Turn Up Your Tweed Game

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A vintage tweed Chanel jacket is one of the most iconic and classic pieces in fashion history. With its mixed flecked colors of rough-surfaced woolen cloth, a tweed jacket is a perfect Fall staple to add to your wardrobe. Tweed originated in Scotland, long before Coco Chanel first designed her iconic tweed jacket. It is a rough, woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Color effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun. […]

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Find The Beauty Within

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Coco Chanel knew a thing or two about beauty. During her life, she designed some of the most beautiful clothing. One thing I really love about Coco Chanel is her wonderful words of wisdom, such as this gem below. It’s difficult to find the beauty within when you’re scrolling through Instagram and seeing one beautiful person after another wearing fancy clothes, their makeup is practically perfect, their hair falls in just the right tousled wave pattern. But not everything is as it seems on the gram. I’ve heard people say that IG features people’s highlight reel of their lives. I […]

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Wanderlust Wednesday: Cannes, France

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Cannes. Just the name of this Parisian coastal city oozes glamour and luxury. Celebrities flock there for the Cannes Film Festival, but there is so much more to see in this seaside city than films. Cannes is a resort town on the French Riviera and is home to the world-famous Cannes Film Festival. Curving along the coast, the Boulevard de la Croisette, is lined with sandy beaches, upscale boutiques, and opulent hotels. It’s also home to the Palais des Festivals, a modern building complete with a red carpet and Alles des Stars – Cannes Walk of Fame. Hotel prices range from $110 (a […]

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Be Yourself & Find the Beauty Within

Coco Chanel knew a thing or two about beauty. During her life, she designed some of the most beautiful clothing. But the thing I really love about Coco Chanel is her wonderful words of wisdom, such as the gem below. I challenge you to look for the beauty within by deciding to be yourself. Every woman wants to have a style all her own, and Coco Chanel was no different. WhoWhatWear details the “qualities of an ideal wardrobe according to Coco Chanel”, which includes polish and simplicity. As writer Allison Payor wrote in her article for WWW, Coco Chanel had […]

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Chanel is All About the Details

“What I do, Coco would have hated. The label has an image and it’s up to me to update it. I do what she never did. I had to find my mark. I had to go from what Chanel was to what it should be.” – Karl Lagerfeld on Coco Chanel Looking at the Fall 2014 Chanel collection, whether it be from the resort collection or the haute couture collection, the details are magnificent. Photo Source: Style Photo Source: ShopModMint Photo Source: Pinterest Photo Source: Vogue UK Photo Source: Vogue Photo Source: Pinterest Photo Source: Pinterest I love all of […]

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