Some of you may have heard that Chanel’s King Karl has snapped himself up a yummy little brick colonial in a sleepy town in Vermont.  He has been a busy little bee both redecorating and shooting Chanel’s latest ad campaign (shown above) in his country hideout and while the entire town is a buzz, Karl had this to say; “I love this house, it is so Emily Dickinson.” Both were courageous, intelligent, loud mouthed chicks but do Coco and Emily have anything fashion wise in common? I guess we’ll find out.

A Chanel Segway?? I’m on the fence as to weather this is really hot or just kinda dorky. Let me know what you all think. The personal transporter comes with quilted hand grips, black leather mudflaps, and it is absolutely dripping in the Chanel logo. Perhaps the most intriguing amenity is the Chanel 2.55 handbag that hangs from the handlebars, so you can look fly while speeding along at a whopping 12 miles an hour. Karl darling, you never cease to amaze me.

A perfect example of what a high-end sneaker should look like. The Chanel canvas sneaker. Sleek and subtle. via Chanel

Closer look on the next page.

Yes, people, this is a gratuitous shot of KimK for no other reason than we’re fond of her around these parts. Well, wait. Given that we like her in general, the thing that’s kind of cool about this shot is that she’s wearing little-to-no-makeup, which is rare for her. Either way as you can see she’s still smoking hot. And can you imagine being a guy in a gym trying to workout next to her with that top she’s wearing?? Reggie better have kept his game face on the whole time he was in that gym, otherwise Mami be creating all sorts of havoc!

Images from Celebutopia.

After the flip, more images of K & R, including one in which Kim flaunts her Chanel bag and her very junk-filled trunk.

Zooey Deschanel, featured in the OliverPeoples 2009 campaign, has partnered with the  eyewear label  on a limited edition style the Zooey (above) available  on pre-sale at OliverPeoplesfrom February 15  to March 15. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Jennesse Center for Domestic Violence Intervention Program.

Beyonce saw these and was like, “Daddy, I need to have those–imediatamente!”

All images from Style.com

Two amazing dresses and necklaces after the jump….

Chanel gave a funeral for its Spring 2009 collection and every one wore white. Karl must have been in a matchy matchy mood ’cause the models were all white, too. Well, a few wore black or black and white, but you get the picture.

Beautifully executed of course, but we expect more from you, Karl.

When Karl designed this collection no doubt news of massive layoffs at the company were swirling all around him so I can understand the lack of  life, but damn this is supposed to be a year of hope! Like Harvey Milk in the movie says, “Without hope, life is not worth living. You gotta give ‘em hope. You gotta give ‘em hope.”

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Full-length shot of above after jump…

I know we’re in a worldwide recession, but I was still sort of stunned to read yesterday (Hahaha–how mad is WWD that it got scooped by the NY Times on this story??) that Chanel has plans to layoff 200 workers. There’s so much fantasy and aura that surrounds Coco & Co. that in my mind it’s akin to the North Pole and Santa’s Workshop. I mean cheez, is Old Saint Nich gonna announce elf layoffs next???

The articles money quote (which was pulled from a WWD article)? When Karl denies reality by stating: “Today, everyone can say that something is for financial reasons when they want. For me, artistic reasons are more important.” Okaaaaay, hun, keep living in that dream world (and I mean that sincerely!)

In Honor of my fellow writer Lois ,who has alot of love for chanel and whose Birthday is today .I give you a close up shot of the Chanel sandal with a 90mm gun heel.Simply Fierce and Fabulous I think Coco would approve…

If you were one of the lucky folks to make it Chanel’s mobile art exhibit or to have purchased the Hadid for Melissa footwear,you have been exposed to the design mastery of dame Zaha Hadid.I don’t know about you but I am always fascinated by the great women of design in fields where men usually dominate like architecture .She was interviewed by designboom last year,you get a glimpse into who this design power house is,her like dislikes ect..

Read the Interview here

via DesignBoom

Image courtesy of Dazed