Chanel, Show Us Your Knits

The soft knits with girlie details are what I love most about recent Chanel collections, especially the ruffled creations in pale pink as revealed in Tuesday's Paris show (no, I wasn't at that one. One day...). Lara Stone may look annoyed but inside she is giggling with glee to be outfitted in the sartorial equivalent of cotton candy (they call cotton candy Barbapapa in Paris! Hee hee!).

Okay, I'd feel a bit silly walking out the door in a pink knitted ensemble consisting of a jumper, cape, fingerless gloves, tights and leg warmers (love the detail on those) but I still feel all giddy when I look at it. And I'd still play dress-up at home.

At least Karl Lagerfeld knew not to add a matching boater hat, which we see below and works nicely (in the Chanel context, anyway). There are arm warmers over tweed and dressed-up elbows - I love the knitted cuffs and collar with bow detail on the right, easy to DIY, too:

 

This scarf tied in a bow and that sweater/jacket - you are killing me, Karl. Who made that sweater?? And over-knee leg warmers - a softer alternative to the season's most lusted after style of boot? Will we see this on the street? I saw a young girl wearing fluffy (maybe mohair) baby blue leg warmers on Rue St-Michel today and she looked adorable. But will they translate on the big girls?

And look how this sweater dress is finished with the jagged knit trimmed with a gauzy band, I wondered if it was chiffon but it seems to have the texture of knit - can the knitwear experts tell us how this was done? Jen? Cynthia?

Photos: Marcio Madeira

 

Comments

[chelsea]

I think I like these. Should i be worried? Been looking at too many fashion magazines? Probably so as this is looking more and more like practical winterwear.

[Denise @ The Swelle Life]

Ha ha, a sure sign you're becoming indoctrinated! x