Every designer’s dream is to create something so stylish it transcends fashion and becomes a classic: the Gucci loafer, the Burberry trench coat, the Hermes bag. Creating something iconic is only half ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For the past nine months, I have been making Chanel jackets. Or rather, I have been making jackets from a ...

IT IS the ultimate symbol of Parisian elegance. Now, the fashion house Chanel has revealed that the origins of its most iconic piece of clothing – the Chanel jacket – are Scottish. In a new short film ...

A video describes how Coco Chanel changed women's fashion by transforming the jacket - a typical menswear garment - into a feminine piece The jacket is one of the creations by Coco Chanel that really ...

“Every designer dreams of inventing the Chanel jacket,” Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld told Gotham Magazine, speaking of the infamous fashion staple that has been a consistent favorite for generations ...

Karl Lagerfeld once said: “There are some things that never go out of fashion, jeans, a white shirt and a Chanel jacket.” And, when one thinks of Chanel, if it’s not the quilted bags, the little tweed ...

First made an It-girl item by Coco Chanel in the 1950s, a tweed jacket remains a truly timeless piece. Still synonymous with the French fashion house, they've also been seen on the runways at the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Read our full commerce guidelines here. First made an It-girl item by Coco Chanel in the 1950s, a tweed jacket remains a truly ...

First made an It-girl item by Coco Chanel in the 1950s, a tweed jacket remains a truly timeless piece. Still synonymous with the French fashion house, they've also been seen on the runways at the ...