![]() ![]() Vogue photographed Karen Mulder looking like a million bucks in the designer’s artfully frayed denim mini, curve-hugging pink tweed jacket, and white T-shirt worn with a number of the layered chains and belts that appeared with headline-making profusion on the runway. In this environment Lagerefeld’s twists on tradition had a certain level of shock value. (A model in this show carried a spoon with which to stir her teacup hat.) It must be remembered that this was not an anything-goes moment in fashion rules existed and breaking them offered a certain frisson. To bring youth and interest to the brand-as well as to underline the many recognizable and covetable brand icons, like the camelia, gold chains, quilting, tweed, etc.-he channeled them through of-the-moment filters in unexpected, and sometimes camp, ways. Do share.īack in 1991 Karl Lagerfeld was still in the process of rebranding Chanel into a modern luxury house rather than one known as a go-to destination for well-to-do matrons. These shows might be pre-internet, but they contain many Instagrammable moments. They honor the memory of Karl Lagerfeld, a giant and prolific talent, who designed them, and speak, too, to the 2010s’ obsession with all things 1990s. Editor’s Note: Vogue Runway is closing out the decade by adding six archival Chanel shows to our collections archive. ![]()
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