Chanel Haute Couture 2010.. Pastries?

Of course has done it again! Karl Lagerfeld surprised me (and most people) by taking Chanel in a new direction with colors this year. Taking a drastic turn from his all black and white presentation of Haute Couture last year, his palette was based mainly with various shades of pastel pinks, blues, and yellows with a delicate touch. Every hue reminded me of pastries; cupcakes to be exact. That must be the fatty in me observing and speaking.

 

His inspiration was said to be "neon-baroque" which I oddly see in the tailoring of the shorts on the tweed suit combo shown above. It reminds me of Henry the V honestly, and I'm not sure I like the shorts as much as I like his dresses. His mix of metallic silvers and colors brings a fun and flirty edge to the otherwise classic pieces. I am thrilled that Karl is mixing in colors this season! I love pastel colors in general, and there are enough pieces with pink that I will still stare longingly at websites wishing I could afford these masterpieces. Every single model had the same curved ankle boots paired with metallic finger gloves (obviously Karl's touch).

My favorite piece out of the entire collection is this:

 

It just looks like something that I would be satisfied with walking down the street wearing. The detailing on the dress is marvelous and not to mention I want those shoes. He can keep the gloves.

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