Lola701
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But it’s different because there’s a feeling that we have seen everything of Hedi Slimane already. He has done the Chanel-ish thing…you get a creative who's experienced in his craft, been at a top position at 3-4 houses and excelled at all of them and has not been burnt out, has a clear vision from day 1, not a media wh*re, stood up to the establishment when it was still big, still has success afterward... and he still isn't good enough? Karl wasn't Karl Lagerfeld before Chanel, the house lets him grow into who he is as we know him now.
Karl was already an important designer when he joined Chanel in 1982. But I don’t think his Chloe, his Fendi, his work for Krizia, Mario Valentino and even back to Patou informed what to expect from his Chanel…
There’s a beauty in the idea of an experienced designer entering a new territory and making one with it that is totally absent with the perspective of Hedi Slimane at Chanel.
That’s why I have always championed the names I champion because Chanel has a voice in the fashion conversation and needs to reclaim it. Unfortunately, people are obsessed about luxury and numbers but nobody is driving the fashion conversation.
Chanel is Chanel. It’s repetitive by default. Karl managed to still make it part of the fashion conversation. And I think this is what people want.
Hedi will present a fabulous jacket worn with jeans and his all on going language but you don’t need him for that….