Fendi & Chanel Spring Sneak Peek

Karl Lagerfeld was the talented mastermind behind both Fendi's and Chanel's Spring / Summer 2010 campaigns. The Fendi campaign stars Polish beauty Anja Rubik. The Chanel campaign stars Claudia Schiffer as well as models Freja Beha Erichson and Karl Lagerfeld muse Baptiste Giabiconi. Love one and not the other? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

 

Chanel Wants To Tattoo You

This spring tattoos are becoming a stylish girl's hottest accessory. Can't commit to permanent ink? Karl Lagerfeld understands. Chanel is launching their Les Trompe L'Oeil de Chanel Temporary Skin Art Collection based on designs created by Peter Philips for Chanel's Paris runaway show. Each kit contains five sheets (55 total designs) and starting in mid-February, they will be sold for. $75.00 at Chanel.com.

 

A Short Film by Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld shot a short film to promote Chanel's pre-Spring / Summer Collection called, “Vol de Jour”. The piece features models Lara Stone and Baptiste Giabiconi as Chanel loving shop lifters. Warning, don't try to recreate the robberies shown - we are certain that in real life the luxury retailer has staff in each boutique.

Lily Allen Plans To Open A Fashion Boutique

 

Hanging out with Karl Largerfeld must have really made an impression on Lily. Yesterday the singer announced she plans to take a break from her music career to focus on a fashion business this spring. Here is the twist, she will not be designing clothes, but renting them out to the public.  Allen plans on calling her future shop "Lucy in Disguise".  It will be a joint venture with her sister and the store will lend "occasional" clothes  to women for a fraction of the item's retail price. "It's about making fashion democratic," Allen said. "It's about getting really nice clothes but letting people rent them for affordable prices, so they can go out and feel like a million dollars, and it won't cost them a million dollars." We are hoping she takes her boutique online, so we can see the entire frock selection.

Chanel & Forever 21 Launch Magazines

Magazine publishers might be facing more competition for print readers.  Retailers are now getting into the glossy game. Today, Forever 21 launched their budget-conscious fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine. Their "book" is available in all Forever 21 locations and is free with a purchase of $40 or more. The magazine will also be available online starting Monday.

On a high end note, Chanel is capturing their brand's couture essence with their hot off the press mag, 31 Rue Cambon . Karl Lagerfeld developed the concept for the ongoing project and entrusted Olivier Zahm, editor of Purple magazine to handle art direction. Like Forever 21, this glossy is only available in Chanel stores  but we look forward to the day when we get flip through both mags while on the grocery store check out line.