Chanel's Chinese Inspired Dreams

Chanel's pre-fall 2010 show took place in Shanghai with the beautiful Chinese skyline in the background. The Chanel Paris - Shanghai Metiers d'Art collection was nothing short of amazing! The coats (men's and women's) were fantastic with luxurious materials and embroidery. Some were made from tweed and quilting, while others were embroidered to the max with beads and jewelry to compliment the complexity.






I desperatly need these boots!




This one has an amazing 1950's feel to it. She looks like the poster girl for an army wife.



We see inspiration from the Imperial court, the Terracotta Army (funerary art buried with the first emperor of Qin.) and Chinese Cinema. Below we have captured a few images of these inspirations in actuallity so you can see the inspiration for yourselves.



Karl Lagerfeld describes is collection as "It's about the idea of China, not the reality. It has the spirit of and is inspired by, but unrelated to China."










How perfectly simple is this dress?



Another thing we are loving about this collection is the makeup! Loving those heavy slanted brows and the extended eyeliner, all matched with those rice workers hats and traditional Mandarin Qipao gowns.




Loving this one! The boys I know need this jacket!






I'm not normally a fan of red boots (usually they are too Superman for me) but they work well here.

Barbie Exhibition By Karl Lagerfeld

Barbie has turned 50 and everyone is tres excite! Karl Lagerfeld has put together an exhibition for Paris store Colette (213 rue Saint-Honore, Paris) featuring Barbie (yes, the doll) and model, Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken.



The exhibition will run from March 9 - 15 and be featured as a window display and an exhibition. If you are in Paris, check this out!

Chanel Spring/Summer Haute Couture Show - Paris Fashion Week

The Chanel spring/summer Haute Couture show took place today in Paris for Pairs Fashion week. Lagerfeld describes his collection as honoring his love of paper and the blank surface. The paper inspired collection featured all white jackets, wool knee length skirts, and tailored dresses. The collection was absent of any 'bling' instead adding elaborate head dresses in white and black.

Designers Plan Michelle Obama's Inauguration Dress

Most of the famous designers would love to be the one to design the dress for Michelle Obama to wear to the inauguration event. There have been plans in the works for Michelle to look over and choose her favorite. We have the drawings, which one would you choose?


Zac Posen


Peter Som


Oscar de la Renta


Monique Lhuiller


Marc Jacobs


Michael Kors


Karl Lagerfield


Isaac Mizrahi


Elie Tahari


Diane von Furstenburg


Diane von Furstenburg


Betsey Johnson


Christian Lacroix


Badgley Mischka


Chado Ralph Rucci


Carolina Herrera

Karl Lagerfeld Teddy Bear!

For all you fashionistas out there that must have everything cute and fashionable....wait till you see this! German teddy bear designer, Steiff, has created a Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear. The bear is complete with dark glasses, high collar, and KL belt buckle. The bear also has bleached white hair!



Look for this limited edition bear at Neiman Marcus in September for $1500.