14 DAY TRIAL // This season, designers came up with a very interesting, albeit not entirely original idea, in terms of accessorizing their creations: temporary tattoos. The idea was warmly received and, given interest from fashionistas all over the world, Chanel is already busy working on a line of temporary tattoo kits, Styleist has learned.
Complete details on the line have not yet been made public but, according to reports, it’s to include etchings that have already caused a stir on the catwalk these past few months. Similarly unknown is for how long these tattoos last, whether they’re only a one-time thing or can last for several days before coming off. However, what is certain is that they can turn any apparently plain outfit into the hottest getup ever.
“Ladies, grab your ink. Tattoos are spring’s hottest accessory. Tattoo-inspired body art was shown by fashion houses as different as Rodarte and Jean Paul Gautier on their Spring 2010 runways. But it was Chanel’s wonderfully whimsical versions that got us talking, and there have been rumblings that maybe, just maybe, the fashion house would bring them to retail ever since. And we just got official word that they are,” Styleist writes.
“Called Les Trompe L’Oeil de CHANEL Temporary Skin Art, these limited edition designs are based on the temporary tattoos that global creative director Peter Philips designed for the Paris runway show. Each pack contains five sheets (with 55 total designs included in each) and starting in mid-February they will be sold for $75.00 at Chanel.com. We haven’t gotten our hands on the actual tattoos yet, but based on the ones we saw on the runway and in Chanel’s spring imagery they look truly gorgeous,” the fashion-oriented publication goes on to say.
Even if the designs included in the 55-pack are not those that models donned in the latest Chanel show (which featured “chains” on the thighs and the arms of the models), they will still be glamorous, Styleist believes. At only $75 for a pack, they will certainly be recession-proof.