One thing you can trust in with Karl Lagerfeld is
his preternatural ability to put his finger on topics du jour.
To
assemble in the Grand Palais and see a giant space rocket in front of us
was to know he’d done it again. What was this—a Chanel show about to
blast off on a mission to take No. 5 to one of the seven newly
discovered Earth-like planets orbiting the Trappist-1 star? Even
fashion’s astronomer in chief couldn’t possibly have anticipated NASA’s
announcement on February 22 that there may be life-supporting planets
out there.
Chanel held the show on March 7th, 2017 at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Chanel held the show on March 7th, 2017 at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Still, his metaphor for the times was already on the right
path: It is the most futuristic of fashion’s current escape plans.
Doesn’t the idea of getting off Earth altogether suddenly feel like a
rather cheery thought, considering the mess it’s in? Lagerfeld
is never one for gloom and despondency, and he resolutely hates looking
back. Logical, then, to go forward—to the Chanel universe and beyond!
The starship Chanel crew will be wearing glittery lunar boots with
co-respondent black tips, tweed tunics with standaway collars, Bermuda
shorts, “insulated” silver leather suits, and metallic padded space
stoles. When the craft navigates to the dark side of the moon (perhaps),
eveningwear will consist of black-and-white chiffon “space person”
prints and garments embroidered in constellations of Chanel pearls.
Satellite bags will be carried.
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