The Imeldific in Karl Lagerfeld

The terno goes haute couture.  Was Lola Karl inspired by Imelda Marcos?

Take a look at this from the Chanel Fall-Winter 2008 Couture show in Paris yesterday:

 

Here's what WWD had to say about the collection:

For fall, Lagerfeld gave the couture plenty to swoon over, presenting as he did a spectacular collection that, coupled with the unbearable heat beneath the venue’s greenhouse-effect glass dome, had just about everyone longing for the chill air of fall. What better way to stay cozy than in glorious Chanel tweed, now oh-so-new in salt-and-pepper car coats over charming tunic-and-skirt combos? Flamboyant types can opt for feathered extras or chinchilla hem. Or they might forgo the tweeds all together in favor of a structured dress with geometric power sleeves, a motif that carried into evening in steely grays with precision jeweling and a pair of gorgeous linear, covered-up black gowns that made sensual stuff out of discretion. 

But, then, there is nothing discreet about Lagerfeld’s genius for elevating comfort clothes to the realm of glorious fashion. Chez Chanel, for a woman to look ultrachic isn’t enough. A frock isn’t fabulous unless it makes her feel fabulous. That’s the ultimate fashion statement, and what this collection is all about.

All the models sashayed down the runway in the same hairstyle.  Very Bessie Badilla circa early 1980s.  Was he inspired by her as well?

You have to admit, he's turned the terno from stiff to sensuous.  The ruching, the draping, and the sheen of the petroleum silk fabric...  he's definitely luxed it up.  

I don't quite see Imelda wearing it though...

Photo from WWD

Here's what WWD had to say about the collection:

For fall, Lagerfeld gave the couture plenty to swoon over, presenting as he did a spectacular collection that, coupled with the unbearable heat beneath the venue’s greenhouse-effect glass dome, had just about everyone longing for the chill air of fall. What better way to stay cozy than in glorious Chanel tweed, now oh-so-new in salt-and-pepper car coats over charming tunic-and-skirt combos? Flamboyant types can opt for feathered extras or chinchilla hem. Or they might forgo the tweeds all together in favor of a structured dress with geometric power sleeves, a motif that carried into evening in steely grays with precision jeweling and a pair of gorgeous linear, covered-up black gowns that made sensual stuff out of discretion. 

But, then, there is nothing discreet about Lagerfeld’s genius for elevating comfort clothes to the realm of glorious fashion. Chez Chanel, for a woman to look ultrachic isn’t enough. A frock isn’t fabulous unless it makes her feel fabulous. That’s the ultimate fashion statement, and what this collection is all about.

All the models sashayed down the runway in the same hairstyle.  Very Bessie Badilla circa early 1980s.  Was he inspired by her as well?

You have to admit, he's turned the terno from stiff to sensuous.  The ruching, the draping, and the sheen of the petroleum silk fabric...  he's definitely luxed it up.  

I don't quite see Imelda wearing it though...

Photo from WWD

Comments

[digidiva]

I love this number Bambs! If I had to wear a terno, I'd like it to look like this.

Maddie

[bambinawrites]

Me too, Maddie! I like! Why did no one ever think of that before? I have one from the mid-90s that I wore for a function, in black silk chiffon. I think the silk charmeuse fabric really makes a difference!

[David Santos]

Really beautiful!!!
Happy day

[coach suitcase]

A very good article! I learned a lot! Thanks a lot ! May the season’s joy fill you all the year round.