老佛爺去世之後，香奈兒任命了新的創意總監

Virginie Viard has been named as Karl Lagerfeld's successor at Chanel following news of the 85-year-old fashion icon's death on Tuesday.

這週二，這位85歲香奈兒時尚巨頭卡爾·拉格斐離世，隨後維吉妮·維亞爾被任命爲他的接任者。

Dubbed Lagerfeld's “right hand woman”, Viard first joined the luxury label in 1987. Soon she was put in charge of embroidery at the brand.

被稱作老佛爺“左膀右臂”的維吉妮，於1987年加入該奢侈品牌。不久她開始負責品牌刺繡工作。

“Virginie Viard and Karl Lagerfeld' closest collaborator for more than 30 years, has been entrusted with the creative work for the collections, so that the legacy of Gabrielle Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld can live on,” the statement read.

“維吉妮·維亞爾同卡爾·拉格斐，有着逾三十年的親密合作關係。香奈兒將品牌創意工作託付於她，加布裏埃爾·香奈兒及卡爾·拉格斐的傳奇才能夠得以延續。”聲明如是說。

As pArt of her role as director of Studio Chanel, Viard would oversee eight Chanel collections a year. “I make the collections come to life with the ateliers and the Métiers d' Art houses, based on Karl's sketches,” Viard said in 2017.

作爲品牌的創意總監，維吉妮一部分工作就是是監製香奈兒的8個系列。“在卡爾手稿的基礎上，我同工作室及Métiers d' Art手工坊使這些系列煥發生機。”

“I coordinate the teams, liaise with suppliers and choose fabrics. Then, of course, I do fittings with Karl. As soon as I receive his sketches, the process begins. I try to please him, but I like to surprise him too.”

“除了在小組間協調、與供應商保持聯絡、挑選布料。當然了，我還要和卡爾保持一致。在拿到他手稿的當下，我就開始運轉。我試着去迎合他，但我更喜歡給他驚喜。”

Lagerfeld once described their working relationship as “essential, doubled by a very real friendship and affection”.

拉格斐曾這樣描述他們的工作關係——“是至關重要的，一份真摯友誼和互相欣賞又使得它更不可或缺。”

Following the news of Viard's appointment as the new creative director of Chanel, several people have been showing support for her.

維吉妮·維亞爾被任命爲香奈兒新一任創意總監這一消息公佈後，許多人對她表示支持。

“If anyone knows Chanel, it's Virginie Viard,” one person said.

“如果說有人瞭解香奈兒，那個人一定是維吉妮•維亞爾。”有人這樣說道。

（翻譯：everaining）