More Paris Fall/Winter 2011 Collections Photo & Runway Video Highlights: Hotel Vuitton, SUPERMODELS are BACK...and so is SPENDING Millions on a show + Lagerfeld's "Dark & Foggy" Fashion World...
Naomi Brings Your Luggage Up: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011
Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011:
May I Take Your Whip? Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011 continued this past week and here I highlight two "Biggies":
Louis Vuitton and Chanel.
Marc Jacobs, Creative Director/Designer for
Louis Vuitton was in a "Logo Naughty" kind of mood. As guests arrived for the show, they were greeted by uniformed French maids. Soon people dubbed this the
"Louis Vuitton Hotel" collection. For this collection, Jacobs was thinking of a hotel where "things happen", fetishism, the sketchy guests, Couture Chambermaids who see EVERYTHING but say NOTHING:
"We were thinking about obsession, fetishism and we thought about an old hotel, with its chambermaids and the affairs that go on there, the crimes and scandals. And we just wanted to reveal all the amazing creatures who passed through there," he said
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Welcome to Hotel Vuitton: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011 The collection was INCREDIBLE--from the looks of the video and photos. Great clothes featuring COLOR (yeayy!!!) and luxe fabrications and well-tailored fits. Of course, the accessories were TO D.I.E. (scroll below!).
Vuitton, Inc. spared no expense on this show: There were old-style elevators which individually brought up all the models, and speaking of models:
Checking In: Supermodel Amber Valletta, Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011 The
Supermodel Brigade was out in fine form.
Naomi Campbell, Amber Valletta, Carmen Kass, Carolyn Murphy, Stella Tennant, Kate Moss, to name a few. If your keeping a tab, that's about $60,000 (at least!) already spent--and we're not adding the elevators! Whatever happened to those "recessionista" Gallery-style more intimate shows? Not when you're an
almost-$20 BILLION dollar brand like Vuitton darling!
You Better Leave a Tip: Supermodel Mariacarla Boscono, Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011
6AM Walk of Shame Ensemble: Supermodel Kate Moss, Louis Vuitton
Luxe Handcuffs: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011
Le Must Shoe: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011
I Want That Hat! Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011
Chanel Fall/Winter 2011:
Freja Man-Drag: Opening Look from Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
Now, speaking of multi-billion dollar brands, wait until you see the latest Chanel runway show and that opening (full video at the end of posting here) . For the latest Fall/Winter 2011 Chanel Collection, Designer Karl Lagerfeld is said to have been in a dark and somber mood and the runway stage--if you could call it that, reflected it: It was a foggy forest on a bed of still-smoldering scorched earth with rocks and faux coal. It was Fashion post Volcanic Eruption! Who knew clothes could look this chic after a natural Karl Lagerfeld-infused disaster.
Nordic Tweed: Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
Lots of grays, blacks, torn and tattered boucles, with a pop of burnt red here and there. There was again this division of Male-female, common in many a collection this season. It seems for the Chanel girl, Daywear means to bring out your "Inner Fashion Testosterone" and yet for Evening, it's time to be a girl again! Oh and if you are a Chanel Man, well...scroll down and take a look...
Volcanic Hunting Season: Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
Knit Red Carpet: Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
Post Eruption Sequins: Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
I'm So Mad I Have To Wear This Pretty Dress After A Natural Disaster: Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
Man Survives Forest Volcano Eruption: Chanel Fall/Winter 2011
Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Fall/Winter 2011 Full Runway Show:
Gilded Coat: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
There were porters to carry the models' bags, like First Class-traveling DIVAS getting off the Paris-Venice express. The collection was very "retro" but still "Marc Jacobs Modern"--showing references to the early 1900's, 20's, 30's--very turn-of-the-century: ankle-length skirts, high hats, elongated jackets...some of the clothes were even stitched in a checkerboard pattern reminiscent of the iconic Damier that covers Vuitton trunks. The clothes were luxuriously detailed: giant jeweled brooches served as the buttons for coats, and sparkling appliques adorned lurex-threaded brocades that had been made by hand.
Printed Traveler: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
Violet Shopping Bag, Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
Sequined Overnighter: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
Oh, and did I mention, the Front Row was very A-List: Catherine Deneuve and Sarah Jessica Parker, Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
Can You Get my Bags? Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
Ostrich-and-Sequin Sleeper Seat: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
Retro Class: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012
