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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 20th, 2011
Alice Dellal is the new face of the Boy Chanel handbag collection.
The London-based socialite, musician and model – who is known for her signature half-shaved head and punk style – was handpicked by Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld after the pair met at a photo shoot some months ago.
A Chanel spokesperson said: “[Karl Lagerfeld] had a crush on this unique, charismatic young lady, who is both a model and musician, during a photo shoot several months ago. This previously unforeseen alliance finally became self-evident. Alice Dellal represents the perfect incarnation of all that is unique about the Boy Chanel handbag collection, which strives [to be] far from conformist notions of femininity.”
Karl took the pictures for the campaign, which will be released worldwide in March.
Alice follows in the footsteps of previous Chanel handbag models including Jerry Hall, Lily Allen, Rinko Kikuchi, Blake Lively and Diane Kruger.
Alice – who is the sister of shoe designer Charlotte Dellal – has previously described her style as “tomboy” and says her dad used to be her fashion icon, even revealing her half-shaved head was inspired by him.
She said: “When I was little I was such a tomboy – I loved a baggy T-shirt and leggings. Charlotte’s always been very stylish – she used to dress me when I was really young. We’d look identical, but we’re so different. She’d be reading Agatha Christie and I, well I, wasn’t. I was always more attracted to what my Dad was wearing. Charlotte and Mum are much more similar. Charlotte would get Mum’s hand-me-downs, then I’d get them after she was done with them. If I’m feeling a bit glamorous though, I love wearing a pair of her shoes.
“Charlotte actually suggested I have it my hair done like this. My brother and my Dad always used to shave their hair and I remember thinking ‘Why can’t I do the same?’ It’s kind of ironic that it was my sister’s idea, but I would give her total credit for it. The style’s becoming more normal though – I see quite a few girls with similar hair now.”
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Designers, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 7th, 2011
The fashion world took on a Bollywood theme last night with Karl Lagerfeld showing off his Chanel Paris-Bombay 2011/12 collection in Paris.
Indian inspired dresses in metallics, soft floaty fabrics and beads sauntered down the catwalk all giving a nod to the glamorous Bollywood look.
Jewelled bindis featured heavily on model’s make up, whilst golds, reds, greens in tunics and saris finished the looks.
We can’t wait to see how the highstreet interprets these.
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Designers
By Andrea Petrou on October 17th, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld thinks Coco Chanel would have “hated” his work.
The flamboyant designer – who is creative director at both Fendi and Chanel – believes he has done well at the fashion house because he was given total freedom, though he doesn’t think the label’s founder would have approved of his creations.
Asked how he copes with his workload, Karl said: “I have it in my blood. When I was asked to Chanel, it was not trendy. I made something of it because I was given total freedom by the owner. What I do Coco would have hated. It’s my job to keep Chanel updated.”
Karl also admitted he often forgets work he has done in the past, but is not upset by this as he thinks it has helped with his career.
Discussing his many collaborations – including work with Coca Cola, Macy’s and Magnum – he told CNN: “I’m a walking label no? My name is Labelfeld not Lagerfeld. I have a sort of Alzheimer’s for my own work, which I think is a very good thing. Today too many people remember what they did – just forget it all and start again.”
Tags: Alexa Ching, avant garde, Coco Chanel, Designer Fashions, Karl Lagerfeld
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Designers, dresses, Events, Features, Gallery, Milan Fashion Week
By emilyborrett on September 22nd, 2011
Once again Karl Lagerfeld has sprinkled his magic dust over Fashion Week again, as today’s Fendi show proved to be a kitsch 60s sportswear delight as the designer sent his models down a runway, backdropped by a giant set of baking scales, sporting teased beehives and retro-inspired mini-dresses and jackets.
Only Karl Lagerfeld could take something so completely overused a fashion reference as the 1960s and recreate it in a fresh, modern way – dark, crisp mens’ tweeds and playful coloured sunglasses brought the look up to date, while the leather Fendi satchels and flats gave it that much-needed quirkiness that will appeal to girls like Alexa Chung.
To us, the new Fendi collection was obviously 1960s, but a luxurious, wealthy European 1960s in which every beautiful girl drives a white scooter and lunches in Milan every day. The main palette of crisp whites, blacks and greys in stiff silhouettes gave it a classic feel, but clever Lagerfeld stopped things from becoming too mature with coloured leather sandals and gleaming gold details on the buttons and cuffs.
Eventually sporty, playful sun-dresses and separates made way for eveningwear, which was a sleek, shimmering selection of black dresses and jumpsuits which glittered with incredibly pretty silver embellishments, sequin collars and iridescent fringing that gleamed as the garments moved. Absolutely stunning.
