The name Gabrielle Chanel is considered a synonym for unsurpassed style and femininity. A brilliant fashion designer, a legendary personality turned the idea of a real fashion to many.
Koko's collections, as she is playfully called in world fashion circles, created stylish and elegant trends that for a long time were classics of fashionable preferences.
The follower of the main trends Gabriel Chanel is a modern talented designer Karl Lagerfeld. He tried to keep Coco's stylistic devices and present them with the help of modern fabrics, extravagant accessories, fashionable accents.
Fashion show spring-summer 2018 has created a real sensation in the fashion world. The latest images of Lagerfeld are distinguished by impeccable femininity and comfort, they are imbued with inspiration for sophisticated business women.
Current trends of the Chanel collection: spring-summer 2018
The show of the new Chanel collection is a significant event in the fashion world. All of Koko's fans are preparing for it in advance and are waiting, becausemaestro of modern style is famous for its choice of the most unexpected locations for the presentation of their collections.
Dubai, Cuba, Seoul and other major cities in the world should create appropriate outfits for their outfits.
In 2018, Gabriel Lagerfeld invited guests to plunge into the images of ancient Greece. The show itself took place in Grand Pala’s gallery, where a small “island” of this beautiful country was created.
Chanel fans at the time plunged into the ancient era - refined columns, along which the marble trail ran, were buried in an olive grove. In the distance was a series of stony “islands” of the Aegean Sea.
Among all this color, guests were shown dresses of pastel shades, tweed suits (Chanel classics), satin pants, various sundresses with patterns in the form of Greek amphoras, flowing empire dresses, Greek sandals, etc.
Among the main trends of the Chanel resort-collection it is worth noting:
- a large number of metallized textures that are not in fashion for the first season. In addition to clothing made of sparkling fabrics, there were decorations on the podium in the form of golden sleeves, belts, sandals, and bracelets.
- The favorites of the fashion show are chiffon and chintz, which convey floral prints as accurately as possible.
- vegetative prints replace bored flower buds
- The stripes, as the main element of the geometric prints, were skillfully combined in the show with ethnic elements and motifs.
- undoubted leader in the color of the season was recognized color "Ivory"
- pastel colors are not inferior to their positions, they most accurately reflect the femininity and grace of the fair sex.
Lagerfeld used soft shades in his collection - coffee, soft blue, quartz-pink, olive.
We offer you a more detailed description of every significant trend of the Chanel Spring-Summer 2018 collection.
Ivory
Delicate ivory color is a great alternative to white color. The outfit made in this shade is a trendy solution in 2018.
Images of Karl Lagerfeld in ivory are distinguished by sophistication and nobility.
The styles of the dresses are made with an abundance of soft draperies, weightless lace blouses are complemented by iridescent satin trousers and textured tweed skirts.
The dresses in this elegant color are perfectly complemented by gold jewelery and large belts decorated with sequins and bright crystals.
Dresses in the Greek style
For a long time, the Greek style was used more often in the wedding fashion, but in the new collection Lagerfeld proposed new variations of this unique model as light and harmonious dresses for the spring-summer season 2018.
In the collection of Chanel presents tunics and empire dresses, made of chiffon. The choice of material is not accidental, it allows you to combine smooth lines and exquisite draperies, asymmetric solutions and stylish style, so harmoniously conveying the femininity of the silhouette.
This outfit will suit every girl. He will give the image a touch of aristocracy. Straight silhouette and high waist allows you to visually adjust the figure.
The highlight of the collection is dresses with an armhole on one shoulder. This is a classic of the "ancient Greek" style, to which Lagerfeld presented a second wind. This style decision makes the image more fragile and delicate.
Golden abundance from Karl Lagerfeld
In the trend of 2018 all shades of metallic - from bronze to silver. Golden shades, which are presented in a wide variety of colors, are especially popular.
Karl Lagerfeld apparently succumbed to the "gold rush" reigning in the fashion world and did not miss the opportunity to use this precious metal in his new collection.
Gold color perfectly with the styles of ancient Greek dresses. Ruffles and drapes add even more lightness to chiffon blouses and emphasize the luxury of corsets.
The gold color adds to the outfits a kind of “high cost”, thanks to which even ordinary costumes in the style of “sport chic” look elegant and rich.
Lagerfeld, famous for his extravagant solutions, in the latest collection put accessories with gold decoration at the forefront.
Details of the dresses - shoulder pads, belts, shoulder belt, bracelets - are made with large gold sequins and bay leaves.
Naturalness of plant images
The fashion world has embraced the craze for floral prints. No collection can do without bright and expressive patterns of various colors, buds and just leaflets and stems.
There were too many lush peonies, pink buds and sakura branches, and such outfits are no longer as enthusiastic as they were before.
However, floral prints will not soon leave the collections of world designers. So Karl Lagerfeld presented prints with a predominance of the same golden color.
Bright and challenging flowers were replaced by autumn foliage and embroidery with gold thread.
This decor perfectly complements the chiffon capes, transparent blouses, summer dresses and soft cozy sweatshirts.
The novelty of the season - vegetable prints smoothly turning into a convex appliqué or embroidery on fabric. This allows you to give a greater amount to the side.
Horizontal Corrugation 2018
Corrugated fabric gives the image greater dynamics and lightness. The trend of the season - small folds, made a little chaotic and uneven.
Corrugated designers so fascinated that they use this technique on almost any fabric and material.
Chiffon and satin dresses with wrinkles, evening satin dresses and even jackets and pleated skirts are offered to the public.
Corrugated fabric is not only beautiful, but also very practical. It does not need ironing, does not require a special mode of washing and storage.
Karl Lagerfelf presented in his new collection voluminous dresses made from thousands of tiny pleats that create a stunning 3-D effect.
Soft, calm shades - milky, blue, brick, cream color - make it possible to shade such an unusual reception.
Tweed classic
Tweed costume from the legendary Coco is the same classic as the little black dress. These outfits will never go out of style.
The first costumes of this democratic fabric appeared in 1923, when Gabrielle Chanel deliberately sent the girls to a strict men's wardrobe.
At first, the outfits in the spirit of the English style were cautiously accepted by the public, just like everything new in the fashion world. After 30 years, laconic tweed suits were appreciated by fashionistas of that generation and became an indispensable item of women's wardrobe.
Karl Lagerfeld, as a receiver of Coco's traditions, constantly offers a new cut, color and decor of this feminine and practical costume.
In the resort collection were presented new color solutions of shanelevskogo tweed. The next transformation of the dress affected the color scale - various marble shades are used. The costume style was supplemented with large buttons-coins, fringe in the style of boho.
Emphasis on decorations
It is difficult to imagine a collection in gold color without ornaments made in noble golden, silver and bronze shades.
In the latest collection fashionable jewelry is more often presented in the form of large volume earrings, bracelets with geometric inserts, futuristic rings.
But the main favorite among the accessories is multi-row metallic necklaces or beads. In addition to the ancient Greek images, you can use jewelry in the form of thin chains with beads or pendants in ethnic style.
Karl Lagerfeld paid no attention to hair ornaments that are gaining popularity in the latest fashion seasons.
The choice of hair accessories is obvious - these are headbands with laurel leaves with gilding or exquisite gold headbands decorated with large stones.
The Chanel Spring-Summer 2018 collection offered fashionistas a wide variety of stylish looks, allowing you to choose the most attractive for everyday bows and special occasions.
Dresses in the Greek style, experiencing a new wave of popularity, for a long time will dominate the world catwalks, so it's time to replenish your wardrobe with empire dresses and tunics in gold color.
