It was 1925 when Coco Chanel introduced her first Chanel suit. By today's standards, the wool set was simple--a boxy jacket in tweed with braid trim, four pockets, and no darts worn with a mid-length straight-cut skirt--but in its day it was nothing short of revolutionary. Without shoulder pads, tightly cut sleeves, high collars, or a constricting skirt, the ensemble provided women a full range of motion, allowing them to go about city life unconstructed by their clothing. It rendered the corset...
It was 1925 when Coco Chanel introduced her first Chanel suit. By today's standards, the wool set was simple--a boxy jacket in tweed with braid trim, four pockets, and no darts worn with a mid-length straight-cut skirt--but in its day it was nothing short of revolutionary. Without shoulder pads, tightly cut sleeves, high collars, or a constricting skirt, the ensemble provided women a full range of motion, allowing them to go about city life unconstructed by their clothing. It rendered the corset...
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