Most Overpriced Designer?

[Phuel]

^^^ LOL Loves loves loves it that Tom has the balls to offer not just an insanely-priced briefs— but they can’t be washed or dry cleaned to boot LOOOOL

 

[Melancholybaby]

^^^ LOL Loves loves loves it that Tom has the balls to offer not just an insanely-priced briefs— but they can’t be washed or dry cleaned to boot LOOOOL

They can be spot cleaned though, according to the website description. Not sure what kind of stains you would expect to get while wearing briefs...

 

[chanelh]

Continue this interesting thread shall we?

Saw the price of this flower puffer jacket in Chanel boutique(on ipad, not the real product), and it's about 75,000 euro, well actually it didn't shock me, thanks to this thread trained me so well.

but then I saw Pharrell wearing it in the below video released by the house...it suddenly seems so cheap and funny.

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[jeanclaude]

but then I saw Pharrell wearing it in the below video released by the house...it suddenly seems so cheap and funny

I will never understand what were they thinking at Chanel, when they chose to be involved with Pharrell...what does he have to do with Chanel??

The only thing that I can imagine is that Karl had a strange crush with Pharrell. Other than that, I can´t see the connection!

 

[Lola701]

I think they did the embellished bombers better for the Brasserie collection.
That collection was obviously way overpriced for my taste as it wasn’t special enough in terms of cut or ambitious designs.

I will never understand what were they thinking at Chanel, when they chose to be involved with Pharrell...what does he have to do with Chanel??

The only thing that I can imagine is that Karl had a strange crush with Pharrell. Other than that, I can´t see the connection!

He got a contract just like Lily Allen did...He bought and wore Chanel, they noticed it, he gladly took the opportunity, they started to collaborate and it keeps going...
On the paper, it’s quite charming. He has a personal style, a clear love for fashion but this kind of cringey video and his « chasing the bag » kind of attitude are somehow a bit annoying.

 

[jeanclaude]

He got a contract just like Lily Allen did...He bought and wore Chanel, they noticed it, he gladly took the opportunity, they started to collaborate and it keeps going...
On the paper, it’s quite charming. He has a personal style, a clear love for fashion but this kind of cringey video and his « chasing the bag » kind of attitude are somehow a bit annoying.

But the question is: Does the most famous and powerful luxury fashion brand in the whole world need these kind of pop "ambassadors"?

For me this clashes totally with the image of the brand.

 

[chanelh]

I think they did the embellished bombers better for the Brasserie collection.
That collection was obviously way overpriced for my taste as it wasn’t special enough in terms of cut or ambitious design.

Yes, FW 2015, I wonder how much those puffer cost......

 

[Lola701]

But the question is: Does the most famous and powerful luxury fashion brand in the whole world need these kind of pop "ambassadors"?

For me this clashes totally with the image of the brand.

For us, NO but in reality yes. For people who loves fashion (and not just the branding/status aspect) those kind of celebrities aren’t necessarly needed but them wearing Chanel gives a fresher image of the brand to people who does not necessarly see beyond the bags and logos. Pharrell has participated in popularizing Chanel for men. The same as I’m sure we wouldn’t see men wearing the sneakers Ghesquiere designed for Vuitton if Jaden did not wore them...

Anna Mouglalis is fine. She is mysterious, she makes a very elitist kind of cinema, her films rarely reached the 1M viewers but a balance is needed.

Lily Allen felt quite ridiculous at the time but I kinda like the fact that they embraced somebody who loved the brand enough to wear it.

In this celebrity culture, it matters.

Yes, FW 2015, I wonder how much those puffer cost......

I don’t remember well but they were very expensive. Over 15000€ for sure! It was a very « embellished » collection. Some of the less practical (because so precious) outerwear I’ve seen in my life. With that collection, the lines between Mainline and Metiers d’Arts were very blurred.

 

[Deleted member 167090]

For us, NO but in reality yes. For people who loves fashion (and not just the branding/status aspect) those kind of celebrities aren’t necessarly needed but them wearing Chanel gives a fresher image of the brand to people who does not necessarly see beyond the bags and logos. Pharrell has participated in popularizing Chanel for men. The same as I’m sure we wouldn’t see men wearing the sneakers Ghesquiere designed for Vuitton if Jaden did not wore them...

