CQ Watch: Chanel's 'Paris-Byzance' Pre-Fall 2011 show

Chanel's Pre-Fall 2011 Métiers d'Art CollectionChanel's Pre-Fall 2011 Métiers d'Art collection This week Chanel's pre-fall collection was shown in Paris. The collection was inspired by the Byzantine times. So naturally my love of history or art and architecture has made me fall in love with the 14 pieces created by Karl Lagerfeld for the...

Chanel Pre-fall 2011 showWatching the Pre-Fall 2011 show, you get amazed by the craftsmanship of the artisans the House of Chanel is working with. "After the Petit Palais, I wanted to go back to something intimate," Lagerfeld said, Lagerfeld had transformed the second-floor couture salon at the brand's iconic Rue...

First Look at Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Paris-ByzanceJust when you finished sorting out your wardrobe for this Fall/Winter, here comes the first signs of what next year's Fall will look like! Who said following fashion was an easy task?! The first amazing Pre-Fall 2011 collection comes from no other than Chanel . Karl Lagerfeld entitled the...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Chanel Pre-Fall Far from Karl Lagerfeld's last Chanel show at the extravagant Grand Palais, the setting for the pre-fall 2011 collection was much more subdued at the Métier d'Arts. With rows of patterned pillows to sit on and stained glass...

Moschino Cheap and Chic Pre-Fall 2011 show at Bloomingdale's DubaiM oschino's diffusion line for women Moschino Cheap and Chic staged a showcase of the label's Pre-Fall 2011 collection at Bloomingdale's Dubai earlier this week, welcoming the city's style set to an evening of glamourous guests and covetable fashion. The Pre-Fall 2011 line focuses on the...

CHANEL 2011 Paris-Byzance Metiers D'Art ShowFiled Under: Beauty CHANEL 2011 Paris-Byzance Metiers D'Art Show Beauty. "The theme of the collection, Paris-Byzance is a great inspiration on it's own. The links and associations with Chanel are rich and plenty. Karl Lagerfeld gave Sam (McKnight) and me a sketch giving us a rough idea of...

Chanel: 2011 Paris-Byzance Metiers d'Art Show BeautyPhoto credit: Vincent Lappartient Chanel: 2011 Paris-Byzance Metiers d'Art Show Beauty "The theme of the collection, Paris-Byzance is a great inspiration on it's own. The links and associations with Chanel are rich and plenty. Karl gave Sam (McKnight) and me a sketch giving us a rough idea...

lookbook// favourite Chanel look pre-fall 2011Cannot begin to tell you how much I love this pre-fall look from Karl. The jacket, the pants, the shoes, Freja!... ah... . I did not think that I would be loving coard pants ever, but Chanel did change my mind. Editors note: Me, and coard pants do not seem like a good combination since my...

The Fascinating Empress Theodora Inspires a Gorgeous Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 CollectionDecember 08, 2010 The Fascinating Empress Theodora Inspires a Gorgeous Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Collection Despite her questionable beginnings as a dancer in the circus and lowly daughter of a bear trainer who worked at the Hippodrome (an enormous entertainment stadium) in Constantinople,...

CHANEL PRE-FALL 2011 ieri la collezione pre-Fall 2011 di Chanel. E una collezione ispirata all arte Bizantina nella quale si trovano abiti in velluto, con ricami e bottoni in oro. Anche le acconciature, chignon alti, rispecchiano l'eleganza di questa collezione straordinaria. Gestern wurde in Paris die neue...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011The latest Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 show was nothing like the huge Spring/Summer 2011 show. It was rather intimate and cosy. No Grand Palais, no eighty musicians and no fountains. Just a relaxed setting and lots of beautiful Chanel stuff. /o:p> Karl found his inspiration for this pre-fall...

CHANEL Paris – Byzance: Pre-Fall 2011 Collectionwho will want to dip their fingers (or a brush even) into any one of these shades and risk marring their utter perfection? I mean, just look at it! How gorgeous is this, I ask you? I leave you with a few looks of the collection photographed by the Kaiser himself, Karl Lagerfeld, for you to...

Pre-Fall 2011: ChanelI think we've all seen pictures of Chanel's Pre-Fall 2011 collection, It seems Uncle Karl has been inspired by the mosaics of Byzantine art. From the set of the show to the embroidery. It was very mosaic and embellished, interesting for the eye. These are clothes that make you feel like a...

Chanel Métiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2011 Paris-Byzance BeautyThe theme of the collection, Paris-Byzance is a great inspiration on it's own. The links and associations with Chanel are rich and plenty. Karl gave Sam (McKnight) and me a sketch giving us a rough idea of the direction he wanted for the look, from then the tone was set. Karl also showed us...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 CollectionDecadent ornamentation, stately silhouettes and a muted yet luxurious palette were the focus of Karl Lagerfeld's pre-fall 2011 Métiers d'Art collection for Chanel, the ready to wear line embellished by Chanel's own couture ateliers. The creative director looked to the Byzantines for...

