Chanel's Paris Show Predicts Blue Skirt Suits and Blue Rugs for 2012
Posted by Abid Ilahi on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 09:13 PM
The Paris haute couture show opened last week. The most flashy introduction was by Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld who featured 150 shades of blue suits on a blue rug.
Karl Lagerfeld took on the role of the pilot and treated guests to a jet set experience. Guests waited patiently outside the majestic Grand Palais undeterred by a wet Paris morning, eager to see the secret theme inside. Finally the "Cocos", as one fashionista called the followers of the house of Coco Chanel, walked nervously down a space age passage and gasped when they arrived at the catwalk: a life size jumbo-jet reconstructed complete with luggage lockers, walkway and a Champagne trolley.
The "passengers" were treated to a palette of over 150 silky shades of blue and gray presented on a contemporary blue rug- the colors of the sky.
Speaking backstage in the reconstructed cockpit, Lagerfeld said he used blue because it's an optimistic color.
Last week's haute couture shows felt more extravagant than in recent years as some fashion houses revealed rising sales, with Giorgio Armani reporting a 50% increase in 2011 despite the slow economy. US Vogue Editor Anna Wintour quipped: "Doesn't couture always buck the trend?"
I have paired Karl Lagerfeld's January 2012 introductions for Chanel with blue rugs from Asmara to show the remarkable coincidence in colors and patterns.
Chanel's Blue skirt suit and Asmara's Capri Blue Rug on the right exhibit an optimistic mood.
Chanel's gray and blue outfit on the left and Asmara's Zambezi blue rug on the right. There is a remarkable harmony between the Chanel suit and Asmara's blue and gray rug.
