Fashion Victim: 1950's CHANEL

During the 1950’s Chanel was known for her timeless suit design, purses, pea jackets, and bell-bottomed pants. These designs largely impacted the fashion world, hence the fact that the Chanel suit is a never dying staple to timeless pieces, bell-bottomed pants became a huge trend in the 1970’s and pea jackets are a staple piece to this day. Chanel was and still is known for working with: cotton jersey, wool/wool blends, tweed, boucle, silk, flannel, linen, cashmere, and lace. Her silhouette during the 1950’s was based upon the boxy suit she has become so famous for. My opinion of Chanel’s 1950’s design is impressive. Many of the designers during this time had more flowy, floral designs (Dior), but Coco seemed more ahead of her era designing comfortable, tailored, but simplistic and elegant pieces. The 50’s is my favorite era for Chanel, being the peak of the brand and really constructing pieces that define the brand image today.