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...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, he has reinvented the jacket for society women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chanel Jacket | 8/28/2003 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chanel Jacket | 8/28/2003 | See Source »

...first glance, they do not necessarily appear compatible. Justin favors shorts and tank tops, for instance, while Daniel tends toward khakis, leather shoes and sweaters. Kieran often wears a tweed cap and Chris might sport two earrings and a Red Sox jersey...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Four-Year Path to a Quincy Suite | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...suspect is described as a 5-foot-9-inch white male in his late 20s, weighing 185 pounds, with cropped dark hair and a tweed...

Author: By Jenifer L. Steinhardt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Robbed on Kirkland Street | 4/16/2003 | See Source »

...futuristic look that might have been too much for Barbarella herself. Thigh-high boots and hot pants in slick, shiny fabrics were good for a giggle, but nothing a grown woman would actually wear. But in Paris, the touches of futurism in his collection for Chanel were more subtle. Tweed jackets came with geometric beading; black leather leggings gave a thigh-high boot effect without the boot. With a vision of luxury first, sexy space-cadet second, Karl in Paris beat Karl in Milan. Black and white In Milan, Dolce & Gabbana used Op-Art patterns on skin-tight dresses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milan Versus Paris | 3/16/2003 | See Source »

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