Skirt suit
Gabrielle Chanel · ca. 1956
Chanel suit
Chanel’s later suits made a composed outline compatible with movement. Soft jackets, useful pockets and coordinated layers brought ease into a recognizable couture wardrobe.
Softly structured jacketMatching skirtTweed and neat trim
About Chanel suit
After reopening her couture house in 1954, Gabrielle Chanel made the softly structured suit a defining look of her later career. A comfortable jacket, often with a cardigan-like cut, was paired with a skirt and coordinating blouse or top. Supple tweeds, practical pockets and neat edging gave the clothes a recognizable identity without requiring the elaborate structure of a formal gown. The suit became widely admired during the 1950s and 1960s, with versions worn by prominent actresses and fashionable women.
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