Chanel's New Look

Chanel's Spring 2009 collection brings geometric shapes to the runway.
Once plain cocktail dresses are paired with square or circle shaped sleeves and tight fitting above the knee bottoms. And bottoms can’t run or hide from the geometric down pour either, many skirts are constructed like flat circles, semicircles, upside-down triangles and diamonds.
All these large shapes, either on sleeves of bottoms are well-balanced with fitted waists pulled tight with basic belts.
Chanel's theme for spring is conservative and sexy. Women can be sexy while still covering up by adding lace, sky high heels and fitted belts to business like apparel. Ordinary suit jackets are fitted or cut off at the waists. Pencil skirts are cut just above the knees, some being paired with empire waists. There is an emphasis on big and small attire, like large round sleeve caps with skinny skirts.
Necklines are generally large, suit jackets have large lapel collars or are medium and double breasted. There are v-shaped necklines and off the shoulder sleeves.Popular tunic dresses are not fitted and barely shorter than the knee. In sheer material, sleeves are layered at the cap and flow down to the wrist. Midsections are emphasized with high, below the busy black belts and bows. Pants are skinny and long to the ankle or baggy and low at the waist. The show changes feel and the popular sight are evening gowns. Long dresses flow to the feet and are tight at the waist.
Chanels Spring collection brings mostly neutral colors with a few hints of cool blue, light pink, light peach and purple patterns. Of course there are still the classic Chanel black and white contrasts. More popular color combination's are grey with black, light pink with dark blue, light pink with black, grey with white, and purple with black.
Prints are showing geometric shapes this spring. There are imperfect looking plaids where horizontal and vertical lines form box like patterns. These patterns are large or very tiny. Stripes. There are large, abstract looking floral prints.
Chanel pairs simple garments with new details. There are large black bows that emphasize the waist or just add oomph to the ensemble. Frilly balls are attached to the back of daring high heels adding a playboy like appeal to once ordinary garments. Tops are characterized with frilly edges and lace gloves. Long gowns are gathered at the waist and sometimes include many layers.Business-like clothes are keep alive with new looks- they are tight fitting have sexy new details. Suit tops and skirts are paired with extremely high heels with frilly balls. Large necklaces add character to shapeless tunic dresses. Leggings are worn with almost every outfit and are cut off under the kneecaps. See through lace and sheer evening gowns=sexy.


And I'm loving every minute of this sexy new look. ;)
~Kandy~