Coco Chanel - one of the few designers who were able to create around him a cult of femininity and elegance, mystery and charm. She herself remained a great unsolved mystery. And, a century later, humanity is trying to unravel the secrets of her life and the mystery of the popularity of her little black dress, which has become the standard of impeccable taste.
Little black dress
Almost a century ago, a significant event occurred in the world of high fashion - dress recognition from Chanel (the same one, small and black) as an example of femininity and a standard of perfectly selected style, although Gabriel Chanel accidentally created her iconic model. The reason for the dress was sad - the death of a beloved.
It took only a few months to fashion on a black dress spread throughout the world. In evening gowns from Chanel, film starters happily appeared in front of the cameras.
Chanel's Classic
We are all talking about the little dress that the great Coco created and demonstrated to the world. But small is not because it is short or overly frank.
A simple cut and a color that is familiar to us all is what is hidden under the word “small”. For the first dress, which developed a whole trend in fashion, there was a cutout in the shape of a semicircle, narrow long sleeves and a hem covering the knees.
Modern models
The concept of a black little dress, created a decade ago by Chanel, will forever remain unchanged, but still some changes have touched it, because modern designers are trying to adapt it to various female figures and events.
Mrs. Koko did not consider her knees to be a subject for female pride, therefore her dresses were not short. Chanel Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director of the fashion brand, changed this situation by shortening outfits, which allowed the girls not to hide the beauty of their legs.
Another innovation was the multi-layered, which expanded the possibilities of using the cult dress under various types of shapes.
Dress allowed:
- ruches;
- drapery;
- lace;
- collars;
- sleeves of different shapes;
- color inserts.
Embroidery and a scattering of beads and pearls, sequins and rhinestones can also serve as a decoration.
Regardless of the cut and decor of the model in the style of Chanel, simplicity and notes of aristocracy should certainly be present.
Long
Conciseness and severity inherent in long dresses from Chanel. The silhouette also remained unchanged: A-silhouette or case. The dresses are characterized by transparent sleeves and a small train.
A-line dress
Coco put a sense of style much higher than blindly following fashion. And she believed that a woman should manifest herself and use her natural talent to create beautiful things around herself.
The A-silhouette, well-known to us, is perfectly combined with lace, and the female image in such a dress is filled with tenderness and fragility. Suppose that in the original version the little black dress had a straight cut, but this impersonation has a personality that allows you to skillfully revive famous images from the great Chanel.
With a white collar
It would seem that a good thing can come out of a combination of two very simple things — a black dress and a white collar.But in this image the severity is combined, the style, even a little is solemnity. These qualities have superseded stiffness and dullness.
The dress with a white collar embodies the best traditions of minimalism, whose popularity periodically returns.
These dresses can be worn for a variety of occasions and can be used as a basis for the formation of a casual style, an English look, for lady transformation and an office visit.
A black dress with a white collar with a properly selected cut will help smooth out the extra volume in the figure.
Whites
A black dress is not the only example of a classic dress. White color was one of the most beloved for Chanel, and that’s not stopping you from complementing your wardrobe with a little white dress.
It can also serve as a basic outfit for a large number of images.
Blue
Dress in the style of Chanel can easily transform into other colors and looks at the same time restrained, aristocratic and feminine. Take, for example, blue.
Not bright, moderately saturated, dark - what is not an alternative for black color, which may excessively highlight the color of the skin? Properly chosen blue does not sin.
White and black
It was the great woman Coco Chanel who introduced the fashion to the combination of black and white in women's clothing, inspired by fishing sailor.
These basic colors have always been present in the life and work of the great designer, and subsequently became a clear sign of the classics, minimalism or the embodiment of simple elements in elegant images.
Evening lace
Translucent effect in an evening dress is definitely a good solution, which will build the perfect image. Slightly translucent leather, framed by a laconic and moderately closed cut, shining finish - all these moments cause the fabric to transform and stand out with new faces.
Lace for Chanel was not just a beautiful fabric, but the embodiment of fantasy that nature itself creates. The evening lace dress a la Chanel is not a fashion, but a special style that goes through decades and is always present at fashion shows.
This dress does not require the selection of special accessories - shoes and clutch - this will be enough. You can collect hair in a high and voluminous bundle that will bring a drop of vintage to your look.
The creation of cotton dresses is the idea of Coco Chanel, who felt the new fashion trends very subtly.
Cocktail
Even the most concise with a minimal decor dress in the style of Chanel is important at a cocktail party. But, as mentioned above, the dress is very diverse (feathers, stones, embroidery, ruffles).
Therefore, a strict outfit should be left for work, and for a holiday, choose a short model with a fringe of a fitting silhouette or with full sleeves and ruffles of the A-silhouette.
