Couture is an interesting thing, it is highly specialized and tailored to fit a very small niche so in that sense you get a periscope view into the lives of the women who buy it. In the case of Christian Dior’s Fall 2006 collection, JG is designing for a highly select group of trust fund debutantes who are fed up with their parent’s expectation and demands and have decided to join the circus. In all seriousness, this is a dazzling collection perfect for medieval court festivities complete with jesters and jousting. Totally fabulous.
On the other hand, Chanel’s clientele is very predictable and so we get a very predictable collection without any shortage of embellishments and perfect suits. I do like how everything was shown with skinny jeans and boots. But there were a couple of pieces that were highly questionable. Is der Kaiser suddenly being charitable to FIT students and allowed them to show senior projects on his runway?? These are awkward, clumsy and amateurish. Or is there some cross promotion with Project Runway that I don’t know about? You better take a better look at the new recruitment, Karl. And stop obsessing over Lindsay Lohan.