Chanel or not Chanel? That's not a question, it's a statement! The crossed C is one of my favourite brands, so chic, so special, so different, so Chanel?

Expensive? Very

Affordable? Hardly

But? I love the style and don't mind to eat spaghetti/cheese 7 days a week to save money for a pair of earrings.

Did you know that Gabrielle designed her first "tailleur" in 1954? Today, 2009, the jacket is still a great outfit and a big success.Since Gabrielle created the jacket it didn't change a bit.The little secret guiles which make the creation inimitable: no "entoilage", no épaulettes which make the jacket stiff, the front without "pinces de poitrine" , a vertical piece on the sides, masculine pockets only to put hands or fingers like men do AND of course a brass chain down the jacket masked by the "doublure".This jacket is in fact inspired by an Austrian vest.What imagination Madame had.

As said Karl Lagerfeld: some things will always be fashionable: denim trousers, a white shirt and a Chanel jacket.