Hogan By Karl Lagerfeld Collection To Be Unveiled In Paris

September 2nd,  2010 – Milan

Exciting!, Hogan and Karl Lagerfeld just announced that the special project Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld will be presented during an exclusive event held in Paris on October 2nd, 2010.

The women’s Spring Summer 2010 Capsule Collection will include distinguished accessories and ready to wear designed by Karl Lagerfeld as well as Hogan’s iconic pieces reinterpreted by his distinctive hand, additionally, Karl has filmed and created a short movie which beautifully captures the Hogan Universe.

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Blake Lively Goes Fendi Peekaboo In Paris

The Gossip Girl was spotted outside the studio where she had been shooting the first few episodes of the show’s fourth season. According to recent report Blake Lively has been seen hanging out with Karl Lagerfeld at the Ritz in Paris. Is Karl involved on Blake carrying one of his design for Fendi? Either way Blake’s Fendi Peekaboo Tote is ultra luxe in all leather version . This is one major investment piece! Well, at least the style is practical with the double compartment design, it’s perfect for keeping your things organized. Plus it looks awesome with Blake’s outfit. It’s available via LuisaViaRoma.com

FENDI – LARGE PEEKABOO TOP HANDLE

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Karl lagerfeld gives Coca Cola Light bottles a makeover

Following Kenzo, Castelbajac, and Rykiel, Coca-Cola’s latest fashion mashup has Karl Lagerfeld redesigning the famous beverage’s bottle. Karl was eager to work on the project since it’s well known that the ‘always dieting designer’ only drinks Coca Light in a crystal glass (Light, the french name for Diet coke). The new Karl Lagerfeld Coca-Cola bottle is a limited edition item (naturally) and will only be available in France starting on April 28, 2010. Bert’s, Lafayette Gourmet, La Grande Epicerie du Bon Marché. and also Colette will carry the new bottle starting as of April 24. A special kit will also be available, which features a unique bottle opener.
Coco Rocha, who shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon and whom scored this year’s Rimmel ad campaign, has cheekily been chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to present the most fashionable Coca Cola bottle ever. The ad features her in a Karl Lagerfeld Spring Summer 2010 look. look, posing alongside Baptiste Giabiconi, with a jovial smile and a lalique glass-full of Coca Light.

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Vanessa Paradis opens up on Chanel, on Karl Lagerfeld

Vanessa Paradis video interview at the Chanel Fall Winter 2010 Show

Loic Prigent interviewed Vanessa Paris at the Grand Palais on March 9th 2010 right after the Chanel Fall Winter 2010 show. Vanessa shares her view on the show, on her collaboration with Chanel and opens up about her relation with Karl Lagerfeld.

Karl Lagerfeld may be on the outs…[Updated]

Tommy Ton‘s recent mysterious tweet about news that will “SHAKE the fashion world” might be a direct follow up at what Diane Pernet said in June 2009. As of today Diane Pernet described the news as a bomb.  Grazia thinks that Tommy Ton’s big secret is about Karl Lagerfeld being replaced by Albert Elbaz at Chanel.  “The official announcement should be made in the next few days, so stay tuned for confirmation!” (Grazia).

[UPDATED] Chanel has confirmed that Karl “has a long-term contract” and replacing him “is not an issue”. Move along people…

Mr. Brainwash Icons NYC Solo Exhibition

Thursday February 11th, 2010 – Meatpacking District – Starting February 14th 2010 @ 3 pm

French born Pop artist Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta) has landed in New York City. He didn’t came alone, with him he brought his icons pieces to fill up a 15,000 square feet gallery. We know the location but we’ll wait for mrbrainwash.com to reveal the exhibit exact address. Some said it has already been unvealed by the artist facebook fan page. The exhibit includes variation of the CD cover he created for Madonna’s greatest hits collection Celebration but also a full sized taxi cabs as Matchbox cars and many more “icons”. The first 300 people will receive a free hand finished screen print.

Exhibit’s location to be revealed on 02/12/2010 @ 12 pm EST on mrbrainwash.com

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Chanel Spring Summer 2010 Haute Couture Collection

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Karl Lagerfeld Spring Summer 2010 Collection

Sunday October 4, 2009 – Espace Ephemere Tuileries – Jardins Des Tuileries

Karl Lagerfeld jumping playing guitar was featured on the Spring Summer 2010 show invitation, a Calligraphy based on Karl’s Numero 10 Homme Magazine cover. Was the show going to be music oriented? The set was made of stacks of white and light grey amps, all featuring either “Karl”, “Lagerfeld” or sometimes both. “The set is important, it reflects the mood of the show” said the designer backstage. There is always “a fil conducteur” in Karl’s collection from the first look to the last one.  The show started with a succession of black, black and white looks with a pair of pleated shorts. Some of the outfits were featuring music silver deeped accessories such as on Karlie Kloss a Karl Lagerfeld jumping mondino caligraphie as a brooch. A silver guitar to close a bollero jacket, an army of Guitars on belts and Karl jumping featured again on an oversized clutch.

