Chanel Metiers D'Art: A Texan Extravaganza!

Line dancing, a barn yard setting, cowboy boots and the return of the poncho! The Chanel Metiers D'Art 2013 fashion show in Dallas, Texas was indeed an extraveganza with a supermodel line up and an A-List front row, including Kristen Stewart who Karl Lagerfeld has confirmed will be the face of the Chanel 2014 campaign (very exciting!) This was one of the best Metiers D'Art collections that Lagerfeld has produced, capturing the essence and style of Texan culture.

And now about the clothes, for they were wonderfully American and an ode to all things country/Western. There were influences of both cowboy and Red Indian dress, as Lagerfeld aimed to establish Chanel's mark on traditional American fashion. Models, which included Joan Smalls, Lindsey Wixen and Georgia May Jagger, wore painted feathers in their hair, aztec-print ponchos, tan cowboy boots and checked shirts, certainly getting into the Tezan feel. Fur coats, denim jackets, stripy scarves and brightly woven cardigans in buurgendy, cream and navy blue. Lagerfeld also brought in the classic Chanel suit and gave them a Texan makeover with tassled boots, neckties, oversized jackets and woolen tights, adding to the American feel. Small, black bowler hats adorned with feathers were paired with beautiful chiffon skirts that billowed out as the models stalked down the catwalk. Towards the end of the collection, the romantic atmosphere which eclipsed most of the show dissapeared as jeans, working shirts and denim dresses took theur stand, relfecting the working Texan woman, who spends her days on the ranch. Yet, Lagerfeld made these rougher clothes look undoubtly elegant and chic, by adding accessories such as the across-the-body bag and delicate bracelets.

Last year we had references to the Scottish highlands and their tartan kilts, for 2011 it was Bombay style all the way for the Chanel Paris/Byzance collection and so this year it was only fitting that Lagerfeld jump to another continent to take his inspiration to new extremes and high fashions! This was a feast for the fashion eyes and packed filled with totally wearable clothes which wouldn't look amiss on the ranch or in a posh Parisian cafe. Absolutuly divine. This is Texas done the Chanel way.