The exotic and sublime styles of 1920 s jewelry.
Coco chanel jewelry 1920.
With their stripped down lines vibrant use of color and texture addition of hats and scarves for visual interest chanel s designs were a popular addition to the world of 1920s fashion.
Chanel used male motifs like sailors outfits and mechanic s dungarees as inspirations for her fashions.
Enter the statement belt as seen on coco herself.
The 1920s perception of fine vs.
Costume jewelry until chanel arrived on the fashion scene in the later 1920s only the wealthy could afford jewelry as it was.
1920s jewelry was defined by exotic fashions and the art deco movement of the era.
However it also meant you needed another way to give yourself a feminine shape.
Chanel style gained great popularity in the 1920 30 s.
Post 1920s fashion was much less restrictive the bustier and corset were done away with and looser fabrics were embraced.
We explore the history of chanel jewelry the most influential jewelry designers behind the chanel brand and how they alongside coco chanel revolutionized the costume jewelry industry.
Coco chanel helped shape the jewelry of the 1920s.
Coco chanel designs revolutionized fashion in the 1920s and remain the bleeding edge of fashion today.
The loose straight cut shapes of chanel s fashions and her use of many plain fabrics provided the perfect foil for the lavish costume jewelry that she introduced in the early 1920s.
Chanel established one of the most influential fashion houses of all time.