there has been a lot of talk about chanel and dior haute couture spring collections these past days... i don't do posts like this very often but since we started an interesting debate on my fb profile i thought i'd gave it a try.
it all started when i scrolled through chanels collection. i don't know if i was shocked to my bones or just very disappointed. where did all this kitsch come from, karl? coco would be mortified if she saw this! ok, some looks are alright but half of the collection is just tasteless and doesn't embody the chanel philosophy at all. has he forgotten? coco was all about simplicity, clean looks, no unnecessary embellishments and tacky flowers. yes, tacky flowers! bljak! first thing that really disturbed my eye was the hair. it's awful! it looks like edward scissorhands and what's with the peacock? i don't get it at all. the only thing i like about the styling are the lace boots but still i find them somewhat awkward. the opened toes are maybe a bit too much.
after i posted my frustration on fb a friend brought dior to the table so i checked it up. i know raf will never be galliano, he has a totally different point of view, but the collection seems so much prettier than chanel. when i think couture i always think red carpet. how many chanel looks do you see on the red carpet? and dior? i think we have a clear winner. ok, some things i also didn't like at dior such as weird color combinations, misfits and beadings. but the worst dior pieces are still beautiful compared to worst chanel.
as for the themes of both collections i think they were unimaginative. chanel used to be so big on themes but this one is just blah. also the presentation is terrible. if you compare it to dior, the latter is so chic. models simply have that elegant presence that chanel lacks. we all miss galliano's theatrical shows but dior still wins it for me. i think karl should really consider taking a brake. don't get me wrong, i love the guy but he seriously needs to edit his collections. i rather see 20 awesome looks than 70 of which half of them is uglier than the ugliest 80's prom dress. don't you agree?
chanel on a good day...
more luck next time raf!
photos: style.com
it all started when i scrolled through chanels collection. i don't know if i was shocked to my bones or just very disappointed. where did all this kitsch come from, karl? coco would be mortified if she saw this! ok, some looks are alright but half of the collection is just tasteless and doesn't embody the chanel philosophy at all. has he forgotten? coco was all about simplicity, clean looks, no unnecessary embellishments and tacky flowers. yes, tacky flowers! bljak! first thing that really disturbed my eye was the hair. it's awful! it looks like edward scissorhands and what's with the peacock? i don't get it at all. the only thing i like about the styling are the lace boots but still i find them somewhat awkward. the opened toes are maybe a bit too much.
after i posted my frustration on fb a friend brought dior to the table so i checked it up. i know raf will never be galliano, he has a totally different point of view, but the collection seems so much prettier than chanel. when i think couture i always think red carpet. how many chanel looks do you see on the red carpet? and dior? i think we have a clear winner. ok, some things i also didn't like at dior such as weird color combinations, misfits and beadings. but the worst dior pieces are still beautiful compared to worst chanel.
as for the themes of both collections i think they were unimaginative. chanel used to be so big on themes but this one is just blah. also the presentation is terrible. if you compare it to dior, the latter is so chic. models simply have that elegant presence that chanel lacks. we all miss galliano's theatrical shows but dior still wins it for me. i think karl should really consider taking a brake. don't get me wrong, i love the guy but he seriously needs to edit his collections. i rather see 20 awesome looks than 70 of which half of them is uglier than the ugliest 80's prom dress. don't you agree?
chanel on a good day...
sorry karl, not in a million years!
more luck next time raf!
photos: style.com
Couldn't agree more! What's up with the tacky boots revealing way too much toe cleavage. Ew!
ReplyDeleteČe bi bile nekatere Chanelove obleke popolnoma brez modnih dodatkov (tretja ali zadnja v prvi vrsti), bi lahko bile videti zelo elegantno. Brez grozljivih škornjev oz. karkoli to pač je, seveda.
Mislim, da mi mogli narediti čipki konec vsaj za nekaj časa. Trg je preveč zasičen z njo (to je vsaj moje mnenje). Karlova zadnja kolelcija je dober primer kako stvari uidejo z vajeti. Kot da bi čipka eksplodirala po celem zakulisju tik pred revijo. Anyways, komaj čakam na kaj novega (in upam, mnogo boljšega) od Chanel )!:)
ReplyDeleteI agree. Karl's last collection for Chanel is quite a disappointment for me. He can do much better!
ReplyDeleteLOVE BO,
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Raf uber alles!
ReplyDeleteI actually disagree!
ReplyDeleteI think Karl did a better job than Raf. The cuts are clean, although a but too usual, and I think there is too much pattern and mixed colours, but I liked the collection nonetheless.
Dior's collection reminds me of something we as kids would do at home; take scraps of textil and sew them together. I really don't like the collection. Looks like Chanel is in the "dark stage", whereas Dior is Pippi Longstocking; my opinion.