A Retrospective: Chanel under Karl Lagerfeld (1983- 2019)

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Karl Lagerfeld, wwd.com​

Excerpts from wwd.com

Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel Take Tokyo
By Amanda Kaiser
March 21, 2012

TOKYO — It may be fashion week here but there’s little doubt that Chanel is stealing the spotlight with a string of events underscoring the significance of the brand’s ties to Japan, just one year after the devastating tsunami disaster took place.

On Wednesday night, the house hosted a party to inaugurate Karl Lagerfeld’s new photography book and the opening of its exhibition, “The Little Black Jacket,” which runs through April 15, at an art gallery in Aoyama before traveling to eight other countries. Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld, who edited the book of black-and-white photographs of celebrities wearing the iconic garment, held court with a bevy of celebrities including Vanessa Paradis, Sarah Jessica Parker and current Chanel campaign model Alice Dellal.

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Lagerfeld indeed has a busy schedule over the next few days. After today’s show, Chanel will throw open the doors on a three-week “ephemeral boutique” in the Omotesando area. An after party at a separate location will follow.

Bruno Pavlovsky, president of Chanel’s fashion activities, said the trio of events aims to show that the brand, which has 36 fashion boutiques and 13 fine jewelry boutiques in Japan, is “optimistic for the future.”

 

[Boomer]

There was some discussion here back when about the history of the Cruise Shows; I happened to come across this... B)

Cruising with Karl
A collection historically rooted in traveling clothes, Cruise is meant to be that escape from the winter doldrums to warmer climes. Past Chanel Cruise collections have debuted in...
2004
Lagerfeld ventures out of his go-to venue, Paris’ Grand Palais, and stages the Cruise show on a barge that floats up the River Seine.
2005
Everybody on the bus! Lagerfeld showcases his love of street theater as fi ve Parisian buses tool around Paris, with models hopping on and off for the enjoyment of spectators.
2006
It’s tough to make jaded New Yorkers sit up and take notice, but Lagerfeld did just that when he staged the Cruise collection in the middle of Grand Central Terminal.
2007
Models stepped off a private jet adorned with the double-C logo in a hangar at the Santa Monica Airport.
2008
The curvaceous lines of the iconic pool of The Raleigh hotel in Miami Beach formed the ideal runway for Lagerfeld’s Cruise fantasy.
2009
Guests lined the boardwalk of the famed Lido in Venice, Italy, as Lagerfeld channeled a ’30s-inspired vibe.
2010
Cruise lands at Café Sénéquier in St-Tropez, a place Lagerfeld says he knows “like a second home.”

 

[Fatalefashion]

And the Cruise 2013? Someone have idea? News....

 

[Boomer]

^ I wanna know too!!!
The magnificent Karen Mulder from Chanel HC FW 1991- talk about Classic Chanel!

90s runway.tumblr.com

 

[Boomer]

Linda S/S 1994

As above

 

[Boomer]

Kate HC S/S 1994

AS above

 

[Boomer]

I think Karl invented the term 'Beyond'! because of this!! B)

Claudia HC S/S 1994

90srunway.tumblr.com

 

[Boomer]

Good Lord- when Supermodels Ruled The World!!

Chanel Spring/Summer Haute Couture 1991
Helena Christensen

As above

 

[agee]

From Amazon.com

The Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited
by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld
Publication Date: August 15, 2012

This book is Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld's reinterpretation of Chanel's iconic little black jacket. Lagerfeld has redesigned the jacket, transforming it into a modern, adaptable garment to be worn by both sexes of all ages. The Little Black Jacket contains Lagerfeld's photographs of celebrities wearing the jacket with individual flair - sometimes classic, sometimes irreverent, but always Chanel - and each styled by Carine Roitfeld. A range of accomplished actors, musicians, designers, models, writers and directors gets the little black jacket treatment, including Claudia Schiffer, Uma Thurman, Kanye West, Tilda Swinton, Baptiste Giabiconi, Yoko Ono and Sarah Jessica Parker. This book shows the astounding versatility of Chanel's vision in Lagerfeld's hands, and ensures the little black jacket's future as a timeless classic.

 

[agee]

Chanel: The Little Black Jacket Photo Shoot
with Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld


youtube / LaChanelphile​

Published on Mar 16, 2012 by LaChanelphile
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE PHOTO SHOOTS, STUDIO 7L, PARIS:

"The CHANEL jacket symbolises a timelessly fashionable form of nonchalant feminine elegance: it belongs to every era". These were Karl Lagerfeld's words at the end of the photo shoot, for the book The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL's classic jacket revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld*, in Paris.

The images for this latest project were shot in Cannes, in the South of France, and then in New York, before finishing up in Paris in Karl Lagerfeld's studio. Over a hundred models and celebrities have been captured by the designer's lens. Actors, artists, singers, rock stars -- the book's impressive line-up encompasses all aspects of contemporary culture today.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Georgia May Jagger, Alice Dellal, Maïwenn, Laetitia Casta, Virginie Ledoyen and Akuol de Mabior, all wear CHANEL's uniquely timeless and versatile little black jacket in their own special way.


* The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL's classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld, Steidl, Göttingen, 2012, 232 pages. Available in bookstores from autumn 2012.

Courtesy of CHANEL

 

[agee]

Chanel: The Little Black Jacket Photo Shoot
with Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld
thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com via testinofan



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[ParisFashionMuse]

love this thread had a blast from the past so much history on this thread!

 

[Kite]

And the Cruise 2013? Someone have idea? News....

It will be held at the Gardens of Versailles.

 

[Fatalefashion]

^OMG - I'm insane with this notice, thanks!

 

[MagFan]

Haute Couture S/S 2002

 

[Gigi Lamoroso]

The last resort collection show held in Versailles was absolutely stunning.

 

[MagFan]

Haute Couture F/W 2001

 

[Boomer]

Thanks!! As a long time collector of Chanel videos, I am amazed at the poor quality of almost all of them from more than a few years ago....My cousin used to get DVDs from Chanel (she is a big time customer) but it seems like no one kept any of them to post on YouTube...Sad- so much of Karl's genius is in the small details...

 

[MagFan]

Pret-a-Porter F/W 1996

 

[martinel]

Does anyone have the old Firstview's photos from Haute Couture Fall Winter 1995 and Haute COuture 1997?. Thanks