The patchwork quilt has been sophisticated, rev up your sewing machines and thread your needles. From the Chanel runway: Patchwork Skirt with embroidery detail and Patchwork Jacket and Shoes! The fashion critics swooned:

      “A bumper harvest of everything that is chicly tattered, beribboned and gloriously made about Chanel, as well as the season’s sole experience to make the anxiety and earnestness around fashion evaporate, to make it seem like fantastic fun again.” (Style.com)

      “This was a play on the economy and the environment — and the return to our roots. Back to burlap and crocheting — simplicity. Except it’s not, because it’s Chanel.” (The Wall Street Journal)

      “Chanel’s version of a roll in the hay was a pretty stylish affair.” (Vogue.com UK)

To see the entire slide show, go to T Magazine.