世界上只得一個老佛爺｜Virginie Viard 被欽點為 Karl Lagerfeld 接班人

今天，時尚圈傳來巨大噩耗。法國媒體證實稱霸半個世紀的老佛爺Karl Lagerfeld逝世，享年85歲。據WWD剛剛報導，老佛爺消息傳出後香奈兒表示正式任命Virginie Viard成為Karl Lagerfeld接班人。時尚巨星殞落是所有人都不願接受的事實。他帶領CHANEL成為如今時尚王國，為自己鍾愛的時尚事業奉獻一生。可惜早前Chanel 高訂周，老佛爺三十六年來首次沒有露面，發言人指出他因身體勞累而缺席轉為創意總監Virginie Viard代為謝幕。他人生唯一缺席香奈兒高訂秀，竟然成了訣別。如今這位殿堂級設計師揮別我們，Virginie Viard仍然有獨具前瞻性能成為Karl Lagerfeld接班候選人嗎？

 

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Following the news of Karl Lagerfeld’s passing, Chanel said it has appointed studio director Virginie Viard to continue the legendary designer’s work. Follow WWD.com for the latest updates. . . . . #wwdnews #chanel #karllagerfeld

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It is with deep sadness that the House of CHANEL announces the passing of Karl Lagerfeld, the Creative Director for the CHANEL Fashion House since 1983. An extraordinary creative individual, Karl Lagerfeld reinvented the brand’s codes created by Gabrielle Chanel: the CHANEL jacket and suit, the little black dress, the precious tweeds, the two-tone shoes, the quilted handbags, the pearls and costume jewelry. Regarding Gabrielle Chanel, he said, “My job is not to do what she did, but what she would have done. The good thing about Chanel is it is an idea you can adapt to many things.” A prolific creative mind with endless imagination, Karl Lagerfeld explored many artistic horizons, including photography and short films. The House of CHANEL benefited from his talent for all the branding campaigns related to Fashion since 1987. Finally, one cannot refer to Karl Lagerfeld without mentioning his innate sense of repartee and self-mockery. Alain Wertheimer, CEO of CHANEL, said: “Thanks to his creative genius, generosity and exceptional intuition, Karl Lagerfeld was ahead of his time, which widely contributed to the House of CHANEL’s success throughout the world. Today, not only have I lost a friend, but we have all lost an extraordinary creative mind to whom I gave carte blanche in the early 1980s to reinvent the brand.” Bruno Pavlovsky, President of Fashion at CHANEL, said: “Fashion show after fashion show, collection after collection, Karl Lagerfeld left his mark on the legend of Gabrielle Chanel and the history of the House of CHANEL. He steadfastly promoted the talent and expertise of CHANEL’s ateliers and Métiers d’Art, allowing this exceptional know-how to shine throughout the world. The greatest tribute we can pay today is to continue to follow the path he traced by – to quote Karl – ‘continuing to embrace the present and invent the future’.” Virginie Viard, Director of CHANEL’s Fashion Creation Studio and Karl Lagerfeld’s closest collaborator for more than 30 years, has been entrusted by Alain Wertheimer with the creative work for the collections, so that the legacy of Gabrielle Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld can live on.

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Virginie Viard向來被業界認定接管品牌新掌門人， Karl Lagerfeld與她走上秀場謝幕已經不陌生。去年五月CHANEL時裝秀他撇除以往攜手模特兒的習慣而是與Virginie Virard登台而延續到2019系列。外界推測此舉形同暗示老佛爺退休並把帝位交托Virginie Viard接任品牌創意總監。

相比起其他當紅設計師，從1987年CHANEL內部提拔長大獨當一面的當家總監Virginie Viard是外界認為最可靠的繼承者。一直以來她擔綱老佛爺左右手，為他打下整個天下，上至草圖設計下至面料供應商聯絡她都能迎刃而解。單單是與Karl Lagerfeld共事多達三十年的經驗足夠叫人把信心按在這位謝幕副手，兩人深厚信任是任誰都無法比較，Virginie Viard成為最大潛力接班人理所當然。

事實上我們都知道，世界上只得一個老佛爺。誰也沒想到最黑暗時刻如此來臨了，這位時裝界的凱撒大帝的偉績豐功誰也無法取代。奢侈品牌龍頭CHANEL在過去半個世紀穩坐泰山，Karl Lagerfeld絕對功不可沒。他把Coco Chanel女士的美學推向極致，當時尚行業頻繁換血經歷結構性演變時，似乎連香奈兒也將會走向這命運。老佛爺去世讓整個時尚圈所有人都傷心不已。唯獨希望Virginie Viard能把時尚界變成另一番新景象。巨匠的隕落，今天會是時尚史最難過的一天。