Chanel: SS12 Collection
A watery landscape invites the viewers into an underwater wonderland – one filled with the beautiful Chanel SS12 collection.
“In a way, you’re diving with your imagination to bring back some pearls to the Earth,” said Karl Lagerfeld, showing his mindset and concept surrounding this delicate collection.
A light, airy, feminine tone dominates Karl Lagerfeld’s new collection, with muted whites and creams flowing around the modern day Chanel nymphs.
The Chanel look is redefined with an androgynous fronted silhouette that flares from behind.
The suit is a deconstructed jacket-blouson hybrid, with sleeves cut short and the back cut out. On a re-proportioned dress, sleeves puff out with volume. Prints adorn a petite raincoat in clear PVC. Micro shorts and jeans are plastic-coated, skirts are in creased muslin or waffle silk.
“The shapes of the sea are ultra-modern, beautiful and timeless,” explains Karl Lagerfeld – similar to this subtle, sensuous Chanel collection.
Other materials, natural or manmade, are showcased in porcelain pink, pearly white, coral and sea blue hues. A gleaming silk puff dress is embroidered with black seaweed lace.
A beaded lace jacket is enhanced with silicon; a top bedecked in frayed slivers of organza resembles a sea anemone.
Florence Welch arrives for the grand finale, emerging from a giant bone-white oyster shell. Her dulcet tones wash over the audience as Karl and the Chanel models make one last walk around the ocean floor.
“Nothing is more modern than the oldest shapes in the history of the world.”
