High-End Unforgettables

Crocodile Tail Leather Jacket In February of 2010, Balmain released the Crocodile Tail Leather Jacket.  The design was one-of-a-kind and the price tag was out-of-this-world.  Many people squinted their eyes to ensure that they they were reading the price tag correctly after seeing that the jacket was 70K.  A few months after the debut of the jacket, it was offered on LUISAVIAROMA for half off: 33K.  The jacket included a mandarin collar and layered shoulder epaulettes.  The cuffs were frayed and unfinished, similar to the tail of the jacket. Christophe Decarnin  Christophe Decarnin became the creative director at Balmain in 2006.  It is clear that he spent a very long period of time to ensure that the jacket was perfect.  In 2011, Decarnin relinquished his position with Balmain.

History The bomber jacket is also referred to as a 'flight jacket' or 'bombardier jacket'.  These jackets were originally created for pilots. In World War I, airplanes did not have cockpits so pilots began wearing leather coats to stay warm. By World War II people began to refer to the jackets as "bomber jackets" because bomber pilots wore them to protect themselves from the extreme weather conditions found at high altitudes. Gucci is one of the worlds most successful manufacturers of high and leather goods.  Gucci and the bomber jacket go hand-in-hand. Year after year, Gucci has released traditional colorways along with numerous new renditions.  Celebrities   Over the years, a countless number of celebrities have been spotted in Gucci Bomber jackets!  Christians Ronaldo has been spotted in a water repellent version of the Gucci Bomber Jacket. Jay-Z was seen in the padded Gucci Bomber jacket: In 2010, Gucci created a custom Bo...

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...