CHANEL - Métiers D'Art 2009

There aren't many opinions out there about Chanel that would argue that it is iconic, beautiful and elegant!
An unmistakable style, which has become somewhat Holy Grail of fashion must haves ie: the black 2.55 Chanel quitted bag! - sniff oh how beautiful!

Last week in Paris Karl Lagerfeld launched his 7th show entitled Chanel's métiers d'art collection. He launched the Chanel's métiers d'art collections in 2002 as a way to showcase the skills of the house-owned specialty couture ateliers, pioneering a trend to hyper-luxury.

Although Karl lagerfeld bothers me alot of the time, either by his opinions or mannerisms he is without a doubt a creative genius and a master of reinvention! A strong statement but I can't ignore how completely talented in the ways of fashion!

Alittle know fact is that he sold his name to an unknown brand, I think its called Tommy Hilfiger in 2005, although he kept the full design rights control - weird!

I guess that's neither here nor there when he produced an amazing show in Paris last week. I thought it was quite theatrical and very Russian in content, an extravagant production with astrakhan muffs to fantasy folkloric headdresses.

"There are three things I like about Russia,I love Imperial Russia, from Catherine the Great to Fabergé. I love constructivism, of course. And I love Russian folklore, which is very special. What was fun was to mix it all.”