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Fashion Statement

Chanel Resort 2011

With the sun setting over the sea, hundreds of Chanel's invited guests sitting in the red wooden chairs of Saint-Tropez's famous Sénéquier, and many more onlookers piling onto balconies and pressing against barricades, Natasha Poly, Anja Rubik, and the rest of Karl Lagerfeld's cast traipsed down the street-cum-runway often barefoot, wearing seventies-ish diaphanous caftans, long crocheted dresses, ruffle-lapelled silk jersey trouser suits, and patchwork denim skirts.

"I spent many years of my life here," he said. "I know Saint-Tropez like I know Paris. The collection is very casual, very down-to-earth." Key, of course, is that lightness of touch, the sense of enjoyment and ease. And with fashion once again experiencing a 1970's revival, the show also ended up feeling—as Lagerfeld's Chanel outings often do—very much of the moment.

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Amprenta de Designer

Fiecare designer incearca ca fie unic in felul lui. E adevarat ca exista cateva trenduri generale lansate de marile case de moda pe care toti ceilalti trebuie sa le urmeze pentru a rezista in lupta continua a acapararii unui cat mai mare segment de piata, dar la fel de adevarat este ca exista designeri care se incapataneaza sa creeze conform tendintelor si prefera sa urmeze propriile trenduri, sa se adreseze unei nise foarte mici de piata, ajungand de multe ori sa dezvolte adevarate isterii.

Mi-a placut foarte mult pictorialul realizat de Vogue Paris de luna aceasta in care marile sau putin mai micile case de moda sunt personalizate prin amprenta si ineditul pe care l-au realizat de-a lungul timpului sau in ultimele colectii.

Exista foarte putini creatori care au reusit sa construiasca un imperiu in moda si il conduca in continuare (exemple ar fi: dolce e gabana, stella mccartney, carollina herrera, prada, valentino si inca 2-3). Nume precum Chanel, Dior, Burberry, Valentino etc din diverse motive lasa partea de creatie designerilor mai tineri. Cu toate acestea exista anumite articole vestimentare (cum ar fi tranch-ul Burberry sau little black dress sau taiorul Chanel sau rochia rosie Valentino) care au rezistat de-a lungul deceniilor continuand sa reprezinte amprenta creatorului sau a casei care a lansat-o.

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No. 5

Chanel No. 5 was the first fragrance from Parisian couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, and has been on sale continually since its introduction in 1921. It has been described as "the world's most legendary fragrance", and remains the company's most famous perfume.

The company estimates that a bottle is sold worldwide every 55 seconds.

According to one story of the creation of Chanel No. 5, Coco Chanel commissioned the renowned perfumer Ernest Beaux to make six perfumes for her choosing. They were labeled No. 1, No. 2, etc. through No. 6. It was bottle No. 5 that was to Chanel's liking and became the chosen formula. The number "5" was also her lucky number.

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