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This week in Paris, Karl Lagerfeld presented a poised, elegant and mostly black take on power suiting for Chanel that included this fantastically witty take on the working gal's briefcase. We hope that it's not just a prop for the catwalk. We're sure someone out there could pull it off in the real world. It's highly functional, after all.
 

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel                                                             Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

John Galliano                                                                                    John Galliano

Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton                                                          Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton                                                        Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton

Alexander McQueen                                                                        Alexander McQueen

Jean Paul Gaultier                                                                  Jean Paul Gaultier

Christophe Decarnin                                                                   Christophe Decarnin

Dries Van Noten                                                                          Dries Van Noten

Stella McCartney                                                                             Stella McCartney

Fatima Lopes                                                                                Fatima Lopes

 

Karl Largerfeld never puts a pedicured foot wrong and his presentation for Chanel at this week’s Couture shows proves that he is still one of the most innovative and creative minds on the planet. Largerfeld unveiled his collection amid an extraordinary 50-foot set made up of steel-grey tubes inspired by organ pipes. Lagerfeld worked the tubes theme into the collection, showing tubular shapes in several different manifestations.

Haute couture is a dying art – one which needs protecting like an endangered species. The craftsmanship, extreme attention to detail and often hand-executed techniques allow the body to become a canvas as the designer sculpts, manipulates and creates. This is why when the bi-annual Haute Couture collections are featured in Paris, the fever pitch by fashionistas is felt across the globe. 

For Autumn Winter 08-09, silhouettes and proportions were challenged as death defying ruffles at Dior showcased the flamboyance and showmanship we have come to expect from Galliano.