Northern Women in CHANEL

The visionary duo, photographer Peter Farago and stylist Ingela Klemetz-Farago, belongs to one of the most creative teams of today's fashion photography. As part of a unique collaboration with Chanel in 2010 and 2011, the Faragos created full fashion stories featuring 46 supermodels from the Nordic and Baltic countries.

Freja Beha Erichsen, Helena Christensen, Sigrid Agren, Siri Tollerod, Frida Gustavsson and Caroline Winberg are just a few of the women involved in the project. The models have been carefully chosen to represent an aesthetic flair for fashion but also a desire to convey a sense of humanity.

This exclusive collaboration has resulted in a lavish book and a traveling photography exhibition throughout the world. Profits from sales of the book will be donated to the organization Save the Children.

These photographs not only celebrate the fascinating designs they record, but also produce sensational reinventions, demonstrating how fashion, photography and art can come together.

The centre of contemporary photography Fotografiska, in Stockholm, will be the starting point of this inspirational fashion journey. The opening of the exhibition and the book launch party will take place on June 30th, 2011. Northern Women in CHANEL will be published by Farago Publishing and sold in a limited edition, as of July 2011.

Northern Women in CHANEL

Dorothea Barth Jorgensen

Sigrid Agren

Theres Alexandersson and Linn Arvidsson

Julia Hafstrom

Mona Johannesson

Siri Tollerod

Vicky Andren

Courtesy Chanel / Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm

Northern Women in Chanel

July 1- September 11, 2011

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Chanel Paris-Byzance, a magnificent collection

It was "The Thousand and One Nights - Arabian Nights" in the salons of the legendary Chanel rue Cambon, Paris. Outside the traditional calendar of ready-to-wear and haute-couture, the defile of Chanel "Metiers d'Arts" pays tribute each year to the exceptional expertise of 7 workshops bought by Chanel in 1997, houses of Lesage, Desrues, Lemarie, Michel, Massaro, Goossens and Guillet whose craftsmanship excels in embroidery, leather goods and adornments. After Paris-Los Angeles in 2006, Paris-London 2007, Paris-Moscow 2008, and Paris-Shanghai in 2009, Karl Lagerfeld presents this year Paris-Byzantium.
This time, the Empress Theodora from the early 6th century was Lagerfeld's creative muse. "She was a former circus performer before she became Empress," says the designer, comparing her unusual destiny to Coco Chanel' who sang in cafes before she became the Empress of the fashion world.
Inspired by the "remnants of Ravenna" and the greatness of this "lost civilization," the collection Paris-Byzance was also inspired by London in the 1960s, the designer added with humor.
The show was held last night, in the ultimate setting of the Chanel maison mere, in a room  specially decorated for this event; Ottoman style, with walls covered with copper sequins, benches with many cushions and low tables ornate with mosaics.

First, a look at the lovely invitation

A glimpse of the first seven looks, shot by Karl Lagerfeld himself

Outfits in velvet, wool or silk embroidered with crystals of Boheme, thick dark coats with square copper color buttons, simple black dresses slightly open in the back, flat sandals covered with stones, suede leather cuissardes, ample glittery velvet or corduroy pants or transparent silky laces gowns.....  Chanel Byzance, a magnificent collection to celebrate the Arts and Crafts of the Maison Chanel.

Full Fashion Show

Images courtesy Vogue.fr

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Chanel's Russian Connection

Chanel's Russian Connection by Karl Lagerfeld

Paris-Moscou

Russian Connection is Karl Lagerfeld's exploration of all things Russian. The book presents photos by Lagerfeld centered around Paris-Moscou, his 2008/2009 Metiers d'Arts collection for Chanel, showcasing the fastidious workmanship of the Parisian ateliers that provide couture houses with decorative specialities such as artificial flowers, embroidery, feathers, costume jewelry, shoes and hats.

Lagerfeld's vision is panoptic, from Catherine the Great to Faberge, from Russian Folklore to Coco Chanel's own passion for Russia including the Ballets Russes, Byzantine jewelry and her affair with the Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovitch.

Images courtesy of Steidl

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