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Holy Cheekbones! Thoughts on Chanel's Couture Fall 2015

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Is it wrong that the most striking thing to me about the recent Chanel show is the styling of the models' hair and makeup?  When I think of Chanel, I like most people have trouble straying from the classic ideas of black suits with white trim, perfectly executed and tailored as one would expect of a design house that holds such a reputable position in the world of fashion.  After years of following fashion from a distance (mostly from my parent's home in Providence, Rhode Island) I obviously know there's so much more to Chanel than this classic image.  Personally, I was really intrigued by the way the variations on this suit that came out of the new couture show. As soon as I opened up the link from style.com my mother drifted over and looked at the images of the newly released ensembles.  We sorted through each one commenting on the looks deciding whether we liked them or not, just like we always do.  There were a lot of angular lines and acute triangles from the w