I’ve chosen an outfit from the Chanel Couture Spring/Summer 2010 show at Paris Fashion Week. I love this futuristically feminine ensemble because it’s so unbelievably pretty and girly, but with a few high fashion twists. It’s a shimmery, lacy knee-length shift dress in a creamy, sugary pastel pink.
The dress is topped off with a tweed bolero jacket. In a Chanel show of waistless wonders the jacket creates an empire-line waist on the dress. As head designer Karl Lagerfeld has done in a few of the most recent shows, the classic Chanel suit jacket has been frayed around the edges. Here it has also been cut high, above the natural waist. This is typical of Lagerfeld’s latest work for the house – a modern twist on classic Chanel.
The hair on the model is a wonder in itself; it seems to reference celebrities through the ages - the elaborate pompadours of Marie Antoinette and Edwardian Gibson Girls. The dip in the middle of the hair brings to mind Lady Gaga’s hair bow. The overall effect appears to be influenced by Amy Winehouse’s beehive; who Lagerfeld dubbed a fashion icon in 2007. The hair is topped off with a fabric bow and camellia, the signature flower of Chanel.
The shiny, silver, Barbarella-esque tights set off the pink of the dress and jacket. This outfit is styled for an unusual but pleasing blend of 1960s science fiction character and regency era Jane Austen heroine. This makes for a very innovative look which hasn’t been seen before. Two such different looks could have just clashed, but they look harmonious and so fresh.
From the Winehouse meets Gaga hair to the silver lame heels, this is the perfect outfit for walking on the moon on the arm of a perfect gentleman.
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