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Showing posts with label Chanel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chanel. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Watch out!


Chanel came out with the chunky J12 white ceramic diamond chronograph watch that was swoon worthy and oh so lux. Now with the men's tailoring trend becoming stronger, it was only a matter of time that mainstream brands provided something affordable. And Michael Kors, at £199, has provided the goods...and what a better than good job he's done! This season's offering from him in purple or champagne and gold as pictured are on my wish list!

Monday, 12 July 2010

Yeti fever





Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel likes his men wild and women fury. The menswear catwalk costumes have even been used in his advertising campaign. Attention grabbing, yes. I'll leave it up to you if you think they're purely a media stunt or actually wearable. The womens collection has all the characteristics of a Chanel show, bulked up and taken to the extremes. My mother used to own a similar pair of these boot, but the short version. You can imagine how much I laughed when I was 14 years old, discovering them. The charity shop will have the last laugh.
My choice, however, is Lanvin Fall 2010. Thanks to Alber Elbaz, the proportions, structure and embellishment made me want to share this collection. The dress I've chosen isn't even the best (so many great pieces to choose from!) but has all the elements that made this show great. The fury shoes are more refined than at Chanel. Just imagine them with skinny jeans also. The dress shows off a svelt figure, contrasted by the large shoulders, topped off with feather detail. Winter gets sexy. View the whole collection at http://www.style.com/