You can absolutely tell that Karl Lagerfeld is behind this collection, even without his trademark tweeds and textiles that we always see on the Chanel runways – the sharp silhouettes, the flirty and kitsch set-up of the baking scales behind the catwalk, the giant oversized eyewear – all pure Lagerfeld. I wonder what he’ll have to show us in Paris?
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 8th, 2011
The actress Diane Kruger says that she likes to experiment with and change up her look a lot, because she hates how all the other women in Los Angeles look the same.
Diane, who’s previously been a Chanel muse and a model, obviously has had a lot of influence from her stints in the fashion industry.
The actress said: “I don’t have my own stylist. And I like to be a little different – in LA, everyone wears the same dresses.I think my background as a model helps, because I like experimenting and I’m not afraid of fashion or what other people think of me.”
She continued: “Sure, I’ve worn dresses people didn’t like, but I enjoy the expression of clothes. What you wear is one of the only things about yourself you can manipulate.” Testify!
Diane is one of our all-time favourite dressers so it’s good to hear her point of view on fashion. May you always be our red-carpet queen!
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designers, dresses, Events
By emilyborrett on August 11th, 2011
The Slumdog Millionaire beauty Freida Pinto says she is incredibly grateful for the fashion house Chanel’s support early on in her career.
The iconic fashion house was the first to lend her couture and pieces from their current collections for her red-carpet appearances, even when she was just a little-known actress beginning her career.
Freida said: “I tell you why I like Chanel so much; when I started off, no one wanted to give me clothes to wear. Absolutely no one. All the labels said, ‘Who is she?’ Modelling was not completely satisfying. But Chanel believed in me from the very beginning. For the very first red carpet I did at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008, they dressed me up in their very current season collection. It’s a massive brand, why would they invest in someone who is nobody?”
Lucky Freida has since struck up a friendship with Chanel’s director, Karl Lagerfeld, who has had a big influence over her dress sense. She said: “I always have a good time with Karl because he’s so appreciative and wants me to try different things.”
We wish Chanel would believe in us.. go on Karl, lend us some dresses.
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Designers
By Andrea Petrou on July 21st, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld’s capsule collection for Macy’s will be “quintessential Lagerfeld”.
The Chanel designer has collaborated with the department store to create a new affordable range set to launch in August and although the clothes will have an average price tag of $100, they will reflect his usual lavish style.
Jeff Gennette, Macy’s Inc.’s chief merchandising officer told WWD: “It’s quintessential Lagerfeld but done at affordable prices. It’s really focused on statement jackets, tweeds, novelty fabrics, and dresses. They’re the type you can see them from a distance and know they’re Karl’s.”
The collection is a “contemporary spin” on Karl’s signature designs with 45 limited edition styles and Macy’s have promised the creations will be accessible because he understands his target audience.
Nicole Fischelis, Macy’s group vice president and fashion director said: “There’s a contemporary spin on his signature aesthetic, with versatile, easy-to-wear pieces with a modern twist. I’ve known Karl for a very long time. He is not just about fashion. He is all about style. With Karl, it was a very easy process. You could be intimidated, but he is so amazing. He is very reachable, sharp and funny. We met with him and he knew who we wanted to reach. He gets it. He understands America very, very well. Everything is very easy with him. He is so quick. The way he designs and the way he thinks are just as fast as the way he talks.”
Martine Reardon, Macy’s executive vice president of marketing and advertising added: “There really wasn’t a lot of back and forth. We had more problems trying to edit it all. He had so many great ideas.”
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Designers
By Andrea Petrou on June 29th, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld’s favourite shop is Colette in Paris.
The Chanel designer – who was born in Hamburg, Germany, but now spends most of his time in the French capital – loves the city for its shopping opportunities, especially the department store renowned for its trendy clothing.
He said: “My favourite shop is Colette on Rue Saint-Honore. For jewellery I go to Lydia Courteille on Rue Saint-Honore and for books Galignani on Rue De Rivoli. For clothes I shop at Dior Homme.”
The 77-year-old sartorialist has a particular affinity with Paris – renowned as one of the world’s most fashionable cities – and thinks it is incomparable to any other place on the globe.
He added to Stylist magazine: “In Paris I walk in the streets like peasants walk in the village where they are born. There is something in the air.
“Who doesn’t love Paris? You cannot compare it to any other city. Don’t ask me why but that is the way it is. I have houses in the south of France, Vermont and Monte Carlo but I never go there. I like houses for the sake of having houses, but in Paris I am most at ease.”
