Chanel Paris-Shanghai Pre-Fall 2010
Sticking to his current formula of Baptiste Giabiconi + Freja Beha Erichsen + mega platform/host city = absolute perfection, this Pre-Fall 2010, Karl Lagerfeld gives you everything that you would normally expect from a Chanel collection and a little more. All of which displayed by the great kaiser’s current boy-toy Baptiste (as expected). Only this time using China’s largest city, Shanghai, as the season’s added extra.
As cars zoomed by and building lights flourished in the night, Shanghai’s modern skyline played up a bit of extra contrast to Lagerfeld’s revamped traditional Chinese ensembles and basic essential colors. Last season the Chanel man was introduced to high-waisted jeans. This season he is now re-introduced to the long military style double-breasted coats that we saw back in the house’s Pars-Moscou show and the leprechaun greens of Fall 2009. Though this time Spring 2010′s deliberate dust marks are now metallic and Pre-Fall 2009′s coats have a buttons for days and a chic Asian flair.
What city/model shall Karl conquer next?
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Interesting ideas, but I'm not sure if I'd wear anything like these even if I had the opportunity. I might change my mind though
100% Agree! The coats are a little too long imo, that cardigan seems a little unflattering, and the pants…The only thing I really like is the jacket in the last shot, but what would you pair with a jacket like that? I suppose it’s all in the quality.
Great showpieces and fabulous ideas for this new adventure in Shanghai. Karl needs to tackle a city with heat and spicy flavours. Possibly Madrid or Barcelona? I could even see him venturing down under (No, not Aussietown) to Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, or Buenos Aires.[K]
Yepp, I'm not a fan of long coats, and the pants are just…you know
The last jacket is great indeed, but you really need another few more items this quality to match it. Hard one!
I love the pants!