If your name is Karl Lagerfeld, then you'll be able to ship an entire forest - tree by tree - to the glorious Grand Palais in Paris to act as a backdrop to the latest stroke of genius in the Chanel couture fashion department.
To say that Karl's ability to come up with something so different yet Chanel-esque every single time is 'overwhelming', that wouldn't even scratch the surface. Only a month ago, we were drooling at the tartan chic pieces of Pre-Fall collection (which I blogged about here) and now we stand in awe at a couture collection that has been hailed as 'the best in a long while' by fashion authority Style.com.
Lagerfeld threaded a serious dose of glitter and sparkle in his latest couture serving. Sequined, shiny and glittery garments, most of them structured in a silhouette Karl described as one with 'frame shoulders', form part of a collection that largely emphasised the neck and the face. Hence Lagerfeld's insistence on placing most detail on the upper portion of the pieces, the use of the structured necklines as well as the shiny fabrics used on top that acted as agents of reflection and radiance.
While I'm personally much less keen on the printed looks - even though I appreciate the hours of craftmanship put into their embroidery by the magical Chanel fairies - I'm a big fan of the overall Gothic mood of the collection. Hadn't I read already that Karl's main inspiration was Weimar - the place associated with 18th century German Romanticism - I would have though Lagerfeld got a helping hand from fellow brilliant creative Tim Burton when conceiving this little ode to gracious melancholy.
So many fangirl moments from me right now.
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