Here’s a look at the making of the Chanel Spring-Summer 2013 Haute Couture press kit. Shot by Karl Lagerfeld at Studio 7L, Paris, we get a preview of the etheral haute couture collection Karl presented earlier today in Paris.
Photos by Olivier Saillant for Chanel
Chanel is giving us very special inside looks for the Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2012/13 collection – first we saw a glimpse of backstage and now we can see the inner workings of Chanel fittings. The hallmark of haute couture is fittings – each piece is made specifically for one person and is custom fit. Here’s an inside look with photos by Benoit Peverelli for Chanel.
Images by Benoit Peverelli for Chanel
The Chanel team, including Karl Lagerfeld is in Tokyo for the Little Black Jacket exhibition and while they were there, they also presented the Chanel Spring 2012 Haute Couture show – faux airplane and all. Many of the usual suspects were in attendance The video below has some great detail shots – view it below …
Soundtrack
Song : M-Work
Artist : Michael Nyman
Label : MN Records Ltd
Publisher : Chester Music Ltd./Michael Nyman Ltd c/o Première Music Group
Click on the first image to scroll through the gallery…
Alice Dellal, the face of the upcoming Chanel Boy campaign, on her way to the Spring-Summer 2012 Haute Couture show living the glamorous life….
Karl Lagerfeld and Peter Philips are a match made in heaven. Karl conjures up intoxicatingly beautiful themes and collections and Peter Philips is always able to translate Karl’s visions into an equally gorgeous beauty collection. For the Chanel spring-summer 2012 haute couture Peter Philips gives us BLEU ILLUSION.
Peter Philips, Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup used the following CHANEL products to create the runway beauty looks:
Skin prepared with HYDRA BEAUTY SERUM Hydration Protection Radiance (available April 2012)
The Complexion
PERFECTION LUMIERE Long Wear Flawless Fluid Makeup SPF 10
ECLAT LUMIERE Highlighting Face Pen
CORRECTEUR PERFECTION Long Lasting Concealer
POUDRE UNIVERSELLE LIBRE Natural Finish Loose Powder
The Eyes
EXCLUSIVE CREATION ILLUSION D’OMBRE Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow in Apparition and Destination (available July 2012)
EXCLUSIVE CREATION LE CRAYON YEUX Precision Eye Pencil in Bleu Aérien (available July 2012)
STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF Long Lasting Eyeliner in Marine
LE CRAYON KHOL Intense Eye Pencil in Marine
CRAYON SOURCILS Sculpting Eyebrow Pencil
INIMITABLE WATERPROOF Mascara in Black
RECOURBE CILS DE CHANEL Precision Eyelash Curler
The Cheeks
JOUES CONTRASTE Powder Blush in Rose Ecrin
The Lips
ROUGE COCO BAUME Hydrating Conditioning Lip Balm
LE CRAYON LEVRES Precision Lip Pencil in Natural
ROUGE COCO Hydrating Crème Lip Colour in Superstition
The Nails
EXCLUSIVE CREATION LE VERNIS Nail Colour in Sky Line (available July 2012)
* The Exclusive Collection BLEU ILLUSION will be available at specific points of sales in July 2012
Photos by Vincent Lappartient
Yesterday Chanel presented its Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012 collection. Chanel News posted some images from the making of the press kit for the bedazzling collection. As is customary, Karl Lagerfeld took the photos but I apologize I don’t know the name of the model. My readers always help me out in this regard so feel free to chime in if you know who she is! I always love seeing Karl in action. Enjoy…
Photos © Olivier Saillant
François Lesage, the heir to the Maison Lesage embroidery studio, passed away last week at the age of 82 after losing his battle to his illness. Maison Lesage was created by François’ father and he took the helm when his father passed away in 1949. Though Maison Lesage was the embroidery studio for all of Paris’ best designers, this is particularly sad for Chanel because Chanel bought Maison Lesage in 2002 as part of Paraffection in a plan to preserve “petite mains” – the heritage of artisans, their age-old crafts and their couture ateliers. Looking ahead and knowing the delicacy of the situation, François Lesage started an embroidery school in the atelier. Maison Lesage will continue embroidering. I send my deepest condolences to the Lesage family.
Am I being too critical? Overly sensitive? Grumpy? I’ve been know to be a little of all of the above but every time Dior comes out with something new lately I feel like they aren’t even trying. Instead, I feel like Dior is like a little kid looking over Chanel’s shoulder during a pop quiz. Copying will get you nowhere! In the latest copy cat act, Dior showed their less than stellar Spring 2012 collection with a backdrop lit by LED lights. Dior, please hire a designer who will lead your house because right now you are following!
**UPDATE** To clarify, the top photo is from the Chanel Fall-Winter 2011-2102 Haute Couture presentation and the bottom picture is from the Dior Spring-Summer 2012 presentation.
Since the set of the Chanel Fall-Winter 2011 Haute Couture presentation was a recreation of Place Vendôme, it’s only fitting that Carnet Vendôme was handed out to all the guests at the show. Carnet Vendôme is a guide that has information on the more than 60 Vendôme members, many of which are luxury retailers, including of course Chanel Fine Jewelry. Carnet Vendôme is printed in three languages (French, English and Chinese) and for the current issue, Karl Lagerfeld drew all of the illustrations. You can find Carnet Vendôme at Galignani bookstore for 10€.
Librairie Galignani
224 Rue de Rivoli, 75001
Tel.: +33-1-42-60-76-07
Source: WWD
Maison Michel is a millinery atelier that was purchased by Chanel in 2002 as a part of PARAFFECTION, a solution to keep haute couture ateliers alive. In doing so, Chanel is keeping a rich legacy of knowledge and tradition intact and preventing fashion techniques from becoming lost arts, as well as ensuring that haute couture remains robust.
Maison Michel makes all of the hats for Chanel but also releases its own ready-to-wear collection. The Fall 2011 collection just released and the look book images are beautiful. Shot by Karl Lagerfeld and featuring Clemence Poesy, Sasha Pivovarova and Anna Calvi, the simplicity of the black and white images is juxtapozed against the intricate details of the head pieces. I love the lace headbands, the spiked headbands – really I love every piece. There’s something for different looks and occasions. I also love that Maison Michel specializes in millinery and that is how Coco Chanel herself got her start. Check out the look book…
