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Chanel Paris-Moscou Pre-Fall 2009 Full Show

Posted: May 26th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: General | Tags: , , , , , | 25 Comments »


Ruby red lacquered bags like Fabergé eggs swinging from gilded chains, heels sculpted like upturned onion domes, hair-and-pearl-adorned tiaras like those of Byzantine empresses—oh, and strict black Soviet “uniform” suits. Yes, this was Karl Lagerfeld setting off on another of his light but learned excursions into Coco Chanel’s exotic history with men: in this case, the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, and the Russian inspirations—the Ballets Russes, Constructivism, Byzantine jewelry, and Slavic folklore—triggered by their relationship. “Paris-Moscou” was Lagerfeld’s theme for the semiannual collection designed to show off the skills of the French embroiderers, milliners, goldsmiths, and shoemakers the house supports. And it was also the subject of his directorial debut. As the audience—which included Princess Caroline of Monaco, Diane Kruger, Emmanuelle Béart, and Clémence Poésy—took its seats in the plush velvet and mahogany Théâtre le Ranelagh, the show opened with a silent black-and-white cine-skit on Coco’s flirtation with Russian-Parisian émigré society in the 1910′s and 1920′s, featuring a cast of Lagerfeld’s friends. (The short film is now playing on www.chanel.com.) Fashion-wise, the then-now parallels were embodied by the Russian models, led out by Sasha Pivovarova. The clothes—extravagantly embellished with sequins and pearls, tufted layers of chiffon, and sparkling feather fringe—were accessorized with a winter fantasia of military fur hats, gold Cossack boots, and …

25 Comments on “Chanel Paris-Moscou Pre-Fall 2009 Full Show”

  1. 1 TaniannaRakovskaya said at 11:11 am on May 26th, 2010:

    he`s genius

  2. 2 eriunabitch said at 11:36 am on May 26th, 2010:

    3:03 ???

  3. 3 LeRevedelaMode said at 12:16 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    It was Pre-Fall 2009.

  4. 4 flutterbunny said at 1:10 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    Exquisite. One of the best shows I’ve seen.

  5. 5 carey579 said at 1:49 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    sasha looks amazing here n vlada beautiful as ever n sean o’pry oh myyyyy!!!!!!!

  6. 6 dav08zxc said at 2:36 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    this is incredible!

  7. 7 dw070 said at 2:57 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    it was Resort 2010 :)

  8. 8 BrowesingJunkie said at 3:47 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    SICK video indeed! The first minute and 35 seconds is simply genius!

  9. 9 BrowesingJunkie said at 4:41 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    the editing was supposed to be that way! ;)

  10. 10 JustinJRolon said at 5:11 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    this is one of my favorite chanel shows. It has such an edge to it.

  11. 11 Aleeratajemna said at 6:06 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    amazing! Monsier Lagerfeld is genius:)

  12. 12 ronjonpoop said at 6:13 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    The headpieces remind me of Queen Amidala from Star Wars, lovvvveee it!

  13. 13 ekzoekzo said at 7:02 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    well, i found breathtaking and couldn’t take my eyes off. not because i couldn’t but because it was too beautiful and interesting. i didn’t want to miss a second of it.

    but i guess people have different ideas and ways of seeing art etc

  14. 14 Dwightinho56 said at 7:59 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    A pity this was tiring to look at and listen to.

  15. 15 dw070 said at 8:15 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    wtf SHITTY EDITING.

  16. 16 poshdelux said at 8:49 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    SIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!
    I GOT THE CHILLS!
    Nu VOT TAK RUSKIE SAMIE LUTSHIE!

  17. 17 Oerni93 said at 8:58 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    Awesome! Definetely changes the image of Chanel for me!

  18. 18 gucci1952 said at 9:23 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    GREAT SI GREAT SO CHANEL thx Miister Lagerfeld

  19. 19 Sartorious1 said at 10:14 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    great collection :D and i absolutely loved the furs that where used, gives me alot to thing about for my next shopping spree, hehe

  20. 20 Janiuszko said at 11:11 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    Karl’s project enough to say :) . I find these tiaras amasing. That show was total surprise for me that why chanel rox ;) . Did u see fashion show on the beech (i think it was a/w 2009 – overwhelming)

  21. 21 chocolate448 said at 11:51 pm on May 26th, 2010:

    chanel: right onnnn

  22. 22 wieprz said at 12:25 am on May 27th, 2010:

    its look like a Twitch from VideoCoPilot for Adobe After Effects

  23. 23 86rocklady said at 1:01 am on May 27th, 2010:

    do you know the editing effects used in this video???
    thanks

  24. 24 chemicalagent19 said at 1:30 am on May 27th, 2010:

    lol.

  25. 25 califunk2121 said at 1:45 am on May 27th, 2010:

    I Luv Carl Lagerfeld’s designs

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