4 Reasons the Chanel Tweed Jacket is a High-End Unforgettable

One

Tweed originated from Scotland in the 18th Century.  In the 1950’s, women did not have many choices for comfortable clothing.  Coco Chanel was determined to change this through the use of tweed.  Designers like Dior, designed over-structured suits and Chanel decided to compete with her by introducing her own suit creations.  Chanel’s design, the tweed jacket, allowed women to move freely and with comfort. 

Two

Chanel borrowed sportswear from the Duke of Westminster, which happened to be tweed.  She loved the way that the fabric felt and this inspired her to utilize tweed on her designs.  Despite the fact that tweed was cheap, Chanel fell in love with the fabric.

Three

Coco Chanel was 71 years old when she designed the tweed Chanel jacket.  Since then the jacket has been released in numerous versions.  In the 1920’s Chanel began using tweed on a wide variety of her designs.  By the 1930’s Chanel was mixing tweed with other fabrics including wool, silk and cotton.  By the 1960’s, Chanel released the jacket in pastel colors. 

Four

Head designer and creative director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld believes that Chanel tweed will never go out of style.  He described it along with white shirt and jeans as ageless fashion that is here to stay!  The jacket has motivated numerous additional Chanel designs including tweed skirts and dresses.

Five

In order to increase the value of the jacket, Chanel lined it in fur.  She designed the jacket to fit similar to a cardigan as opposed to a suit jacket.  To accomplish this, Chanel had the silk lining stitched directly to the tweed, she had the jackets cut in a boxy shape and she included a three-part construction on the sleeves.  The Chanel tweed jacket is a status symbol that will be relevant forever.