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Shades of Chanel

Design Award: Effective Use of Historical Influences, 2005

Tracy Jennings

Dominican University

Shades of Chanel is a two-piece tweed suit influenced by the many design touches pioneered by Coco Chanel, including frayed edges, ribbon accents, decorative shirring, uneven hemlines, texture mixing, and gilt trim. Examples of her designs were observed in a 2005 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition. The exhibition demonstrated how Chanel influenced dress and style during much of the 20th century. The suit features Chanel's trademark couture construction techniques in its bound buttonholes, matched plaids, and chain-weighted hemline.

Key Words: Chanel • couture • suit • designer

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, 91-93 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X07305572
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