CHANEL RESORT '16: Karl Langerfield in SOUTH KOREA

The resort collections are now ready to go, and what better way to kick off the new season than with a Chanel show? Better yet, what better way to celebrate the show than to host it in South Korea? And make Karl Langerfield himself, get his boss ass on a plane and travel across the world to a country not traditionally known as the fashion capital but rather the queen of colour, quirk and modernity? This show was a killer before it even began, and I was hella excited to see the line up Karl had for us this time. Following Karl on instagram, he revealed to us quite early on (weeks and weeks should I say) before the show that the concept of Resort 16 would be colour. Posting promo videos of Sasha, Kendall and Ming all sporting colourful attire and accessories whilst chanting "this season, Karl is colour", re-creating the official black and white Langerfield profile sketch with drips of neons and even making declaring himself to have a "special place in his heart for pinks.. even for men" , Karl did not hesitate to let us gain an insight of his show before it began. The anticipation was great , and hours before the show, Instagram was graced with the message that Karl HAS arrived in Seoul and is ready for the show. The show came, and it was gorgeous. It was everything I've been anticipating and more, and I am so surprised that Karl managed to pull off quirks of modern colours whilst still maintaining the same classical attire Chanel is known and praised for. I guess the man is genius. 

When interviewed, Karl himself stated that the collection paid homeage to the host country by creating a "modern, international version of Korean mood, how we see it for the modern 21st century but with inspiration from the past because I love traditional Korean clothes, materials, patterns and all that" before going on to say that it had to be made in a modern way to attract Korean audiences but keep it timeless (Karl Langerfield, 2015). Needless to say, the collection was a crazy mix of classic Chanel / kpop star / modern colour splashes - a hybrid I'm so fond of. 

models @ Chanel RESORT 15-16 ; natural brows, anyone ? 

Love.




& for the line up itself... (brace yourself for KOLOUR!!)

Colour, or should I say KOLOUR, was the concept for Chanel Resort 16, but even with that in mind, Langerfield didn't forget his favourite monochromatic ensembles and created looks we all think of when we think Chanel- black and white, classic, timeless, versatile, brilliant.
Loving Chanel's Resort 16 and loving Karl Langerfields'  approach to modern fashion.





(all photos courtesy of yahoo.com & vogue.com)

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Vera x