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If there is a list of the eternal and unshakable in the world of fashion, then there will definitely be several Coco Chanel creations at once, and one of them is a classic tweed jacket!
Photo: frame from the jacket - Inside CHANEL movie
Elegant, feminine, strict, sophisticated, time-consuming - the list of epithets can be continued indefinitely, since the Chanel jacket from the very moment of its creation has turned into an object of adoration and lust for women and girls of all ages and absolutely any geography.
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The story of his appearance is very curious, given that the great Coco invented it at the age of 71, when the fashion world almost forgot her name and adored the works of Christian Dior ... Let's go back to the very roots of the cult jacket!
It's all about the fabric!
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It is believed that a great influence on Chanel's penchant for masculine elements in women's fashion was made by her beloved Duke of Westminster. Having borrowed from him once sportswear made of tweed, which at that time was associated only with men's fashion, Gabrielle first thought about the qualities of this material and the possibility of using it in her works. In 1924, she agreed with a Scottish factory on the production of tweed specifically for her, and, according to sources, the Scottish nature, which impressed Coco, influenced the Chanel's tweed palette.
Hit of the season: tweed fabrics
The magic of a Chanel tweed is difficult to describe in words. They say that only putting it on, be it a dress, skirt or the same jacket, you can understand the special sensation, a kind of aura, due to the texture and weight of this fabric. However, despite the fact that fashionistas appreciated the virtues of tweed, there were still decades before the creation of the cult jacket!
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Unwanted visitor against Dior
After the end of World War II, Gabrielle Chanel fell into disgrace. Rumors of her affair with a German diplomat and her collaboration with the Nazis led to espionage and arrest charges. In 1944, thanks to the intervention of Winston Churchill, Chanel was released on the condition that she leave France. Coco moved to Switzerland, where she lived for almost ten years, while one era replaced another in her homeland, and her name, along with glory and sins, gradually sank into oblivion.
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In 1953, the 70-year-old Chanel returned to Paris, in her own words, because she could no longer look at what Christian Dior was doing with women! Most of all, Coco was outraged by the shackling of the female body in corsets and tight silhouettes, which, in her opinion, was a crime against freedom and convenience. “Dior does not dress women, but stuff them,” Chanel quipped, commenting on the heavy looks of New Look.
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The birth of a legend
For the first time, a classic tweed jacket with piping trim appeared in the collection of 1954, and since then has not left a single fashion house show, returning again and again in different forms and variations.
Photo: Model at the 1957 Chanel Spring / Summer Fashion Show It was the embodiment of all the values that Mademoiselle Coco cherished: simplicity and freedom of lines, elegant minimalism combined with intricate tweed, the severity of the classics, appropriate both at work and at the party. Despite how strikingly different her vision of female fashion was from the vision of Christian Dior, which was more than popular in those days, her models quickly gained fame, and worldwide! Hollywood stars of the first magnitude began to appear in Chanel's jackets, and Jacqueline Kennedy became a huge fan of the work of the great designer.
Eternal classic: patterns of jackets in the style of Chanel
DIY Chanel style jacket
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The cost of the original Chanel jackets, alas, can upset even the most desperate fashionistas, which is why Burda again and again has options for beautiful Chanel style jackets! With our patterns, you can create your own legendary classics that will never go out of style.
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Of course, work on such a thing will require your proper skill! For example, it’s known that Chanel paid great attention to the armhole of the jacket, and if it happened that flaws were allowed when sewing, Chanel could open the jacket directly on the model and immediately make changes! Below you will find master classes that will certainly come in handy for you in your work:
1. A completely unusual series of lessons from our members of the forum Elena - Jacket a la Chanel
2. Master class from the magazine - A short jacket in the style of Chanel with your own hands
3. A master class on a small but important component of a jacket by Maria Prokudina - How to weave galunas in the Chanel style: two simple ways
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