Ice, Ice, Baby

There seem to be two key colours on the Autumn-Winter 2010-11 Ready to Wear catwalks. Black, and camel (and white in the solitary seeming case of Chanel). Of the catwalk collections I have viewed, I would say that Chloes' neutral tones and loose shirts seem to appeal to be the most. I was shocked by Chanel's eskimo-esque designs, and by how they struck me as remarkably un-wearable, yet was still attracted by the furs. Stella McCartney's looks were in my opinion quite unoriginal in their head-to-toe black.
And so, this Chloe outfit, although not my favourite, struck me as one of the most interesting. It has managed to make traditional style snow boots and an oversized colourful fur coat look cosmopolitan and fashionable. The trousers seem to look at once both like jogging trousers and part of a smart work suit.
This is one of the moments when catwalk makes the ridiculous wearable, something that I do not think Chanel managed to do. Yet when I think about it, I do not think that is something that Chanel should have to do. While some labels specialise in the crazy, some set the high street trend. Although when I think about it, I don't have much belief in snow boots reaching the shops. Yet again, what are UGG boots?
(Photograph from www.vogue.co.uk)