Chanelism

English Etymology From en fr:Chanel ism. Noun ~ A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel. en 1954 H.W. Wilson Company; Marjorie Dent Candee Current biography yearbook: Volume 15 "All the Paris couture (except Fath) is permeated with the easy underdone sort of clothes that were the basis of Chanelism at its height." en 1965 John Fairchild The fashionable savages A woman of eighty-four, the world's top designer still going strong, producing a look that spanned several decades and Chanelisms which became fashion classics. en 1989 Caroline Rennolds Milbank New York fashion: the evolution of American style Adolfo recalls it all with his wool boucle suit, mint green, touched with silvery metallic embued with all the elegant Chanelisms. en 1990 Augustine Hope; Margaret Walch The color compendium Besides the basic black dress, Chanelisms include pearls, sling-back pumps in beige and white, gold chains, and flame red and navy suit braiding. en eponyms en Fashion