Chanel Paris-Byzance Pre-Fall 2011Having just opened a second Chanel boutique in Istanbul, Karl Lagerfeld toyed with the idea of staging his ninth pre-fall Métiers d'Art show in the exotic locale--Mademoiselle Coco Chanel, after all, did take Byzantine art as her major inspiration when she was the first to launch a line of...

Chanel's Paris-Byzance 2011 showIt was an intimate affair for Chanel before fall 2011 presentation that was inspired by Byzantine queen Theodora. Talking about the inspiration behind his "Paris-Byzance" collection, "said Karl Lagerfeld," Theodora, an artist, the Circus Empress, such as Chanel, which was a little singer and...

First Look: Chanel's Pre Fall 2011 CampaignLeave it to the visionary team at Chanel—helmed by Karl Lagerfeld—to come up with a pre fall 2011 ad campaign that feels, well, out of this world. As you may know, the pre fall 2011 collection was inspired by Istanbul and the rich Byzantine architecture of ancient Turkey. Accordingly, the...

Chanel Métiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombay HandbagsEarlier this year we saw the Chanel Métiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombay collection and we recently found some close-up images of the handbags. The detail on these bags is elaborate, elegant and truly captures the artistry of traditional Indian works. The print on the bronze clutch is...

Runway Makeup Breakdown: Chanel Paris-Byzance Pre-Fall 2011Inspired by the mosaic of Empress Theodora, Chanel Global Creative Director of Makeup Peter Philips created a beautiful, graphic look for the Chanel Paris-Byzance Pre-Fall 2011 Collection. According to Style.com , Philips "re-created the red eye shadow/liner that she wears on the arch of her...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Paris-Byzance CollectionIf you're like me, you'll probably have gone through the Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Paris-Byzance collection photos on Style.com a million times already since the show just 2 days ago, so I won't bore you by re-posting. What I'll share instead is close-ups of a handful of the looks, showcasing the...

CHANEL// PRE-FALL 2011, I ran into the FABULOUS pre-fall CHANEL collection for 2011 and I needed to share with you the moment I saw, so here it is. The new collection for the next year is full of textures, golds, blacks, metalics and a lot of details. The pre-fall 2011 collection from Chanel was themed,...

Chanel pre-fall 2011Chanel pre-fall 2011 Karl Lagerfeld presented the Chanel pre-fall collection for 2011 last week at the Metiers D'Art Fashion Show in Paris, France where Lagerfeld proved that decadence and embellishments are back with a vengeance. The Chanel pre-fall collection features 1960's color blocking...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011, the parade in ParisToday we see the whole collection Chanel Pre-Fall 2011, or the collection, which anticipates the real collection to be held in March in Paris, where Karl Lagerfeld will stage the 2011 fall / winter collection 2012. The Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 fashion show in Paris and the French label shows a...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Runway ReviewChanel Pre-Fall 2011 Runway Review Chanel's Pre-Fall collection premiered at in Paris last week in an intimate setting at the brand's Rue Cambon store. Chanel's Spring 2011 show was over the top and so was their Pre-Fall 2010 show in Shanghai on a pontoon sitting on the Huangpu River....

Chanel Métiers d'Art Pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombay Show" –Karl Lagerfeld, Style For the Chanel Metiers d'Art Paris-Bombay pre-fall 2012 collection, Karl Lagerfeld took us on a voyage to visit his "a fantastical idea of India." (Wall Street Journal). If you had images of Bollywood in your mind when you heard Paris-Bombay then please put those...

Chanel Paris-Byzance Pre-Fall 2011 Make-up Now it is available in the Chanel stores around the globe. Inspired by the mosaic of Empress Theodora, ChanelGlobal Creative Director of Make-upPeter Philips created a beautiful, graphic look. Like the famous portrait, a red line crosses the eyelid, following the brow line. Parallel to...

Fall Fashion Video Inspiration: Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 (Paris/Byzance) CollectionImage courtesy of Chanel Fall is coming faster than you think and those September issues are about to fill your inbox. What fantastic items await? Well, the gorgeous Byzantine-inspired collection of Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 (Paris/Byzance) is up first. Please grab a mug or glass of something...

Chanel Pre-Fall 2011When was the last time she missed a Chanel show? Maybe the SS09 show two years ago when she missed all of Paris? Anyway, I'm beginning to think that Karl really sees Freja as the female equivalent of Baptiste. She travels with him, is involved in nearly all of his projects, and she's treated...

Chanel's Pre-Fall Show Was All About India, Cat Power, And Marie Antoinette-Style Feasting forehead, there was also the complete lack of heels in favor of SANDALS (for fall?...in this climate, sure!), flat booties, and cross-body bags with thick straps that mimicked camera bags. All in all, it seemed that travel was on the menu. Tables set for attendees of the Chanel Paris-Bombay...