Anna Mouglalis is fine. She is mysterious, she makes a very elitist kind of cinema, her films rarely reached the 1M viewers but a balance is needed.

Lily Allen felt quite ridiculous at the time but I kinda like the fact that they embraced somebody who loved the brand enough to wear it.

In this celebrity culture, it matters.




I don’t remember well but they were very expensive. Over 15000€ for sure! It was a very « embellished » collection. Some of the less practical (because so precious) outerwear I’ve seen in my life. With that collection, the lines between Mainline and Metiers d’Arts were very blurred.

Thank you very much for informing us! Lola, you are our ultimate chanel ambassador!

 

[Lola701]

Thank you very much for informing us! Lola, you are our ultimate chanel ambassador!

Ahahaha. I was devoted to Karl beyond everything lol...

 

[jeanclaude]

For us, NO but in reality yes. For people who loves fashion (and not just the branding/status aspect) those kind of celebrities aren’t necessarly needed but them wearing Chanel gives a fresher image of the brand to people who does not necessarly see beyond the bags and logos. Pharrell has participated in popularizing Chanel for men. The same as I’m sure we wouldn’t see men wearing the sneakers Ghesquiere designed for Vuitton if Jaden did not wore them...

Anna Mouglalis is fine. She is mysterious, she makes a very elitist kind of cinema, her films rarely reached the 1M viewers but a balance is needed.

Lily Allen felt quite ridiculous at the time but I kinda like the fact that they embraced somebody who loved the brand enough to wear it.

In this celebrity culture, it matters.

Very sad times we are living in. Hope they don´t totally lost it with celebrities, because it would be horrible seeing a Nº5 ad with Kim Kardashian...

 

[Lola701]

Very sad times we are living in. Hope they don´t totally lost it with celebrities, because it would be horrible seeing a Nº5 ad with Kim Kardashian...

LOL, don't worry. This will never happen. There's an ocean between Chanel beauty and Chanel fashion...
Despite Karl's love for rich kids/aristocratic families, the strategy after all is to be present in any artistic endeavors of those pop stars. Vanessa is the perfect example. She wears Chanel in her music videos, films, when she tours and Chanel has even organized a concert of her in Paris for their staff and friends of the house.

You still needs to be an actress in order to get those big beauty contracts. I don't see Pharrell as the face of Bleu..Gaspard is just fine.
(I think we went totally off-topic lol).

 

[kasper!]

Does anyone know has Chanel ever made a cashmere tweed jacket? If so what is the price range? Like 18000 euro or..?

***waiting for Lola patiently***

 

[chanelh]

Does anyone know has Chanel ever made a cashmere tweed jacket? If so what is the price range? Like 18000 euro or..?

***waiting for Lola patiently***

Let me will warm her game up haha.
Do u have a specific style or item to refer? I mean Chanel tweed is usually a blend of fabrics. If just cashmere, probably impossible made into tweed texture....
And 18k euro is expensive, even for Chanel, with that price, it definitely comes with sophisticated embroidery details.
So maybe u are referring to a cashmere cardigan (that looks like jacket) with embroidery?

 

[Lola701]

Does anyone know has Chanel ever made a cashmere tweed jacket? If so what is the price range? Like 18000 euro or..?

***waiting for Lola patiently***

Ahahahha! It seems like I can’t get away from the Ambassador title Benn98 gave me!

I remember that for the Edinburgh collection, there were jackets made out on plain thick cashmere with the classic trimming made in the different fabrics they usual uses. But Chanel tweed are usually made out primarily of Wool or Cotton, mixed with other fabrics to add shine and stuff.
If they had cashmere, it might have been mixed with wool or just used as a plain fabric or in knitwear...

18000 would be fairly excessive for a Chanel jacket in RTW (even Metiers d’Arts). It could make sense in Couture...

 

[kasper!]

Haha I was talking about cashmere/wool blend tweed. Just curious.

 

[Lola701]

Haha I was talking about cashmere/wool blend tweed. Just curious.

Oh yes! They have! But of course only for Winter seasons and Metiers d’Arts.

 

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