I’m always inspired to see how others style a Chanel jacket with jeans. It’s a look that’s perpetually chic but can be a bit predictable. Venturing outside the popular cropped, boxy silhouette, Tamu McPherson tweaks it just right with a long, collarless style. The striking feature is the embellishment. Paired with faded denim and sneakers, it makes me re-consider the versatility of a dressier Chanel jacket. Just swap the sneaker and jeans for a slim column dress for a fabulous evening look.
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I prefer to buy vintage or pre-owned Chanel jackets for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, the prices are more approachable. Second, I like the excitement of scoring a piece from older collections that are not readily available. Lastly, I personally consign my clothes and like the idea of fashion coming full circle and in constant rotation. My two current go to sites for pre-owned Chanel are Kern1 (getting one is like winning the lottery!) and RARCHIVE. They both specialize in Chanel jackets, photograph the pieces beautifully and offer the option of returns.
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Monique
Wow, interesting. I wasn’t aware of these websites you mention. Thanks. I would love if at one point you did a post mentioning other vintage resale shops that you like (I’m guessing that you have done it, so sorry if I missed them). Kern1 and RARCHIVE are excellent if you want Chanel. Do you know of other sites that specialize in a particular designer or, perhaps, a particular design region like French or Italian? Or even ones that specialize in, say cashmere? Obviously The Real Real and Vestiaire Collective are well known, but they don’t “specialize”.