Repetto is collaborating again with Karl Lagerfeld for the Spring Summer 2010 collection, high heels and flats went on and off during the show, most of them were silver, black metallic or had a silver detail.  Zippers, trompe l’oeil proportions, Karl signature’s high colar and even two jackets whose hem were folded up to the underarm.

The final part of the show featured structured dresses with what we thought at first were metallic overlapping silver designs, in fact the silver part is made of leather. A zippered mini dress with puffy short sleeve and silver leather overlapping work on Anja Rubik. Sharp lines, geometric angles, and new proportions with the high-waist shorts. A collection that reflects the designer personal dressing code translated for his Spring Summer 2010 girl.

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Chanel Easy Rider Hits The Rue Royale

Last friday Karl Lagerfeld decided that the Rue Royale will be the decor of the Starting Point Pre-Printemps 2010 Collection Press kit. Anyone passing by the Chanel boutique on Rue Royale could have seen Lara Stone and Baptiste Giacobini cavorting around an eye-popping prop: A motorcycle customized for Chanel in Toulouse, France, and reminiscent of the low rider Marlon Brando piloted in “The Wild Ones.”

Chanel Paris Venice Cruise 2010 Collection

5 years ago Karl Lagerfeld decided to take the Chanel Pre-Collections to another level by showing these collections the way it deserved to be shown. The idea was to give the collections a ‘travel spirit’, beginning with Paris Tokyo for the Pre-Fall 2005 collection.

After showing past Cruise collections in New York’s Grand Central Station, Santa Monica, and Miami from 2006-09 respectively, Karl transported us to Venice to discover more than just a collection.

On May 15th, 2009,  Karl brought the house of Chanel to Venice to present its Cruise 2010 collection at the venerable and exclusive Lido beach Hotel Excelsior. Karl  is not shy to draw inspiratation from Venetian and Baroque styles, as was seen in past seasons such as the Haute Couture F/W ’90 and ’93 collections.

More importantly, Venice was an inspiration for Gabrielle Chanel, whom in love with all that this unique city has to offer: museums, somptuous churches. She was particularly seduced by the Byzantine gold adorning Saint Mark’s Basilica.

Characterizing the city’s essence and infusing it into Chanel elegance, Karl Lagerfeld truly delivered on a promise of a Paris meets Venice collection. Venetian masquearde masks modernized with a pair of Chanel sunglasses, while Carnaval harlequin prints and ‘voile‘ lions printed dresses. The lion the symbol of Venice and Mademoiselle’s birth sign. The Lion of Saint Mark is the emblem and the protector of Venice. Lions are everywhere in the cientrance to the Arsenal, on the Porta della Carta.

Looking at this collection, one cannot help but feel that this Paris-Venice show continued a conversation that Karl started with the Paris Moscou Fall 08/09 Collection . It’s as if thought Karl Lagerfeld wanted to share more of Gabrielle Chanel’s history to make us better understand her inspiration and her choices.

We have the same impression watching this new collection inspired by Gabrielle Chanel’s travels in the 30′s.  Lagerfeld’s collection recalls Visconti’s stylised films and Venice’s sparkling society of the 1930s. Fabrics were inspired by the rich Venetian reds of the Renaissance, Fortuny’s prints, and the chiaroscuro technique of the great Italian masters.

A “Who’s Who” of international press made it to the event, such as French Vogue’s Carine Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt, Vogue Italia’s Franca Sozzani, Jefferson Hack and Model Anouck Lepere among others.

Venetians such as the Countess Brandino Brandolini and the Count and Countess Luca Marzotto were also Karl Lagerfeld’s guests.

Celebrities such as Rinko Kikuchi, Vittoria Puccini, Olivia Magnani, Caroline Sieber, Kasia Smutniak also trekked out to see the collection on the cool Venetian sands.

French actress and Chanel “ambassadoress” Anna Mouglalis was wearing a beige dress from Paris-Moscow 2008/9 collection with spectacular Chanel Fine jewelry “Franges” earrings  in white gold 18 karat and 82 diamonds.

Kasia Smutniak was wearing a classic little black dress from the RTW Spring Summer 2009 collection.

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