with Net-A-Porter

By: Erika Shantz

The tech wires are going crazy earlier this week. Le Web conference which was recently held in Paris had Karl Lagerfeld as their guest of honor. Reported by Techcrunch.

Karl Lagerfeld decided to make an, unusual, announcement at the tech conference one that has people buzzing! He announced a new line called “Karl” that Net-A-Porter is launching early next year. With the site launching on January 25 people are already excited by his venture. Karl will be the first designer brand to sell exclusively online.

The collection is impressive with over 100 pieces with price points that will attract a wide audience. Prices will start around the $95 USD mark and work upwards to $450 USD. Designer meets affordability! At this price point this collection is sure to attract a large market that previously could not afford such designers. Combining the potential new market and his current devote followers the new line is anticipated to be highly successful. With this new line, Karl Lagerfeld has a new logo to go with it and a fresh new marketing campaign which includes social media, pop-up stores and a revamped website to name a few.

You can watch the video here

Macy's Love's Lagerfeld

By: Katie Beattie
@katiembeattie

As we recuperate from the Lanvin for H&M collaboration its time to alert all lovers of Lagerfeld.

According to Vogue.com Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic creative director of Chanel will soon be creating a collection for the department store Macy’s. The collaboration will be revealed in over 250 Macy’s store and online in September 2011. Macy’s has previously collaborated with a number of designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Paul Smith and Kinder Aggugini.

Terry J. Lundgren, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Macy’s Inc told Women’s Wear Daily, “Karl Lagerfeld holds a unique place in the world of fashion, an icon who is the ultimate modernist. Through the decades, his style and vision have marked the history of design. It is a tremendous honour to bring his inimitable perspective to our fashion customer”.

The ready to wear collection will feature both menswear and womenswear and is rumoured to feature jeans to party dresses. The line will also offer Macy’s prices so Lagerfeld admirers will be able to purchase some of his designs at more affordable prices. Still nine months away and this partnership is already taking the fashion world by storm.