Chanel SS13

When there's no smoke, there's fire. The collection was full of pearls-wrapped with abandon and worn as chokers and bracelets, tacked onto suiting, used singularly as buttons and closures. The new shape? A boxy, ultra-cropped jacket, hitting at the top of the ribs and worn with a trim sheath. The shoes are striped, with a groovy platform and criss-crossed ankle straps, while the legs are almost universally bared. Sweatshirt-shaped tunics, with full arms and cropped sleeves, were done in a pink windowpane print, to adorable effect. Dainty blue and white tweeds, chambray dresses, and stonewashed denim jackets added to the unabashedly girly vibe-youthful, buoyant, and rife with charm.