Yes, I agree, this isn't one of Karl's strongest collections, but with such a marvelous consistency over the years, he was bound to falter at some point. I just hope he can regain his posture by next season, not only for Chanel but for his own personal line as well.
Though I do have a soft spot for classic Chanel, the knits in particular. But his way of spicing things up from the line's originality sort of fails to attain the positive outcome he was probably aiming to achieve.