Karl Lagerfeld presented his cruise collection for Chanel in Miami and, apparently, some were surprised that there was nary a pink linen blazer with rolled-up sleeves in the bunch:

Indeed, Lagerfeld’s cruise woman was sophisticated with a rock chick edge, from disco-metallic blazers to suits textured with camellias, bell bottom pants and pleated hot pants.

Lagerfeld gradually softened the palette from black to pale pale greys, pinks and blues. Along the way, he played with proportion and detail on knits and draped gowns, many of which were adorned with feathers — a reference to a feathered pastel dress Coco Chanel had once created for Delphine Seyrig in “Last Year at Marienbad.”

Want. But iconic designers and film stars were not the only references winking up to Karl from the bottom of a pool:

Lagerfeld cited Brian Jones, the drug-addled Rolling Stone who was found dead at the bottom of his pool in 1969, as an inspiration. But besides “the androgyne attitude,” Lagerfeld said, there’s little hippie-drippy about this collection. “I don’t remember the Sixties,” Lagerfeld offered. “I was there, but I don’t remember.”

Much better is his memory of Esther Williams movies that he used to enjoy so much as a child — so much that the ended the show with synchronized swimmers from the U.S. Olympic team jumping into the water for a quick ballet, culminating in the lineup forming the house’s logo.

That’s pretty gosh darn adorable. And, as we’re headed down to our hometown next weekend, we’ll be sure to bring along a feathered bathing suit and metallic tuxedo jacket. (Next season, Karl, come back to Miami and give us your take on a Cuban tuxedo. A Chanel guayabera would be sensational.)

Chanel’s Beach Ball [WWD]