Little Black Jacket
We’ve all heard about the LBD (little black dress) a staple in every woman’s closet, but there is a little known secret in fashion circles that Chanel’s little black jacket is as important!
Designed over 50 years ago, Coco Chanel’s little black designer jacket has barely changed over the decades, and Karl Lagerfield has chosen to highlight one of the fashion houses staples in a one of a kind exhibition featuring some of the biggest celebrities out there.
“There are more than 150 portraits including film director Sofia Coppola, actors Waris Ahluwalia, Elle Fanning and Sarah Jessica Parker, plus violin virtuoso Charlie Siem. The stars wear identical black Chanel jackets – a slightly boxy collarless tweed with a single row of silvery buttons.”
“As an essential element in every Chanel collection, the jacket’s silhouette and cut may transform perennially, but its signatures are unchanged. Every jacket since Coco was in charge features a version of Chanel’s iconic “knitted” buttons.
Today’s shopper will pay more than $2000 for a jacket and considerably more for a couture version.”
We Said This: We love how fun and free the shoot is!
