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...Icon The Chanel Jacket...
PARIS Classic Parisiennes ("femmes, pas filles," according to a spokeswoman) stick to Chanel, specifically a new compact version of the classic quilted leather bag and a sexy satin pump, above, beaded by Lesage...
...fashion and becomes a classic: the Gucci loafer, the Burberry trench coat, the Hermes bag. Creating something iconic is only half the battle; it's what comes next that counts--the tweaks that render these things as cool today as they were the year they were created. When Coco Chanel--above, circa 1926--died in 1971, her classic tweed jacket could have died too. She herself had kept the look alive for more than five decades. How much longer a life did a thousand-dollar jacket deserve? Ask Karl Lagerfeld. In the 20 years he has been designing the label...
...TWEED INDEED Even though she was a snob, Chanel loved tweed. The fabric was cheap, but she used the Duke of Westminster's factory and lined the jacket in fur to up the cost--and the status...
...FITTING IN The stock-market crash changes everything: clothes become more formfitting and Chanel follows the trend, cutting her jackets with tight waists and full shoulders...