Elephant Couture for W Magazine-Exhibit

[softgrey]

funniest thing i have heard in a VERY long time...

karl lagerfeld...after all that drama with h&m and going on about only dressing slim people...
has been asked (along with several other designers) to make clothing for a group of elephants...

yes...ACTUAL ELEPHANTS...to be shot for W magazine by bruce weber...

Karl made two chanel suits for said elephants and if you watch the today show tomorrow at 9:40AM EST...you can see them for yourself...

isaac mizrahi was also involved...WOW!!!...what a comeback!!!...LOL!!!....hahahahahaaaaaaa
oh...this is priceless!...HAHAHAHAHA>...........~~~~~!!!!!....LMAO...!!!

 

[Kimkhuu]

Who knew elephants could wear couture......!!!!!

OMG...... What kind of world do we live in!????

 

[Bonchic]

omg that is hilarious! I want to see pictures cause I'll be working tomorrow

 

[siamit]

there was an article about this in the ny times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/07/fashion/...html?oref=login

 

[softgrey]

thanks for the link siamit...here ar ethe pics...

karl lagerfeld for chanel...and nicolas ghesquiere for balenciaga ...

 

[Spike413]

Originally posted by softgrey@Dec 8 2004, 10:48 PM
thanks for the link siamit...here ar ethe pics...

karl lagerfeld for chanel...and nicolas ghesquiere for balenciaga ...

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OMG that's priceless, absolutely adorable and I love the irony....

 

[softgrey]

ny times...excerpts...

The Outfit's Great, but Do I Look Fat?
By CATHY HORYN

Published: December 7, 2004

he most enduring image of fashion and pachyderms is Richard Avedon's portrait "Dovima With Elephants," taken in August 1955 in Paris and published in Harper's Bazaar. Dovima was in her couture silks, the elephants in their natural wrinkles, and the poses were manifestly gorgeous, as the decade was.

Surprisingly, no fashion photographer since has been tempted by the innocence of elephants. But in August, nearly half a century after the Avedon session, Bruce Weber telephoned Dennis Freedman, the creative director of W magazine.

He said, "Dennis, are you sitting down?"

What Mr. Weber proposed was a fashion shoot with elephants dressed by the world's top designers. Maybe it was the excitement in Mr. Weber's voice, maybe it was their mutual love of animals, but, whatever the reason Mr. Freedman didn't say, "Have you lost your mind?" Instead, he said: "How fabulous. All those large-size clothes."


But the pictures, which will appear in W this month, don't give a true sense of scale. The hats that Chanel made were shipped in crates that stood five feet high. And, as Mr. Freedman said: "We thought we were only getting a hat. Then we opened the boxes and found a pair of gigantic Chanel earrings and two elephant tweed suits."

A dozen designers made outfits, including Helmut Lang, Nicolas Ghesquiere and Marc Jacobs. Manolo Blahnik designed lace-up shoes; stilettos were out of the question. "I loved the idea," said Mr. Blahnik, who as a child made shoes for lizards from tinfoil.


The clothes reveal the aesthetic of each designer. Dolce & Gabbana sent a hot-pink corset; Mr. Lang proposed a minimalist tank top.

But how to dress an elephant? "It took about nine people," Mr. Weber said.

"And two ladders," Mr. Freedman added.

 

[Meg]

hahhaha I love the chanel. and it's wearing earrings! I want an elephant that wears chanel earrings!

 

[metal-on-metal]

OMG best idea ever! I love it.

 

[Spike413]

I can't wait to see the edit...it sounds great!

 

[Bonchic]

I love it! And the chanel earings are fab! lol!

 

[Clementine]

Hahahah! i love this so much... it doesn't get any better than elephants in Chanel. So ironic...

 

[tangerine]

OMG someone email Babar at once!!!

 

[brian]

FINALLY I CAN WEAR CHANEL!!!!

HOORAH!!!!!!

 

[evexa]

Brings a new meaning to 'trunk show'.

 

[Nader]

anthropomorphism at its best

 

[pinkcouture]

OMG..I it!!! haha especially the earrings!!! That is soo priceless!!!

 

[Lena]

why do i find this slighlty annoying?

do these people have time to spare, by getting involved in this kind of projects?
excuses for finding this pointless and thanks for bringing it in

 

[faust]

Poor elephants, they have to wear Chanel.

 

[helena]

it is completely pointless...... but I must admit I did think they looked very cute in the chanel suits.