hedonistic ode

Some say fashion is not all fun and glamour. But it can certainly be for some. Karl Lagerfeld brought all his muses, favourite models, actresses and boy-toys to Saint Tropez for a triple date of bike rides, Bocce (a pétanque variety) and movie dates.

The night before the Chanel Cruise 2011 show Kaiser Karl gathered Diane Kruger, Vanessa Paradis, Karolina Kurkova, Leigh Lezark and Garance Doré (among many others) for a game of pétanque, for which the balls had been religiously engraved with the required C's. Please, do not miss Derek Blasberg's report for Style.com.

The collection wasn't too bad for a mid-season one. There was something slightly ironic about the 60's/70's vibe of the clothes. The awkward fits of the trousers and unfinished hemlines somehow reminded me of a 90's interpretation of hippy clothes. There was something deliciously bad about some of the pieces that contrasted well with the final more chic ones. A tasteful take on tackiness that restored faith in Karl inside me after the FW10 let down.

"Remember Now", Karl's short film, doesn't have a plot but it follows a coherent chronological line through which he portrays himself. It is delightfully Warholian in a 21st-century manner that would have moistened Andy's eyes. Lagerfeld lets us in into his hedonistic world (collection of iPods included) where beautiful people wear beautiful clothes in beautiful places. A place where Baptiste is omnipresent with a meticulously messy quiff and where the Kaiser is God and wears all-white, all-Chanel.

"You asked if I liked to dance.

I don't, anymore.

Now I like...

Age makes you voyeuristic"

I'm off.

[Sources: WWD.com, TheFashionSpot.com, Style.com]