Material Value

The new Tweed de Chanel line weaves precious stones, meticulous craftsmanship and rich heritage together in an impressive collection

By Jacqueline Tsang

As with all good stories, this one begins with a love affair. Gabrielle Chanel met the Duke of Westminster in the mid-1920s, amid the vast, wild hills and valleys of the Scottish countryside. Chanel, however, was not sartorially equipped for the punishing landscape and weather, and had to borrow the duke’s tweed jackets for the couple’s outdoor excursions. One love affair became two, and Chanel adapted the warm, woolly fabric with its distinctive weave for her fashion collections. The eponymous maison holds that Chanel was the first fashion designer to take on tweed, conventionally used only in menswear, and interpret it into clothing for women who shared her interests: travelling, driving and outdoor sports. Tweed became one of the key style codes in the brand’s fashion collections, instantly recognisable for…

You're reading a preview of

Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2023

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.