Top designer Karl Lagerfeld is known for using men’s styles, pieces and tailoring on his apparel for women, and he doesn’t disappoint for Fall 2008 with the collection that bears his name. Famous for manufacturing garments that directly rivaled Gucci and Prada clothing, Lagerfeld expresses a fairly common point of view with a style that’s in a class of its own.

With all the mannish pieces that made their way down the runway, you couldn’t have been blamed for thinking that you’d walked into a menswear show. Although masculine clothing and techniques resurface as a fashion trend every now and then, few have plumbed the depths of this style as thoroughly as Lagerfeld. It seems that every two or three collections of his heavily feature this element.

Juxtaposed with the masculine pieces were very feminine garments such as the frilly skirt and oversized bowtie that accompanied a breasted suit, an all-black ensemble that opened the show. Similar outerwear was paired with form-fitting pants or a pencil skirt to give the overall outfit a more feminine appeal. As the show progressed, however, the outfits became increasingly more feminine until an asymmetric black number concluded the collection.

Smart would probably be one of the best words to describe Lagerfeld’s collection. The outfits were elegant when they were minimalist and chic when they weren’t. Although the designer stuck with a color palette that was almost 100% black, gray and white, the cuts and the techniques on the garments compensated for the lack of color.

A lot of textures and technical items can be observed in the collection, but not right away. That probably speaks of the expertise of Lagerfeld as a designer, that he can make even the complicated look so straightforwardly beautiful. Not to mention. acessories like prada handbags or classy Gucci shoes can just add another charm to the apealing looks. Ah.. Why not to walk with a style!

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