With a little help of my friends ... (Chanel RTW spring 2011)

I have to say that I - at first - didn´t know what to think of the chanel show. There were too many different influences and decades and eras and styles included that I couldn´t quite make out what I liked about it and what not. But now - that I have looked it over again and again - have come to the point where I can say it is quite magical what little german KL had done for us this season.

Let´s start with the basics - the nail lacquer: metallic green - looked like metallic grey at first, but has the same effect: sometimes makes the hand look older, but also adds a cool, edgy touch to romantic or elegant outfits.

The make-up: WELCOME BACK, smokey eye! Well, they have never really been gone, but just remember last season: all the "oooh, let s put on lipstick instead of dark eye make-up" crying make-up artists and the cheering crowd behind them. Actually I find it quite funny that as soon as we say goodbye to some trend we can just as good say hello-again (this season has been full of androgynic and eye-centered looks - the exact opposite from F/W). ´Though not really new, still really fitted in the whole theme as kind of chique and elegant touch. Also loved that the models hat pin-thin lines instead of crests!

Now - finally fashion: This collection - as written above - took me a bit to understand it completely. At first it was just like any other Chanel show - beautiful, black and white ensembles paired with perfect shoes and lovely, delish jewellry (WANT), but then it started to develop in one of my favorite collections so far.

Just look at this wonder of a dress - I would love to see that on someone supersexy and feminine like Thandie Newton or Rose McGraw. The shoes - although I don´t love them as much in gold as I do in black - were BANANAS!! I love the marabu feathers in this collection - they appear so light, but still impress and don´t look tacky or anything.

Carmen Kaas in a light rose dress made of marabu feathers paired with silver gladiator heels - is this perfection - definetly YES!

All in all, I loved Karl Lagerfelds perfect cuts and his delicate shilouettes.
LOVELY AS ALWAYS, KARL!

yours for ever and ever and ever

ZITA