Discussion: Who Should Be The Creative Director of Chanel?

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Lola701 said:
the connection between Hedi’s style and Chanel is only making sense because of Karl’s connection.
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Fair enough, though this is the first I've heard of people explicitly expecting an artistic continuation of Karl from Hedi, rather than just using Karl's approval as a way of establishing apostolic succession to the throne.

As a customer I'm equally curious about the long-standing house codes he would will into being at Armani, Channel, Loro Piana, Gucci, etc. and not particularly rooting for the Hedi/Chanel combo. But as a member of the peanut gallery...I think you're underestimating the simple appeal of 'lol imagine Slimane at Chanel'...

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HigthaVandah said:
Channelle lol. Always notice the autotypos after my time to edit is up..
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i am worse don't worry lol

i think Hedi also has things in common with Coco, basicly to create a long lasting style based off on your own personal slender physique and doing it so perpetually and uncompromisingly despite press or trends :-)
 
PDFSD said:
i think if coco was alive she would get along more with hedi than my beloved KL
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I feel like I've read Karl saying multiple times that Coco would have HATED him (and vice versa) if they ever met. There's an interview from the 80s somewhere, I'll have to find it in my "archives" where he called her "a mean b*tch" and said "she really hated women." :lol:
 
blueorchid said:
I feel like I've read Karl saying multiple times that Coco would have HATED him (and vice versa) if they ever met. There's an interview from the 80s somewhere, I'll have to find it in my "archives" where he called her "a mean b*tch" and said "she really hated women." :lol:
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true i remember that as well,he knew he had to do thing that she would not like but would make the brand stay relevant.

that's why he was one of the best at this reinvention game ...its him or Madonna lol:D
 
HigthaVandah said:
Fair enough, though this is the first I've heard of people explicitly expecting an artistic continuation of Karl from Hedi, rather than just using Karl's approval as a way of establishing apostolic succession to the throne.
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It all happened around the same time if I remember well. He went from « I lost weight to fit in his clothes » to « I can see him taking over after me ». And that second quote happened at the time when women were wearing more and more Dior Homme. In 2006 he had that collection with the Chanel jackets and when he left Dior he did an interview to Le Monde where he expressed that he left Dior because he wanted to design womenswear.
And that’s where rumors of the industry really became a narrative the press entertained.

But Hedi had an influence on Karl’s work. Karl started to hang around rockers, Irina became his muse. There was a parallelism. I remember reading in Arnault Maillard’s book that when Hedi burst into the scene, in Karl’s studio they have found some common grounds in terms of aesthetic.
HigthaVandah said:
As a customer I'm equally curious about the long-standing house codes he would will into being at Armani, Channel, Loro Piana, Gucci, etc. and not particularly rooting for the Hedi/Chanel combo. But as a member of the peanut gallery...I think you're underestimating the simple appeal of 'lol imagine Slimane at Chanel'...

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I’m not rooting for Hedi at Chanel either. I’m not rooting for Hedi anywhere else to be honest.
I want him to do an exhibition based on his work on fashion and photography and maybe see him shoot some campaigns. The Prada campaigns he did were interesting.

I’m interested in seeing his eye through another universe. An Armani campaign by Hedi Slimane sounds exciting. More than a collection of clothes.
 
He may or may not have already been mentioned in the past 47 pages (I cba to look through them all, soz), but what about Daniel Roseberry?

He's revived a dormant house, done well-received couture and seems pretty level-headed / respectful of the founder's legacy, while pushing his own aesthetic. I guess his only downside would be the lack of proven commercialism, given Schiaparelli's continuing losses. But maybe the Chanel merchandising team could fix this?

I for one would find him a much more interesting pick than Slimane.
 
If they are making the announcement in December... the elected one should be freed by now, right?
So no P. Mulier or D. Roseberry.

(Unless the "December announcement" was also a non confirmed rumour.)
 
If Jacobs going somewhere he should be paid same way as he paid to runway models. He was always so proud that they dont pay them. Racks of unsold VV's designs and samples comming your way, b..ch

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nationalsalt said:
He may or may not have already been mentioned in the past 47 pages (I cba to look through them all, soz), but what about Daniel Roseberry?

He's revived a dormant house, done well-received couture and seems pretty level-headed / respectful of the founder's legacy, while pushing his own aesthetic. I guess his only downside would be the lack of proven commercialism, given Schiaparelli's continuing losses. But maybe the Chanel merchandising team could fix this?

I for one would find him a much more interesting pick than Slimane.
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lets not get crazy... we dont need more drag house
 
He may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I appreciate that Roseberry is at least trying new things and experimenting with different aesthetics.

With Hedi, it feels like extremely expensive Topshop, modelled by the thinnest, whitest models imaginable. Sure, the clothes are well made - but are they anything the world hasn't seen before?
 
MagFan said:
If Jacobs going somewhere he should be paid same way as he paid to runway models. He was always so proud that they dont pay them. Racks of unsold VV's designs and samples comming your way, b..ch

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where did he say that?
 
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