Chanel, Fall/Winter 2012/13, Paris Highlights

I like the way the fabric of the coat looks like its been sprinkled in star dust.
I love the sweater with the chunky amethyst necklace.
I love the acid wash on the jeans, and the detailing of the cuffs.

We know I'm not a Chanel girl, despite how much I liked this past Couture Collection. A few looks caught my eye, though. 

Chanel Haute Couture F/W 11.12 - Improved and Updated

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PARIS, July 5, 2011

By Tim Blanks

Karl Lagerfeld recently acquired a full set of stills from 1927's apocalyptic sci-fi classic Metropolis, signed by the film's director Fritz Lang to its young star Brigitte Helm. It was sheer coincidence, however, that there was aMetropolis feel to the set for today's Chanel haute couture show. Or was it? The backdrop for the presentation was a neon-limned mock-up of the Place Vendôme, with Napoleon replaced at the top of his column by a robot Coco. (In Lang's movie, a mad scientist makes a robot replica of Helm.) The set was dark and glistening, like rain had just fallen. A perfect film noir atmosphere, in other words. And Lagerfeld had the perfect script for it—Coco's own life story.

Chanel Beauty F/W 11.12 : Monika Jagaciak

Chanel Fall 2011 - Freja Beha Erichsen shot by Karl Lagerfeld

Carine Roitfeld, formerly of Vogue Paris has styled Chanel's Fall 2011 campaign, which Karl Lagerfeld shot in Paris. Featuring Freja Beha Erichsen in a solo for her fifth consecutive campaign , the set of images — previewed at the Cannes Film Festival and shot at a photobooth in Paris — has a decidedly edgier feel than seasons past. “The mix with Freja was genius,” Lagerfeld promises.

Chanel Spring 2011, Ines, Stella, Freja and Baptiste by Karl Lagerfeld

A SUMMER DAY IN THE SOUTH by Karl Lagerfeld

Chanel Spring 2011 Catalogue
Inès de La Fressange, Freja Beha Erichsen, Baptiste Giabiconi, Stella Tennant

Chanel Cosmetics and Handbag Campaigns, 2011

Vanessa Paradis for Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick