Monday, December 8, 2008

Karl Lagerfeld: Slav to Fashion / Chanel Pre-Fall 09

The images from Lagerfeld's show in Paris last week are utterly breathtaking: "Economy be darned, this was one extravagant production, with the collection's every item channeling the unmistakable look and pulse of Russia, from onion-domed gold heels and astrakhan muffs to fantasy folkloric headdresses by Japanese wizard Kamo" (wwd.com).

With clothes this divine, I could come to love cold weather dressing:








Here are a few key pieces I think I need ASAP to pull of the Lagerfeld look and make me feel like a "Slav to Fashion" [for a lot less]:

Glittery lurex tights.