Translucent sleeves, collars and necklines are also relevant, and even leather can serve as dress material. For a cocktail suit and lace dress with a white collar.
A good example is the chiffon dress with lace elements and feather decor.
Velvet perfectly harmonizes with translucent sleeves. For the knitwear model, the scarf train becomes an unexpected element. You want an original image - choose a model with fur trim, dare to take a bold step - choose with leather inserts.
Wedding
Gabrielle Chanel with special trepidation always belonged to accessories. This love gave rise to innovative bridal outfits. Their length was slightly below the level of the knees.
Dresses have always been varied and expressive: sheaths, puffy models with a slim fit, long and short versions. All this decoration is necessarily complemented by accessories, original, unusual and exclusive.
Now the fashion house of Chanel is managed by Karl Lagerfeld, who does not forget about the eternal classics and regularly includes exquisite models in the collections, combined with original styles.
The novelties that shook the whole fashion world were wedding models with gothic elements and classic attributes, with simple cut elements and elegant styles.
Tweed
When the weather is raging outside, and you need to pull your body out of a warm bed and get ready for work, you really want to make a dress out of a blanket. Although you can go in a simpler way - choose a tweed dress.
The idea to create charming warm dresses from such a rough fabric belongs to Coco Chanel. Now tweed has become softer, more pliable, but it still keeps its shape, warms and gives comfort.
For skinny women, you can confidently choose a thick tweed, but girls with a plump figure will be good in dresses made of lightweight tweed material.
If you want to dilute the monotony of winter days with different outfits, buy yourself a tweed sundress and combine it with different blouses.
Dress shirt with long sleeves fits well into the female image of a modern woman. Sewn from fine tweed, it can even be used as a jacket. Straight cut or strict trapeze, or maybe a dress with a wide hip area and a narrow hem - experiments with tweed dresses are welcome.
Another advantage of tweed is the ability to combine with various accessories, for example, scarves, corbels, handbags, scarves, beads and ribbons.
Ideas for secular images
Now it will be difficult for us to imagine that at the time of its appearance, the dress in the style of Chanel was not liked by everyone and was even criticized by many. But now every girl in the wardrobe has such an outfit, and maybe not even one. With its help, many images are created:
Cocktail retro style
Retro fashion is now very popular. It is possible to create several such images in two accounts, having on hand a black dress that Coco Chanel gave us. You can use gloves of different lengths with a scattering of small, neat and exquisite sequins. If you do not want gloves, pick up large jewelry or crystals to the dress.
The embodiment of femininity
Again we choose a classic black dress, we add similar shoes and a bright element to it. It is not so important what exactly it will be - a large contrasting flower or an expressive brooch.
The social lady
It definitely need fur. The ideal variant of the coat, even if it is made of artificial material. An alternative solution is to use a bolero.
Choose a spectacular element of costume jewelry, which will cling to the eye and rivet it to your person. Shoes - is the nail of the program, or rather the image. It should match the image, stand out with spectacularity and originality.
Ultimate elegance
For lovers of the classics, this image will be like your own. Next to the dress from Chanel should be placed white pearls, collected in a thin thread.
The legs will need the thinnest tights that you can find, and classic shoes with a thin, high stiletto.
What to wear?
The choice of a strict classical dress demands care and accuracy in the selection of accessories. Each additional element of your image should be related to the classics, to be elegant and stylish.
In jewelry adhere to the necessary minimalism. One bright and expressive element will be enough - if there are beads, then the bracelet is no longer needed, we choose the most simple shoes to the noticeable belt.
If you have an invitation to an important and serious celebration, then you can wear a diamond necklace with a black dress. The creator of the black dress mainly chose black hats and similar accessories.
Some, especially courageous designers, suggest to select unusual shoes for a classic dress, which cause controversy between fashion critics. High boots, shoes with a wide, steady heel or platform, coarse boots with laces and even laputens.Coco obviously would not like all this, but the choice is always yours - to be a supporter of a strictly classical style or to choose bold, screaming images.
A few final touches that concern makeup and perfume. Non-striking makeup on the face and pastel colors, perfect, neat haircut or laconic styling without flaws - the only way to complement your universal dress.
Black tones in clothing emit the color of the skin, so a light tonal tool will be the way.
Only perfume remained - it should be refined, interesting, but not particularly bright.
Dress in the style of Chanel need to be able to wear, properly combine with accessories and adequately stick to society. The first impression is created only once and there will be no second chance for this - the words of the great woman, the goddess of high fashion, who left a little black dress to all women.
All images look fantastic! Some seemed to me very familiar)
I am a fan of Chanel. This is really where the appearance is not the main thing. A very strong woman, she will be remembered for centuries.
Little black dress should be in the wardrobe of any woman! It's just an element of the basic wardrobe, with which you can combine many things and easily change the image.