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Lagerfeld forgets plot
Hemlines rise and fall, colours fade in and out of fashion, but the challenge for the major Paris fashion houses remains the same each season. The goal Bicester Village Prada Opening for designers at the helm of Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Balenciaga et al is to maintain the perfect balance Bicester Village Prada Bag Price of old and new – to chuck out the chintz, while keeping the family silver shining brightly.
Karl Lagerfeld has proved himself a grand master. In the 23 years he has been designing Chanel he has created a very chic fashion soap opera, with the iconic pieces which Coco created Authentic Prada Shoes Outlet in the 1950s – the tweed suit, the chain-strap handbag – Authentic Prada Shoes Sale starring as the central characters around which the plot twists. But Authentic Prada Handbag Uk the latest instalment, a catwalk show staged at the Grand Palais on the bank of the Seine yesterday, suggested that this season Lagerfeld’s ego had got the better of his judgment. This was too much in the image of Lagerfeld himself, and not enough in the image of Coco Chanel.
A typical outfit comprised a black fake leather miniskirt worn with tight thigh boots, a frilled blouse, and a longer coat: a very slightly more effeminate version of Lagerfeld’s own signature outfit of tight black trousers tucked into leather boots, frilled blouse and jacket. The dandyish touches so beloved of Lagerfeld were dotted through the collection.
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