*****

Why not start with CHANEL? Overall I felt as though Karl touched on all bases. He put his focus on the classic silhouettes and fabrics that made CHANEL Iconic, but now he transformed her image into something modern and approachable. Honestly I don’t believe Mrs. Coco would approve of her collections new direction. Coco loved the classy sophisticated refined woman. Karl is focused on the modern “edgy” woman. The jackets are amazingly cool. He stayed true to the tweed, silk, and sparkles that is CHANEL, but he steered towards the ever popular bubble jackets with creative sewn quilted detailing. The hiker jackets or windbreakers were my favorite, along with the matching handbags. Maybe last year’s collection had a more humorous note, but it appears this season the collection had a nostalgic approach. Wait, I spoke too soon. I remember seeing a “stack of plates” clutch.  And O.K, I get that Fall tends to have a lot of drab colors, but yeesh! More gray and more black? Thank you fashion Gods for inspiring Karl to inject a bit of white, red, pink, purple, burgundy and taupe into the mix. The footwear didn’t impress me too much. Something about it just screamed grand ma ma. I thought the full length full body knit dresses were sexy. I could see myself wearing a couple pieces from this collection. The dresses had a play on textures combining light silk and tweed. The general public fancied many looks from CHANEL this season; he appealed to all age brackets conservative or not. The entire show was impressive. I noticed how more than ever, designers are ditching the sole runway theme and going for a more theatric style; inviting the viewer into the WORLD that resides in the designers head upon creation. Hooray for CHANEL, they get a 3 out of 5!