The New York Times’ T Magazine seems to have taken a liking to Chanel’s Le Vernis. Two weeks ago T Magazine gave us “A Polished Look by Chanel” and now they’ve introduced “Mani-Morphosis.” Not quite a video, but more of an interactive slide, you see a model’s nails transform from buffed to polished in Chanel’s most popular shades as you listen to an original piece by Amelie Bruun. The colors from left to right are: Blue Satin, Vamp, Paradoxal, Peridot, Quartz, Pirate, April, June, Rose Confidentiel and May. See the Mani-Morphosis for yourself on the T Magazine blog.
T, The New York Times Styles Magazine released an exclusive video today showcasing Saskia De Brauw’s manicured hands. Chanel Beauté Creative Director Peter Philips teamed up with London filmmaker Ruth Hogben to create a short Chanel nail polish film.
This film is different from Chanel’s previous nail film Shade Parade; A Polished Look By Chanel shows Saskia De Brauw speaking with her hands literally when she uses sign language to communicate Coco Chanel quotes. The featured Chanel Le Vernis colors are: Attraction, Tentation, Frisson, and Distraction. You can view the video on the T Magazine Blog.
Chanel has released more teaser videos for “The Little Black Jacket” exhibition – a digital exhibition showcasing 113 pictures of celebrities and personalities taken by Karl Lagerfeld and styled by Carine Roitfeld. I posted the first one last week but I’ll post below again in case you missed it. There are six teasers total so I’ll post the next three as soon as they release. The more I see of this exhibit online, the more I’m dying to see it! Enjoy!
For those of us who were not fancy enough to be invited to the opening of Chanel’s “The Little Black Jacket” exhibit or don’t live in Japan (or won’t be visiting any time soon), we can still see the stunning work of Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld. All of the photos from The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld are on view on a new Chanel microsite devoted to the exhibit. The site is a bit interactive as hints of photos rotate you click on one to see the full photo. It will take some time to see all of the photos – I kind of wish there was a way to just scroll through them all but that’s just the rushed person in me who has no time for everything. By displaying the photos the way they did, I think Chanel intends for you to peruse and discover as you would in a real gallery. Enjoy!
“The CHANEL jacket symbolises a timelessly fashionable form of nonchalant feminine elegance: it belongs to every era” – Karl Lagerfeld.
Chanel sent a video of a behind-the scenes look at the making of the The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic jacket revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld. Watching this video is like watching the dream team of fashion at work with Peter Philips doing makeup, Carine Roitfeld styling and Karl Lagerfeld photographing. I’ve always wanted a Chanel Little Black Jacket and now I want one even more!
The images for this latest project were shot in Cannes, in the South of France, and then in New York, before finishing up in Paris in Karl Lagerfeld’s studio. Over a hundred models and celebrities have been captured by the designer’s lens. Actors, artists, singers, rock stars – the book’s impressive line-up encompasses all aspects of contemporary culture today including Georgia May Jagger, Carine Roitfeld, Sarah Jessica Parker, Virginie Ledoyen, Akuol de Mabior, Virginie Viard – and they all wear CHANEL’s uniquely timeless and versatile little black jacket in their own special way.
The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld, will be available in bookstores beginning Autumn 2012.
Chanel’s little black jacket is in the spotlight at the moment. Back in November, I posted preview images from a book about the Chanel Little Black Jacket worn by many famous personalities including Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Charlotte Casiraghi, Saskia De Brauw and Daphne Groeneveld. In anticipation of its release, Chanel has created a video showing the making of a Chanel Little Black Jacket.
CHANEL invites you to discover the secrets of the little black jacket, at the heart of their ateliers, rue Cambon in Paris. “It is one of the symbols that defines the style of CHANEL. There are things that never go out of fashion, jeans, a white blouse, and a CHANEL jacket,” comments Karl Lagerfeld.
From the initial sketch by Karl Lagerfeld, the jacket takes shape through numerous stages – the draping, the cutting, the assembling, and the position of the label, the trimming, the buttons and the chain which calls on our savoir-faire.
A true reflection of the expertise and the creativity of CHANEL, the little jacket is produced according to the time honoured tradition of the House with the most meticulous care for the smallest detail.
Chanel has released the much-anticipated mini film, “My New Friend Boy,” shot by Karl Lagerfeld during the Boy Chanel ad campaign with Alice Dellal. View it below – you saw it here first!
