Couture Monday: A sequined encore from Chanel

October 1, 2012

Chanel released this palette for their fall 2012 collection.  The sequin embroidery design is a duplicate of its predecessor from the spring 2007 collection. 

With flash:

Unlike the 2007 Chanel Lumière d'Artifices palette, this beige version actually seems to be relevant to the brand's fall 2012 couture collection.  Dubbed "New Vintage" by designer Karl Lagerfeld, the collection "showcased the
extraordinary handwork which the house’s ateliers and the subsidiary
embroidery houses that Chanel now owns, are so capable of producing… 'All
the tweeds are embroidery,' Karl declared. 'Three thousand hours for
some of them.' Whilst some were created entirely from looped silken
threads and shimmering paillettes, others were sophisticated patchworks
of color-block plaids."

Indeed, several examples of the "looped silken threads and shimmering paillettes" came down the runway.

Even the hat for this model showed sequins painstakingly sewn into the fabric.

Not only were sequins in abundance, there were also variations of the subtle stripes of color seen on the palette.

(images from style.com)

While I'm not thrilled that Chanel put out a palette that is, except for color, the same one released over five years ago, I was pleased to see that it was consistent with the couture collection.