Chanel has always been an inspiration for as long as I can remember not only for her designs but her business genius, her style and the way she liberated women from the restraints of the corset.
She re-invented the way women dress, borrowed menswear from her lovers but gave it a feminine twist. Every women has something with a Chanel influence in her wardrobe from a simple row of pearls to a Breton striped T shirt, an iconic boucle jacket or a LBD.
I have a bit of a passion for Chanel inspired pieces so I have a few in the wardrobe so I thought I would put together a post on how I have styled them up.
My dream is to own a vintage Chanel jacket but I really want a Chanel Chanel which hardly ever go up for sale and when they do they run into thousands of pounds so I have built a collection of look alikes for now but you never know one day??
So here are a few of my Chanel-esque looks.
Classic black skirt suit. 
Layers of pearls and camellia.
Classic white skirt & summer pastels. 
Add in a camellia and pearls et voila Chanel.
1960s suit from Ebay and Chanel two tone shoes. 
Layers of pearls Ebay and camellia brooch Oxfam Magdalen Street.
Vintage wool coat Retreat Vintage, worn over vintage Levis from Lovering & Co, white shirt Jaeger. 
Close up, flowers and pearls.
Cardigan charity shop, white shirt Jaeger at Jarrolds Norwich, skirt Retreat Vintage, quilted chain bag Nansa charity shop. 
Camellia and pearls of course.
Pink vintage Winsmoor jacet Sue Ryder Vintage, skirt Ebay. 
Scarf – Chanel.
Vintage jacket Sense charity shop. 
Pearls collected over the years and a fabulous job lot found on Ebay.
B & W jacket Wild Daisy Vintage, vintage trousers taking a leaf of Chanel’s book and borrowed from my husband, chain bag Sue Ryder Vintage, hat from a charity shop. 
Charity shop find hat with Chanel cameilla pined on.
I really enjoyed styling up these outfits taking inspiration from one the most iconic designers of all time.
Next up will be Gucci of course as for anyone who follows my blog or Instagram will know I have a bit of an obsession for that too!!
