CHANEL Fall Winter 2014/15 Haute Couture Orchestrates Encounter between Le Corbusier and Versailles | SENATUS

ASIA'S PREMIER LUXURY & LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

SENATUS.NET

CHANEL Fall Winter 2014/15 Haute Couture Orchestrates Encounter between Le Corbusier and Versailles
By SENATUS Magazine | 28 August 2014

For the presentation of CHANEL's Fall/Winter 2014/15 Haute Couture collection, Karl Lagerfeld welcomed his guests to the Grand Palais in a décor evoking a 20th century Parisian apartment, thus orchestrating an encounter between Le Corbusier and Versailles.

From laminated lace to neoprene and concrete, Karl Lagerfeld invites new and unexpected materials into his collection, combining them with chiffon, tulle, tweed and organza to create an utterly modern silhouette. The line is structured with right-angled shoulders, corseted waists and rounded volumes created by cages over which fabrics are draped. Black and white mingles with fiery colours of red, rust and gold, as well as cooler shades of sky blue and concrete.

With “des tongs très chic” (very chic flip-flops) on their feet, the models walk the runway in little dresses with marquise volumes, shortened to the knee and worn with “cycling shorts à la française” or bloomers. The jackets and skirted frock coats are fastened with metal and concrete buttons or by staples. For evening the long empire dresses have trains; others look like clouds, frothing with feathers enclosed in tulle. Karl Lagerfeld shakes up conventions with a “seamless Haute Couture”, where the jackets and coats are made from a single piece, cut on the bias.

Playing with paradox Karl Lagerfeld turns concrete into an actual fabric, uniting it with pearl, crystal and sequin embroideries. For the first time ever concrete is embroidered, sewn, inlaid, perforated like a mesh, metamorphosed into a shirt front, a martingale belt, braiding and even clothing, for day as much as night.

6 Photos | View Photos

Beauty & Skincare

Margot Robbie with the limited edition Chanel ROUGE ALLURE VELVET NUIT BLANCHE

Watches & Jewelry

ETERNAL N°5 exclusive pieces for opening of Chanel's 5th Avenue Watches and Fine Jewelry boutique

Watches & Jewelry

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller in a yellow Rolesor version – combining Oystersteel and yellow gold

Watches & Jewelry

CORUM unveils four new watch references within the Admiral collection

Fashion & Style

Jennie returns for Calvin Klein Spring 2024 campaign

Fashion & Style

LV The Place Bangkok at Gaysorn Amarin

Fashion & Style

Ladies First 24 bag collection from Faure le Page

Fashion & Style

Launch of the first Brunello Cucinelli Eyewear Collection in Rome

All Rights Reserved. SENATUS © 2024
 

SENATUS is a registered trademark of SENATUS PTE LTD. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or used otherwise, except as expressly permitted in writing by SENATUS.