Fur has made a bit of an uncomfortable comeback on the catwalk lately, so I was delighted to learn that the pelts on display at Chanel's Fall 2010 shows were as fake as fake can be. The fun fur was so realistic that if I hadn't been told up front that no animals were harmed in the making of the fluffy adornments, I'd have been feeling pretty unwell by the end of the show.
While I have to approve of Chanel's decision to forego real fur (according to some commentators, at a cost) I have to admit to not being exactly bowled over by the designs. If you thought that shoulder bag on the left looked uncannily like a hot water bottle cover, by the way, you'd be right: it is exactly that. Clearly Karl and his team expect we're in for another hard winter...
In the non-furry section of the show, however, I loved the 'ice block' clutches, which had a real novelty, Narnia feel about them. A great idea, beautifully executed.
