Chanel recalls Le Corbusier in glittering, snow-white and red collection

By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) – Fashion designers and architects are very different animals, but their eye for form and sculpture is the same, which may be why Karl Lagerfeld drew influence from the pioneering architect Le Corbusier for Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2014-2015 collection presented on Tuesday. Of course, being the curious, creative and fearless designer that he is – and the collection being haute couture – he planted Le Corbusier, who died in 1965, at the 18th century court of Versailles for maximum glitter and opulence. “It’s like modern sculpture, in modern materials, but with baroque elements,” Lagerfeld said backstage after his show held at the Grand Palais in Paris. “This is the story of Le Corbusier going to Versailles.” Were the sparkling panels adorning the fronts of ivory-colored jackets a nod to the architect’s famous Villa Savoye on the outskirts of Paris, with its long panels of windows?