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Karl Lagerfeld has unveiled his Spring 2016 “Karl Robot” capsule collection. The ready-to-wear clothes and accessories feature an array of playful, futuristic motifs, ranging from galaxies and spaceships to the designer and his famous cat, Choupette, caricatured as a robots. Pieces include a Vachetta leather pochette bag with a robotized Karl integrated into the pin lock, neoprene sweatshirts featuring a high density print of robot Choupette and a robotized Karl in outer space.
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Lagerferld launches ‘Karl Robot’ capsule collection
French luxury brand Chanel on Wednesday said its global chief executive officer Maureen Chiquet would leave the company at the end of January due to “differences of opinion” over strategic direction. American Chiquet, 52, has held the post since 2007. The brand is famed for its creative director Karl Lagerfeld, perfumes such as Chanel No 5 and its distinctive quilted handbags.
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Chanel, global chief exec part company over strategy
By Pauline Ades-Mevel PARIS (Reuters) – Known for his extravagant runway settings, designer Karl Lagerfeld led fashionistas into a serene garden on Tuesday at the Chanel haute couture catwalk show in Paris. Having, in previous years, turned the Grand Palais into an airport, a supermarket and a brasserie, the designer, who has been at the creative helm of Chanel since 1983, sent models out of a wooden house down a garden path across a neat green lawn. Lagerfeld said the starting point for the line was “the silhouette” and he puffed up sleeves into oval shapes on Chanel's signature tweed jackets paired with pencil-slim skirts.
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In serene garden and wooden house, Lagerfeld fetes nature for Chanel
Stepping lightly down the grassy runway, Karl Lagerfeld's doll-like models were a picture of dewy and youthful elegance, from their Princess Leia-like hairstyles to the glossy black tips of their monochrome pumps. This being Chanel, the show started with the tweed suits — chic two-pieces comprising elongated midi skirts cut close to the body and cropped double-breasted jackets with puffed sleeves for contrast. There were dress coats and trouser suits, all woven from a tasteful palette of creams, golds, peaches and dusky greys, with brooches scattered around for embellishment.
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Chanel has a spring in its step as Lagerfeld unveils breezy couture collection
Chanel has revealed a look at its spring/summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection campaign themed around City Western.
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Chanel channels inspiration from American Westerns for spring campaign
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid might have dominated the fashion industry this year, but now that they're fully established supermodels the business needs fresh newcomers. The daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis has made waves this year, largely thanks to a great relationship with Karl Lagerfeld, who cast her in both his Autumn/Winter 2015 and Spring/Summer 2016 shows for Chanel. 2015 was undoubtedly Gigi Hadid's year but hot on her heels is little sister Bella.
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The up-and-coming models to keep an eye on in 2016
Chanel put on a dramatic display in Rome Tuesday night, using the legendary Italian film studio Cinecittà as the background for the unveiling of its Paris-Rome 2015/16 “Métiers d'art” pre-fall collection. It was a star-studded affair all round, with designer Karl Lagerfeld using the opportunity to debut a movie of his own — the short film “Once and Forever,” starring Hollywood starlet Kristen Stewart and Geraldine Chaplin . The runway itself was a movie-theater-worthy black and white cinema reconstruction of the City of Light.
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Chanel pays homage to Roman cinema and Parisian style in Paris-Rome 2015/16 "Métiers d’art" collection
From Kendall Jenner to Gigi Hadid, here's our list of the models who are currently at the top of the fashion world. If there's one name to remember this year, it's undoubtedly that of Kim Kardashian's half-sister, who has been courted by the most famous ready-to-wear brands and couture fashion houses, starting with Olivier Rousteing, Balmain's creative director. In 2015, this young woman who is just 20 won a string of contracts including ad campaigns for Estée Lauder, Karl Lagerfeld, Calvin Klein, Balmain and Topshop, and catwalk work for Chanel, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Fendi.
Directed by Karl Lagerfeld, “Once and Forever” takes viewers behind the scenes during the making of a biopic on Gabrielle Chanel.
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First trailer for Chanel short film is here ‘Once and Forever’
