Need for Tweed

Coco Chanel first began utilizing her iconic tweed fabric in 1924, inspired not only by the traditional menswear of the time but also by a man, the Duke of Westminster, who often let her borrow his sportswear. Chanel realized that the comfortable, supple fabric could be both sophisticated and versatile and enlisted a Scottish factory to begin producing it for her fashion designs. Ninety years later, a Chanel tweed jacket is still the epitome of style and class. Need an example? Just look at the fall offerings from a range of kids’ brands: The nubby fabric is revived with shots of metallic thread, pops of leather and flashy feathers, proving that Chanel was right when she said, “Fashions fade, but style is eternal.”