Mary Queen of Scots inspo... Hells yeahhh!

Chanel Pre-Fall 2013

So the other day at college, one of my friends found an article in i-D magazine and she said it reminded her of my project, so she printed it and she could not have been more right!!

Karl Karl Karl, why are you just so magnificent?

So in typical Lagerfeld style and of course Chanel style, the house seriously went hard on this collection and location and boy did they not fail to impress! 

So the show was just casually held at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland which was the birthplace and home to Mary Queen of Scots until her cousin once removed or something along those lines Queen Elizabeth I executed her due to treason and plotting against the Queen. So this Castle has so much history behind it, it has a story of sorrow and cruelty. It is also the place in which Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel spent precious moments with her lover the Duke of Westminster, so this Palace holds so much rich history for the Chanel brand. Oh and not to mention Lagerfeld also had the weather listening to him as to make this night even more magical and sorrowful with remembrance as well as joy for a beautiful collection the sky almost cried away beautiful delicate snowflakes that kissed it's guests as they arrived for the show.

Now the collection, what can I say just like Chanel herself it showed elegance but yet a slightly boyish spin on every item in the collection which showed rich, soft and beautiful Scottish Cashmere from The Barrie Knitwear Company, and let’s not forget that their of course was the most amazing and exquisite embellishment on most of the garments.

Here are some of my favourite pieces from the collection:

Some of the key elements that I find so inspiring about this collection are for example the 'Bows', how much detailing do they have alone?! I mean you may think bows are simple but realistically and to get them to hold like that, it is not so easy and it reminds me so much of the Fashion bow from the V&A which I wrote about on a previous post. I also love how they all have a jewel inside, it is beautiful.

Also have you noticed how all the models are in flats? I read somewhere that apparently, Lagerfeld did not feel as though it was right for the models to be strutting around in stilettos in such a historical place like Linlithgow Palace and decided to make his collection all in flats... That shows so much respect for the historical building and the history. 

I also love all the ruffs and gathers and puffiness that is in all of the garments, they look so historical yet modern and contemporary which is something that I am aiming to achieve with my FMP collection so thank you so much for this inspiration Mr Lagerfeld!