Chanel's Fall 2009 collection gets a shot of toughness from black winged eyeliner, lace tights, and fingerless gloves. I love the look of a prim boucle suit artfully tousled with a smattering of rock n' roll accessories. Like many collections this season, Chanel played with textures and volume, incorporating sheers, beading, feathers and ruffles into its signature layered, ladies-who-lunch look. I especially love the stark contrast of black and white and punches of glitter from embellished necklines and lapels.
This jubilant collection seems to draw inspiration from the glamorous silver screen starlets of the 1930s and the buttoned-up wartime babes of the decade following, modernizing these historical reference points with futuristic details like hard metallics, geometric structures and padded shapes garnishing structured shoulders and bodices, peekaboo sheer panels, chopped hemlines (with or without floor-length capes), and over-the-knee boots and tights. This tasteful blend of past and future makes for a collection that is eclectic, interesting, and dripping with drama and glamor.
I love the way this collection plays with textures and detail-- nude and lace, ruffles and feathers, and peekaboo elements like a bit of sheer mesh peering out from underneath a bouffant of rosettes or a flash of structured vintage lingerie emerging from the high side slit of an evening gown or underlining a sheer cocktail dress. This collection, with its balance of heavy/light, tough/sweet, and rock n' roll/rive gauche, is one of my favorites of the Fall 09 couture season. It's so sexy, chic, and powerful.
I love the way this collection plays with textures and detail-- nude and lace, ruffles and feathers, and peekaboo elements like a bit of sheer mesh peering out from underneath a bouffant of rosettes or a flash of structured vintage lingerie emerging from the high side slit of an evening gown or underlining a sheer cocktail dress. This collection, with its balance of heavy/light, tough/sweet, and rock n' roll/rive gauche, is one of my favorites of the Fall 09 couture season. It's so sexy, chic, and powerful.
I love the way this collection plays with textures and detail-- nude and lace, ruffles and feathers, and peekaboo elements like a bit of sheer mesh peering out from underneath a bouffant of rosettes or a flash of structured vintage lingerie emerging from the high side slit of an evening gown or underlining a sheer cocktail dress. This collection, with its balance of heavy/light, tough/sweet, and rock n' roll/rive gauche, is one of my favorites of the Fall 09 couture season. It's so sexy, chic, and powerful.
I love the way this collection plays with textures and detail-- nude and lace, ruffles and feathers, and peekaboo elements like a bit of sheer mesh peering out from underneath a bouffant of rosettes or a flash of structured vintage lingerie emerging from the high side slit of an evening gown or underlining a sheer cocktail dress. This collection, with its balance of heavy/light, tough/sweet, and rock n' roll/rive gauche, is one of my favorites of the Fall 09 couture season. It's so sexy, chic, and powerful.
I love the way this collection plays with textures and detail-- nude and lace, ruffles and feathers, and peekaboo elements like a bit of sheer mesh peering out from underneath a bouffant of rosettes or a flash of structured vintage lingerie emerging from the high side slit of an evening gown or underlining a sheer cocktail dress. This collection, with its balance of heavy/light, tough/sweet, and rock n' roll/rive gauche, is one of my favorites of the Fall 09 couture season. It's so sexy, chic, and powerful.
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