Despite his love of spending money on expensive homes and clothes, Karl recently professed to thinking design can be good even if it is done cheaply.
He said: “Sure, high fashion can expensive because of the materials and the level of craftsmanship, but design should be good on every price level – and that’s what the high street does so well. Today, you don’t have to have loads of money to be well dressed.”
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Designers, News
By Andrea Petrou on June 8th, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld has designed his own range of glassware.
The German sartorialist has created a collection of crystal with Swedish specialists Orrefors, and unveiled it at a launch in Paris yesterday.
The range features pieces starting at $131 for a champagne flute and $1,600 for a large vase.
Talking about the range, he said: “It’s not like cheap perfume bottles.”
It is not the first time Chanel designer Karl has turned his hand to work on drink receptacles – he has previously collaborated with Coca-Cola Light on a range of bottles.
The limited edition collection was made out of aluminium and featured his own infamous silhouette – complete with pony-tail and a high collared shirt.
Coco Rocha and Baptise Giacobini fronted the brand in a typically Lagerfeld outfit of a white shirt and black neck time.
The bottles, which were only released in France, went on sale costing $63 and came with a matching bottle opener.
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Designer collaborations, Designers, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 24th, 2011
Lady Gaga and Karl Lagerfeld have teamed up to create charity t-shirts for Japan.
The eccentric pop star and the Chanel designer are among a host of celebrities who have collaborated with Uniqlo and Conde Nast Japan to design 10 t-shirts with profits going to the Japanese Red Cross, which is working to alleviate the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on the country in March.
Other stars who have gotten involved include Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, Alber Elbaz, Cyndi Lauper and Victoria Beckham.
Blake Lively – who was recently named the face of Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag range – and Uniqlo brand representatives Charlize Theron and Orlando Bloom have also designed t-shirts for the initiative.
The creations will go on sale on June 25 with Uniqlo expecting to donate profits of $1.2 million to the fund.
This is not the first time Uniqlo has donated to the Japan cause, Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of Uniqlo’s parent company Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., has personally donated $12 million, with the retailer also sending $8.5 million in clothes and $3.6 million in funds immediately after the disaster.
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Celebrity Style, Designers, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on May 10th, 2011
Alexa Chung
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Tags: Alexa Chung, Blake Lively, chanel, Chanel Collection Croisiere show, Karl Lagerfeld, Rachel Bilson, Vanessa Paradis
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Designers, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 4th, 2011
Karl Lagerfeld has designed a hotel made entirely of chocolate.
The eccentric designer has created ‘The Magnum Chocolate Hotel Suite’ to celebrate the launch of Magnum Ecuador and Ghana ice creams, which are made with specially selected cocoa beans sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms in Ecuador and Ghana.
Using 10.5 tonnes of chocolate it includes a chocolate sculpture of French male model, Karl’s muse, Baptise Giabiconi, draped seductively on the chocolate bed.
Speaking about the hotel suite – which was created with French master chocolatier Patrick Roger – Karl said: “It has been an absolute pleasure to design the Magnum Chocolate Suite. My idea was to flirt with a mix of modern and traditional French influences to create something remarkable.”
Patrick added: “What is important is precision, exactness and that’s also why I decided to join forces with Karl (Lagerfeld) because it allows us to push our work even further, to be even more precise, and that is priceless.”
Karl designed all the elements of the room, which Patrick then sculpted from 10 tonnes of chocolate.
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Celebrity Style, News
By Andrea Petrou on May 4th, 2011
Blake Lively gets fashion advice from Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Louboutin.
Although the ‘Gossip Girl’ star – who is the face of Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag line – has always insisted she doesn’t use a stylist for red carpet events preferring to choose her own clothes, she admitted she does call on the fashion legends when she has a sartorial dilemma.
Speaking at the Met Costume Institute Gala where she wore a Chanel dress, Blake said: “Christian helped me pick out my shoes…He’s a good friend and somebody I trust incredibly. He’s the closest thing that I say I have to a stylist. There are few people that I ask – Karl, Christian.”
Blake also revealed she and Karl had their own unusual way of preparing for the Costume Institute Gala, which paid tribute to the late Alexander McQueen.
She said: “Before we came tonight, Karl and I met at a diner where we saw a bunch of 80 year olds. We just had tea and took pictures.”
Blake has previously admitted she was “intimidated” when she first met Karl because of his “genius”.
She said: “I was wildly intimated. He’s an incredibly intimidating person because he’s so accomplished and he’s such a genius, but the moment you meet him, he doesn’t try to intimidate you. He’s so kind and humble and alive and passionate. I love and respect him so much.”
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Alice Dellal is the new face of the Boy Chanel handbag collection.
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