I Don't Get It

[sakon76]

The classic Chanel jacket. I don't get it. Why do so many women look at this as the ultimate in style and chic? It's a boxy jacket made of ugly, lumpy fabric, and it absolutely does not flatter a woman with curves. In fact, I'm not certain I've ever seen anyone wear the style and not look dowdy.

Can anyone explain to me the appeal?

Comments

[femme4jack.livejournal.com]

*shrug helplessly* I can't see the appeal at all

[mmouse15.livejournal.com]

Jackie-O made it look good, but no, I don't see the appeal. They look like hell on me and I don't like them.

I had someone explain to me that a classic Chanel jacket always looked good even if you were walking or sitting or moving and that's why it became a classic. The jacket never looks rumpled or creased or messy, so you always look fresh.

I still don't get it. *shrugs* I think I never will, but I'm a jeans/t-shirts/sneakers kind of gal and I do not like dressing up, so that's a big strike against a Chanel suit in my life.

[dragondancer515.livejournal.com]

Um . . . they remind people of the "simpler times" back in the 50's, and people are nostalgic? IDEFK Agreeing with everyone else - they're ugly as hell.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Dunno. My mom makes it look good, but she's 1, not curvy, and 2, kind of classic-bordering-on-frumpy style-wise...

[hoshikage.livejournal.com]

Wow, I hadn't realized just how ugly that jacket was until I clicked the link. My eyes, my eyes!

[flybystardancer.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. *shrugs*

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

*clicks link*

It has....

Um....

It's....

I got nuthin. Sorry.

[kamiki-seto.livejournal.com]

I've got a couple of classic women's business suits (Pendleton) cut in the Chanel style and I love them. However, these are business suits in business suit fabric and colors and with little styling/decoration - certainly not the ugly gaudy stuff in the article linked to. I've found the cut works much better on me than a more traditional business suit/blazer. I see a lot of women managers/execs wearing this style, actually (the cut at least) and looking pretty good in it.

I agree that the examples in the link are SPECTACULARLY ugly in terms of fabric and detailing. Yukk!

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Yes, the fabric and embellishments on the suits pictured are crap. Looking at original suits provides a clearer view of the classic. Also, avoid looking at modern suits designed by Skeletor, I mean, Karl Lagerfeld.

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Don't look at that jacket. Seriously, Coco would have yanked half the crap off that jacket.

The cardigan jacket debuted in 1925, and, as with a lot of modern fashion, especially 20's fashion, It Helps if You're Skinny. The cachet surrounding the item lends significance-- it was considered androgynous sportswear. It moved with the wearer and didn't require bustles or corsets for its shape to hold. Wearing it was a statement of freedom and independence.

(http://pics.livejournal.com/racerxmachina/pic/001q4a51/)
Chanel in 1940

  (http://pics.livejournal.com/racerxmachina/pic/001q5tws/) Chanel, ca 1936.

The reason why "Chanel-style" suits look boxy on modern wearers is that most people are wearing off-the-rack knockoffs that are not tailored to their figures. The stiff fabric falls off their curves, rather than being molded to them. The actual suits were 100% handmade to fit. Embellishments in Coco's lines were usually worn and draped jewelry, not stuck-on-the-suit bling.

[spiderlove.livejournal.com]

There are some looks out there that compliment round figures and some that compliment thin ones. This one's just one of the latter, it seems.

I think the reason for the frills these days is so that women can be feminine without wearing skirts (it can seriously affect your pay and reputation).

[autumnconstance.livejournal.com]

It screams money. That's my opinion. XD

It is ugly as all hell though.