Images of Karl Lagerfeld playing a guitar decorated the programmes. The same image appeared as brooches and on shoes. And the back of the catwalk was propped with banks of amplifiers, all signed "Karl" or "Karl Lagerfeld".
Did this signal yet another career move for the multi-talented couturier, designer, photographer? Was Karl, perhaps, moonlighting with an indie band in a Left Bank boîte?
As it turned out, no. Although he was wearing a silver, metal woven jacket, by Calvin Klein, worthy of a rock-star, Lagerfeld, denied harbouring any fantasies of turning into "Slash".
“Things as they are are changed upon the blue guitar,” he replied enigmatically, quoting a line from the Wallace Stevens blues song.
The rock ‘n’ roll references served to back up the youthful silhouette in his own collection, based upon a short,”cupola” skirt, and wide, cuffed shorts, which appeared in a palette of navy, black and parchment. An Indian “henna” motif was stencilled onto strappy, high heels and flat sandals, and also worked as a little mitten, echoing Lagerfeld’s trademark - leather, half-gloves.
The finale of “Wonder Woman”, short, party-dresses were perfectly designed for the R&B singer, Rihanna, who sat in the front row, wearing Lagerfeld. The dresses came in white, black and grey, detailed with zips and elaborate, silver leather, “henna” motifs defining the shoulders, waists and hems.
Lagerfeld took his bow, minus a Fender Stratocaster. On Tuesday, he presents his second show of the season, the spring/summer 2010 collection for Chanel.
But I still can't wait to see HQs and details 
