![]() ![]() "Now is not the time to discuss his succession," said the house in a statement. Meanwhile, Fendi, the Roman fur and leather house where Lagerfeld oversaw women's collections for more than 50 years, has yet to announce a succession plan. He was 85.Ĭhanel named Lagerfeld's longtime studio director, Virginie Viard - described by the late designer as "my right hand and my left hand" - to succeed him at the creative helm of the storied French luxury brand. On Tuesday, the house of Chanel announced the death of Karl Lagerfeld - the world's most famous, most iconic and most prolific fashion designer - sending the industry in Paris and around the world into collective mourning for a man widely considered to be its king. Somehow, I see St Laurent as Chanel's true heir.Hello BoF Professionals, your exclusive 'This Week in Fashion' briefing is ready, with members-only analysis on the key topic of the week and a digest of the week's top news. In the context of the book, I could see that Lagerfeld's work tries to perpetuate the aura of Chanel's work, but not necessarily her beliefs in terms of fashion, elegance and of course women (femininity and feminism). The illustrations are plentiful, well documented and particularly appealing to the eye as, with some rare exceptions, they are photographs and watercolors all at once. A very impartial portrait of Chanel is painted: her talent, her incredible success story but also her failures and her personal flaws. The text is minimal, yet well thought out. We are also given an opportunity to compare Chanel's and Lagerfeld's work, which is very interesting. The il A wonderful addition/pendant to the Chanel biography I read, this is a Met publication that skillfully covers the whole span of the "maison Chanel" output: frocks, suits, jewelry, purses, shoes and of course perfume. It is in Lagerfeld's masterful and often irreverent interpretations of Chanel's work, as well as his mixing of influences from high and low culture, that the historic importance of Chanel and the resonance of her image as the independent, elegant modern woman are both defined and reasserted for the contemporary world.Ī wonderful addition/pendant to the Chanel biography I read, this is a Met publication that skillfully covers the whole span of the "maison Chanel" output: frocks, suits, jewelry, purses, shoes and of course perfume. Period examples are juxtaposed with the work of Karl Lagerfeld, who, beginning in 1983, just over ten years after Chanel's death, reinvented and revolutionized the House's identity. Chanel examines the history of the House of Chanel both thematically and chronologically, introducing ideas and elements of biography as they were expressed in her collections. While Chanel mythologized her glamorous life through relentless self-invention, the bare facts of her biography are no less worthy than her legend: born of a poor family in the provinces and raised in a convent, she was an entertainer and the mistress of men of impeccable social standing, and she began her career not as a dressmaker but as a milliner.Ĭhanel's enduring influence is necessarily based on the long shadow cast over fashion by her maison couture. While Chanel mythologized her glamorous life through relentless self-invention, the bare facts of her biography are no less worthy than her legend: born of a poor family in the provinces and raised in a convent, she was an entertainer and the mistress of This splendid book examines the legacy of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, one of the twentieth century's great icons of style. This splendid book examines the legacy of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, one of the twentieth century's great icons of style. ![]()
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