Fendi.
It was one of those moments that only could have been Concocted in the Mind of One Karl Lagerfeld. Send his Fille De Jour, Cara Delevigne, Swathed in a Hooded coat of Audrey Hepburn in the beginning of "Charade" Worthiness dangling no other than... "Karlito" a Fur representation of Uncle Karl himself. Kinda like A Voodoo Doll that works in reverse, This Doll sticks the Pins in YOU! Making you want Karl's Offerings more and more with each new peroration! It was Hilariously Wacky for the Simplicity of it all! Arrogant...??? Hardly. Karl is aware of WHO He is and WHAT He is, and he knows his image and anything associated with that is likely to Gather Cult status (The wait list for "Karlito" is already Pages and Pages Long) So, Why not play Cheekily with his own Image and Make even More Money and Press for Fendi and more so, Himself! That's not an Arrogant move, That's a Man that realizes Some well placed Promotion can be a Big Boon for Business. Thusly, "Karlito" was born!
But that was only one Snapshot in the Fashion Spread that was Fendi Fall 2014. Lagerfeld entitled the collection "Made In Italy" as a nod to the Consummate Extraordinariness of the Italian Ateliers that produce some of the most Miraculous achievements in Fur Known to Humankind. This is also a tribute to the Ateliers that put together the Fendi Sportswear with such Technical Aplomb. They all had their work cut out for them as Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini-Fendi put them through their paces with an Output of Wildly Difficult Ideas.
There was an almost Anarchic juxtaposing of Athletic ideas with the Hyper Rich Furs, as Technical Mesh Inserts gave a Sportif patina to many a look which if not for the mesh, would have been lovely all the same, but with this witty skewing, it made everything Fresher and More Alive. One of the best results to come from this Intermeshing was an Amber Brown Dress with a Black Mesh hem worn under the most Decadent Sable coat at Exit No.18. No matter how "Madame" the coat wanted to look, the Dress underneath kept it Grounded in reality!
There is always so much So VERY much going on in Karl's Brain and with a Co-Conspirator like Silvia Venturini-Fendi Fueling his machine, They seem to turn out ever more Elaborate Variations On a Theme of Successful Excess! From Bits and Bobs of Fur Busting forth from seams like Crazed Mutant Caterpillars or a Mohawk of Fur gliding over the contours of a Shoulder to the Finale Pieces Twinkling like someone had taken a Pair of Scissors and Cut Swaths of the Night Sky and sewed them into glittering masterpieces of Le Moda!.
As per usual, It was Breathtaking, One could try to pick apart all the influences and elements that made this so Special and Abundantly inspiring and Cheerful, from the Drones flying overhead filming everything for the Live internet feed to the Orchids Pinned to the outfits... and more and more... But to what End? All that matters is, the whole conspiracy of elements always makes one Smile and Appreciate the Punishingly Laborious Technique on hand that is made to look as effortless as the draping of a Toga. Lagerfeld may save his most Elaborate Tricks of presentation for The Grand Palais, But he certainly is no Slouch in tricks Chez Fendi either. The Outcome is always the same... One realizes just how Protean a Genius Lagerfeld Is!
That's All.
Bye4Now!
It was one of those moments that only could have been Concocted in the Mind of One Karl Lagerfeld. Send his Fille De Jour, Cara Delevigne, Swathed in a Hooded coat of Audrey Hepburn in the beginning of "Charade" Worthiness dangling no other than... "Karlito" a Fur representation of Uncle Karl himself. Kinda like A Voodoo Doll that works in reverse, This Doll sticks the Pins in YOU! Making you want Karl's Offerings more and more with each new peroration! It was Hilariously Wacky for the Simplicity of it all! Arrogant...??? Hardly. Karl is aware of WHO He is and WHAT He is, and he knows his image and anything associated with that is likely to Gather Cult status (The wait list for "Karlito" is already Pages and Pages Long) So, Why not play Cheekily with his own Image and Make even More Money and Press for Fendi and more so, Himself! That's not an Arrogant move, That's a Man that realizes Some well placed Promotion can be a Big Boon for Business. Thusly, "Karlito" was born!
But that was only one Snapshot in the Fashion Spread that was Fendi Fall 2014. Lagerfeld entitled the collection "Made In Italy" as a nod to the Consummate Extraordinariness of the Italian Ateliers that produce some of the most Miraculous achievements in Fur Known to Humankind. This is also a tribute to the Ateliers that put together the Fendi Sportswear with such Technical Aplomb. They all had their work cut out for them as Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini-Fendi put them through their paces with an Output of Wildly Difficult Ideas.
There was an almost Anarchic juxtaposing of Athletic ideas with the Hyper Rich Furs, as Technical Mesh Inserts gave a Sportif patina to many a look which if not for the mesh, would have been lovely all the same, but with this witty skewing, it made everything Fresher and More Alive. One of the best results to come from this Intermeshing was an Amber Brown Dress with a Black Mesh hem worn under the most Decadent Sable coat at Exit No.18. No matter how "Madame" the coat wanted to look, the Dress underneath kept it Grounded in reality!
There is always so much So VERY much going on in Karl's Brain and with a Co-Conspirator like Silvia Venturini-Fendi Fueling his machine, They seem to turn out ever more Elaborate Variations On a Theme of Successful Excess! From Bits and Bobs of Fur Busting forth from seams like Crazed Mutant Caterpillars or a Mohawk of Fur gliding over the contours of a Shoulder to the Finale Pieces Twinkling like someone had taken a Pair of Scissors and Cut Swaths of the Night Sky and sewed them into glittering masterpieces of Le Moda!.
As per usual, It was Breathtaking, One could try to pick apart all the influences and elements that made this so Special and Abundantly inspiring and Cheerful, from the Drones flying overhead filming everything for the Live internet feed to the Orchids Pinned to the outfits... and more and more... But to what End? All that matters is, the whole conspiracy of elements always makes one Smile and Appreciate the Punishingly Laborious Technique on hand that is made to look as effortless as the draping of a Toga. Lagerfeld may save his most Elaborate Tricks of presentation for The Grand Palais, But he certainly is no Slouch in tricks Chez Fendi either. The Outcome is always the same... One realizes just how Protean a Genius Lagerfeld Is!
That's All.
Bye4Now!
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