3 October 2012

Chanel don't come cheap (except from this online store)

Chanel S/S 13


Once again, Karl Lagerfeld has hit the ball out of the park with the most recent Chanel (or ‘Channel’, which I read worryingly too often on many a blog) Paris fashion show. Slick monochrome looks with splashes of saccharine pastel colours and a smattering of trademark tweed, the line draws on many classic looks of the past. I think if Madame Coco was alive today, this would be exactly how she’d dress. Part Parisian chic, part avant-garde, the refined column dresses and box jackets are perfectly offset by oversized pearl necklaces and giant wide brimmed Perspex hats (just like James Bond nemesis  Oddjob, who threw a bowler hat with a circular blade hidden in the rim, the Chanel creation may cause more injuries than compliments).

Genuine Chanel pieces radiate the wearer’s sense of style, understanding of luxury and undeniable wealth, as most pieces, be it hot off the catwalk or from a vintage era, cost thousands to own. That is why your Average Joe must look on in lust whenever one passes an item with the linked C’s smugly stamped across it.

However, fashion is starting to look kindly upon those who do not have an unlimited bank balance. The website classysale.com is selling vintage Chanel jewellery at wholesale prices. Oh my, the prices are bloody good. And they ship worldwide for free! Suddenly emulating Coco seems actually within our grasp. Surely there must be a catch? Ah, you do have to by a minimum of three items at one go. Well, they do have to make a profit after all. Still, with prices starting at $95, this is too good an offer to pass up. See my top picks below (figuerine necklace - $570; Chanel Paris circular black earrings - $130; cuff bracelet with green stone - $500; large heart earrings - awaiting stock):
 



 

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