Karl Lagerfeld’s Fall/Winter 2015 collection for Chanel was an adoring ode to the house’s late founder and Parisian café culture of the early 20th century. Guests arrived at the Grand Palais to find themselves immersed in an authentic, old-style Parisian brasserie – coffee and croissants, included.
Tweeds, plaids, and herringbones were aplenty, while jackets took on a ‘puffier’ shape for the chilly winter months and skirts fell primarily below the knee, a silhouette that transported viewers back to Chanel’s early days. The French house’s trademark beige and black, cap-toed, sling-back heels were the focal point accessories of the season; giving an elegant sense of continuity among the collection’s many looks.
In true Lagerfeld fashion, the Brasserie theme was cleverly referenced throughout the show, in handbags that resembled menus, wrap around skirts covered in miniature mosaic floor tiles and dresses embellished with doily’s one might find resting under their café au lait. Couture-level techniques were employed in surprising manners, such as intricate, origami-like quilted sleeves that mimicked the ancient art of Japanese Shibori knotting, adorned with tiny, pronounced bows.
The looks were feminine, but not blatantly so, a nod to the understated androgyny Chanel herself was known for- a delicately pleated pink blouse was the only explicitly ‘girlish’ piece throughout the collection. For Fall/winter 2015, Lagerfeld succeeded in achieving classic modernity thought his futuristic, fashion love letter to Gabrielle Chanel.
![Chanel fw 2015 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4hqdKBBfLymmQWW6OOG2oU/f9e88a33652693b336e0a4fe89f8c47e/Chanel_FW_2015_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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Paco Rabanne
1966
Edward Hopper
Nighthawks, 1942
![Edward hopper nighthawks 1942.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/59spcYWz4QmoQAOsg6MgQo/cb2ccf79aaca5403c7180f759032a51b/Edward_Hopper__Nighthawks__1942..jpg)
Félix Vallotton
Street Scene
![F lix vallotton street scene](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/DeOZ5mxp0y2O0C6cIi6Se/741121350f2b21d0a3daa4f1bebb9f31/F__lix_Vallotton__Street_Scene.jpg)
Josef Hoffmann
Brooch, 1907
![Josef hoffmann brooch 1907](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/26gG9yUNKQQgEQuWQgwK2Q/1623ff098bfc5384fa62c4e9f0f13673/Josef_Hoffmann__Brooch__1907.jpg)
Michael Thonet
Rocking Chair, 1860-1900
![Michael thonet rocking chair 1860 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/452MwgJuF20EqCC82ga6E0/2e5e06509985416a7490edbf47977b46/Michael_Thonet__Rocking_Chair__1860_1900.jpg)
Veruschka by Richard Avedon
US Vogue, March 1967
![Veruschka by richard avedon us vogue march 1967](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3IHVfX5NFSAsYiCCCMiGQO/f6c8c41b10fac8239113b9954eb22375/Veruschka_by_Richard_Avedon__US_Vogue__March_1967.jpg)
Adolf Loos
Cafe Museum Chair, 1898
Adolf Loos
Hanging Lamp, 1900
![Adolf loos hanging lamp 1900 27](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5TMYc5dBle2wWoEsG0WOa6/f35addc53c75ce00021f10a08f37cfce/Adolf_Loos__Hanging_Lamp__1900_27.jpg)
Cilla Ramnek
Floor
![Cilla ramnek floor](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4rz5pXLTwAE6A0YqagewYg/40a3aa47aa72a792b32313e492f8fc0d/Cilla_Ramnek__Floor.jpg)
Édouard Vuillard
The Repairer, 1891
![douard vuillard the repairer 1891](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3YqbcI6pF6iAGImGMCMW0s/97a7630ca193e0f2dce278e4831123d0/__douard_Vuillard__The_Repairer__1891.jpeg)
Félix Vallotton
La Paresse, 1896
![F lix vallotton la paresse 1896](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1M8zRfXkZyuayS2qqsesaq/90e0e4ddd8ce2402811f9e9189db60d7/F__lix_Vallotton__La_Paresse__1896.jpg)
Gianni Penati
Vogue, April 1969
![Gianni penati vogue april 1969](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1DaOAt0l202myCmKi8kGUA/8d4e28fa65fc5dcb16b740716e729949/Gianni_Penati__Vogue__April_1969.jpg)
Josef Hoffman
Grid Basket, 1910
![Josef hoffman grid basket 1910](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6NjvsLtWyk00AgoAa8SwGK/fe2a1e5e9b93eb8721ee94f58bb8f7ef/Josef_Hoffman_Grid_Basket__1910.jpg)
Josef Hoffmann
Card for the exhibition of Wiener Werkstätte,1905
![Josef hoffmann card for the exhibition of wiener werkst tte 1905](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5zT06wsRmoM8AC4w8k2gQu/cace0b85f02104aca4cabd6797d5a8d9/Josef_Hoffmann__Card_for_the_exhibition_of_Wiener_Werkst__tte_1905.jpg)
Kronenhalle Bar with Giacometti
Lighting Fixtures, Zurich, Switzerland
![Kronenhalle bar with giacometti lighting fixtures zurich switzerland](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4PzSYeJjj2Y4IEkWk0Keci/684f28634d3439247820f0469119cdbf/Kronenhalle_Bar_with_Giacometti_Lighting_Fixtures__Zurich__Switzerland.jpg)
Piero Manzoni
Achrome, 1962
![Piero manzoni achrome 1962](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5AnbKmPiZUk0qsA4a6y2uE/66e432c688df3aa098ddf48535cb76f2/Piero_Manzoni__Achrome__1962.jpg)
Pilar Crespi
Vogue, 1972
![Pilar crespi vogue 1972](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4gg44Inb1YuwgMGs6Su4Gy/5d71678e2c87982edae0dc6b750c5cd6/Pilar_Crespi__Vogue__1972.jpg)
