Chanel, si belle!

by nature, couture collections are generally an amusement park ride of imagination.  a trip inside our female collective "i want to be her" fantasies, brought to life on a runway.  not usually the sort of clothing you immediately relate to in a "i could totally wear that to lunch" sort of way.  this Chanel presentation teetered on the tightrope of being fantastic AND wearable.  there were loads of signature styles.  classic tweed jackets mixed up with unexpected bottom pieces like a sequined skinny pant.  OUI.   beautiful, fluid fabrics layered in longer, softer looks.  a number of early sixties shaped coats and shift dresses with gorge detailing that separate the sublime from the mundane.  LOVE.  lots of eclectic, fun, modern layering.  some of which was a bit "not sure which pieces to go with, so i will go with all of them" and some of which was spot on perfect Chanel chic.  most of my favorite couture shows end with me deeply entrenched in a new character fantasy which will wind its way into wearable pieces in my closet.  this show has me deeply entrenched in the desire to immediately win the lottery so that i can run to Paris and stock up on closet-fulls of Chanel.