Thursday, December 12, 2013

Chanel Paris-Dallas Pre-fall 2014


First of all i have to congratulate Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld! Highly attention, that's the thing which they hadn't had in years.

Like the other pre-fall and resort collections they travel around the world, choose a place and make a collection with full of tweed, suits, drop waist garments with the specific culture of the place they chose. Hmmm... interesting right?

This time they chose Dallas and The theme was cowboys and the indians, now here we go!

1. The clothes themselves are beyond hideous, lost in time, costume look alike. It became an endless nightmare when the collection has more than 90 looks. Incredible and terrible at the same time.

2. The theme Karl chose this time is way to sensitive. Cowboys and Native Americans in Dallas-USA? Really? I know this is not easy to use an specific culture in design especially when it's about politic and history. If you don't know the history of the American Indian wars, google it and you know why this collection is offensive.

3. The Feathered headdress. In Native American culture, only the leader of the tribe has the right to wear it. It means honor. If you remember the Victoria's secret scandal last year when Karlie Kloss wore the feathered headdress on stage, the reactions of the community were the same with this Chanel's situation.

After a few days of the show, there have been a lot of debate about this, and Chanel has just gave a "sorry we're not sorry" apology:

"The Chanel-Dallas Metiers d'Art 2013/2014 collection is a celebration of the beauty of Texas. Native Americans are an integral part of Texas's rich history and culture and the feather headdress, a symbol of strength and bravery, is one of the most visually stunning examples of the creativity and craftsmanship they possessed. We deeply/ sincerely apologize if it has been misinterpreted or if it is seen as offensive as it was really meant as a tribute to the beauty of craftmanship."

Not offensive enough? see the gun on the accesories and what the kid hold in his hand.




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