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Rue Mallet Stevens, 1929
![Robert mallet stevens rue mallet stevens 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4GR6TL297ieAegoWi2umg0/60da2388127217f9bbb5371a888079aa/Robert_Mallet-Stevens__Rue_Mallet_Stevens__1929.png)
Terrace of Cafe
Paris, 1925
![Terrace of cafe paris 1925](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6qhNePVrsQIwI6MWOOA2Mi/a55c3b23a1e14cb5d2366ea3d9d2a252/Terrace_of_Cafe__Paris__1925.jpg)
References
Paco Rabanne
1966
1 of 19
![Edward hopper nighthawks 1942.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/59spcYWz4QmoQAOsg6MgQo/cb2ccf79aaca5403c7180f759032a51b/Edward_Hopper__Nighthawks__1942..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Edward Hopper
Nighthawks, 1942
2 of 19
![F lix vallotton street scene](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/DeOZ5mxp0y2O0C6cIi6Se/741121350f2b21d0a3daa4f1bebb9f31/F__lix_Vallotton__Street_Scene.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Félix Vallotton
Street Scene
3 of 19
![Josef hoffmann brooch 1907](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/26gG9yUNKQQgEQuWQgwK2Q/1623ff098bfc5384fa62c4e9f0f13673/Josef_Hoffmann__Brooch__1907.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Hoffmann
Brooch, 1907
4 of 19
![Michael thonet rocking chair 1860 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/452MwgJuF20EqCC82ga6E0/2e5e06509985416a7490edbf47977b46/Michael_Thonet__Rocking_Chair__1860_1900.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Michael Thonet
Rocking Chair, 1860-1900
5 of 19
![Veruschka by richard avedon us vogue march 1967](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3IHVfX5NFSAsYiCCCMiGQO/f6c8c41b10fac8239113b9954eb22375/Veruschka_by_Richard_Avedon__US_Vogue__March_1967.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Veruschka by Richard Avedon
US Vogue, March 1967
6 of 19
Adolf Loos
Cafe Museum Chair, 1898
7 of 19
![Adolf loos hanging lamp 1900 27](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5TMYc5dBle2wWoEsG0WOa6/f35addc53c75ce00021f10a08f37cfce/Adolf_Loos__Hanging_Lamp__1900_27.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Adolf Loos
Hanging Lamp, 1900
8 of 19
![Cilla ramnek floor](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4rz5pXLTwAE6A0YqagewYg/40a3aa47aa72a792b32313e492f8fc0d/Cilla_Ramnek__Floor.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Cilla Ramnek
Floor
9 of 19
![douard vuillard the repairer 1891](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3YqbcI6pF6iAGImGMCMW0s/97a7630ca193e0f2dce278e4831123d0/__douard_Vuillard__The_Repairer__1891.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Édouard Vuillard
The Repairer, 1891
10 of 19
![F lix vallotton la paresse 1896](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1M8zRfXkZyuayS2qqsesaq/90e0e4ddd8ce2402811f9e9189db60d7/F__lix_Vallotton__La_Paresse__1896.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Félix Vallotton
La Paresse, 1896
11 of 19
![Gianni penati vogue april 1969](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1DaOAt0l202myCmKi8kGUA/8d4e28fa65fc5dcb16b740716e729949/Gianni_Penati__Vogue__April_1969.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Gianni Penati
Vogue, April 1969
12 of 19
![Josef hoffman grid basket 1910](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6NjvsLtWyk00AgoAa8SwGK/fe2a1e5e9b93eb8721ee94f58bb8f7ef/Josef_Hoffman_Grid_Basket__1910.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Hoffman
Grid Basket, 1910
13 of 19
![Josef hoffmann card for the exhibition of wiener werkst tte 1905](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5zT06wsRmoM8AC4w8k2gQu/cace0b85f02104aca4cabd6797d5a8d9/Josef_Hoffmann__Card_for_the_exhibition_of_Wiener_Werkst__tte_1905.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Josef Hoffmann
Card for the exhibition of Wiener Werkstätte,1905
14 of 19
![Kronenhalle bar with giacometti lighting fixtures zurich switzerland](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4PzSYeJjj2Y4IEkWk0Keci/684f28634d3439247820f0469119cdbf/Kronenhalle_Bar_with_Giacometti_Lighting_Fixtures__Zurich__Switzerland.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Kronenhalle Bar with Giacometti
Lighting Fixtures, Zurich, Switzerland
15 of 19
![Piero manzoni achrome 1962](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5AnbKmPiZUk0qsA4a6y2uE/66e432c688df3aa098ddf48535cb76f2/Piero_Manzoni__Achrome__1962.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Piero Manzoni
Achrome, 1962
16 of 19
![Pilar crespi vogue 1972](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4gg44Inb1YuwgMGs6Su4Gy/5d71678e2c87982edae0dc6b750c5cd6/Pilar_Crespi__Vogue__1972.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Pilar Crespi
Vogue, 1972
17 of 19
![Robert mallet stevens rue mallet stevens 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4GR6TL297ieAegoWi2umg0/60da2388127217f9bbb5371a888079aa/Robert_Mallet-Stevens__Rue_Mallet_Stevens__1929.png?w=1000&q=70)
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Rue Mallet Stevens, 1929
18 of 19
![Terrace of cafe paris 1925](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6qhNePVrsQIwI6MWOOA2Mi/a55c3b23a1e14cb5d2366ea3d9d2a252/Terrace_of_Cafe__Paris__1925.jpg?w=1000&q=70)