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Karl Lagerfeld is used to being imitated. "Chanel called it flattery," he shrugs. "For me, it's good because it pushes me to things they can't copy." By Chanel, he means Coco, the founder of the label Lagerfeld has headed for 22 years. "They" are spry fashion chains such as Zara and H&M, whose skill at reproducing luxury looks at affordable prices is driving designers to more-difficult-to-emulate extravagance in their ready-to-wear collections. At the recent shows in Milan and Paris, even the most jaded front-row fashionistas leaned forward for a closer look...
Lagerfeld is laying on the luxury too. "Last season we had a material that cost 100 euros [$134] a meter," he says. And that was for ready-to-wear. But he is playing both ends of the market, designing couture and ready-to-wear for Chanel as well as collaborating with H&M, where last fall he brought his cachet to the masses with collections of T shirts, pants, coats, blazers and sequined jackets, some retailing for under $50. "The most inexpensive things can be well designed," he says. "Instead of paying too much money for something not exciting...
Maureen Chiquet, president and COO of Chanel Inc., is a walking example of this style. "I like to wear jeans and a Juicy Couture tank top with a special piece," she says. "Head to toe in a fancy outfit doesn't look modern. And price is no longer the determinant of style." That from a senior exec at Chanel? "Well, you either want something superexpensive with beautiful detailing, or you want something that's hip and disposable. What does the well-made, kind of nice stuff in the middle mean anymore...
Karl Lagerfeld is used to being imitated. "Chanel called it flattery," he shrugs. "For me, it's good because it pushes me to things they can't copy." By Chanel, he means Coco, the founder of the label Lagerfeld has headed for 22 years. "They" are the fashion chains, whose skill at reproducing luxury looks at affordable prices is driving designers to new extravagance in their ready-to-wear collections. At the shows in Milan and Paris over the past two weeks, even the most jaded front-row fashionistas leaned forward for a closer look at the swathes of excess...
...Fashionistas are still gushing and cooing over Chanel Ginza?the French fashion house's brand-new showcase in the heart of Tokyo's ritziest shopping district. But what truly sets this building apart, besides the bold, Peter Marino design, is its 10th-story penthouse, the newest home of restaurateur Alain Ducasse, pictured above with his team of chefs. The youngest person ever to be awarded three Michelin stars?and the only one of his generation to receive the same accolade for two restaurants at the same time?Ducasse was handpicked by Chanel Japan president Richard Collasse to create "a contemporary...