The Second Time Around

Coco Chanel reopened her House of Chanel in 1954, and by the early ‘60s, her suit with its narrow skirt and boxy cardigan jacket, famously made from beautiful boucles, was a dominant fashion look.  I could not help but think of another product of the early ‘60s as I was working on my Chanel-inspired Jacket…

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The Second Time Around

POCKETS: Chanel's suits always included real pockets. Most jackets have four pockets, two breast pockets and two lower at the waist. These pockets were created for Mademoiselle’s own practical needs – one pocket to hold her lipstick, one for her scissors, one for her cigarettes etc.  Pocket details have varied dependin. POCKETS: Chanel's suits always included real pockets. Most jackets have four pockets, two breast pockets and two lower at the waist. These pockets were created

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Sew a Chanel Jacket

Chanel, AW13, Paris. In the recent Autumn-Winter 2013 collection for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld made the high thigh area the erogenous zone of choice, creating layered garments that focused on a narrow rectangle of skin that

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Watch the work that goes into the making of Chanel's haute couture jacket, beginning with Karl Lagerfeld’s sketch and ending with hours of excellence in the work of the seamstress.

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