Discussion: Who Should Be The Creative Director of Chanel?

[HigthaVandah]

the connection between Hedi’s style and Chanel is only making sense because of Karl’s connection.

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'...

 

[HigthaVandah]

Channelle lol. Always notice the autotypos after my time to edit is up..

 

[PDFSD]

Channelle lol. Always notice the autotypos after my time to edit is up..

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 :-)

 

[blueorchid]

i think if coco was alive she would get along more with hedi than my beloved KL

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."

 

[Xone]

well, If Hedi got the job maybe he will change it to Chanelle hahaha lol

 

[PDFSD]

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."

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

 

[PDFSD]

well, If Hedi got the job maybe he will change it to Chanelle hahaha lol

that's not Hedi lol... he like to take away not add to the silhouette ...Chanelle sounds chubby

 

[Lola701]

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.

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.

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.

 

[HigthaVandah]

that's not Hedi lol... he like to take away not add to the silhouette ...Chanelle sounds chubby.

'Nel?
Ch'el?

 

[nationalsalt]

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.

 

[vogue22]

Post #865 on this same thread, two pages ago, it is a good place to start.
In youtube you will find more.

Thankss do you have any for the Hedi interview please

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

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.)

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

Thankss do you have any for the Hedi interview please

post #505
by Lola701
13th august 2015
thread: Hedi Slimane - designer
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