While everyone else was presenting their pragmatically named pre-fall collections, Chanel made a grand show of its honorific Métiers d’Art collection, highlighting the exquisite work of the Lesage and Desrues ateliers (maisons of embroidery and jewelry respectively).
The Paris-Bombay show, as Karl called it, borrowed heavily from traditional Indian jewelry and clothing, with a nod to the counter-cultural impact India has had on the West, and an implied big handshake on the emerging global significance culturally-rich country.
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| images courtesy of Please! Magazine and Vogue.com |
Definitely the best appropriation of Indian swag was for the guys. There's something wonderful about seeing a man draped in jewelry.
You can get a taste of the labor-intensive craftsmanship behind these pieces in this sweet video:
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