“Make fashion, not war” was the motto of Karl Lagerfeld’s collection forChanelfor Spring/Summer 2015, presented on a typical Parisian street that cannot be found on the city map. On the penultimate day of Paris Fashion Week, models such as Giselé Bündchen, Toni Garrn and Cara Delevingne demonstrated for freedom and gender equality. Experience the highlights of the 360-degree parade in pictures.
The catwalk in the Grand Palais was set up as a typical Parisian street - with asphalt on which the models walked and with restored, middle-class house facades in the background. Rain puddles added more authenticity. Right at the beginning of the show, Lagerfeld sent out his models, equipped with signs and megaphones, who shouted loud protest slogans in a group, astonishing the guests. Karl Lagerfeld used the fashion collection as a medium for the messages that the designer wanted to convey to the audience. The signs read: “Be different,” “Make Fashion not War,” “Be your own stylist,” “Divorce pour Tous,” “History is her story,” “Ladies First” and “Free Freedom.” The targets were just inFrance, where feminism and protest culture play a special role, deals with very important topics.
The rebellious fashion show for spring/summer 2015
Karl Lagerfeld consistently relies on a comfortable, wearable “Fashion for everyday life” , although as always very sophisticated and feminine in the spirit of Coco Chanel. In the new Pret-a-Porter collection for spring-summer 2015, dominated by bright colors, you also saw white, high-necked blouses and classically cut suits. The “rebellious” line is characterized by watercolor painted floral patterns, straight silhouettes, accessories such as canvas bags decorated with written sayings, as well as immediately recognizable, typical design elements. The versatile clothing items offer scope for creative experiments.
Colorful glowing patterns
Wide trousers in a light shade
Worker's smock with sleeves rolled up
Wide-cut suits with pinstripes
Chanel for Spring/Summer 2015
Maritime stripe shorts and cardigans
Classic and straight silhouettes
Pantsuits in shades of gray, burgundy and pink details
Flat shoes
Bangles with slogans
Dresses embroidered with sequins
Girly dress
Ready-to-wear Accessoires
Colorful 1970s style boots
Bermuda-like culottes
