![In 1954, Coco Chanel launched the suit as a sort of reaction to the New Look | Chanel jacket, Chanel fashion, Timeless fashion In 1954, Coco Chanel launched the suit as a sort of reaction to the New Look | Chanel jacket, Chanel fashion, Timeless fashion](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/6f/ed/466fedd9846f5723c370474e5b78521e.jpg)
In 1954, Coco Chanel launched the suit as a sort of reaction to the New Look | Chanel jacket, Chanel fashion, Timeless fashion
The Forgotten Splendour - Coco Chanel, who had reopened her fashion house in 1954, began to produce boxy classic Chanel suit jackets and slim skirts in braid trimmed, nubbly, highly textured tweeds.
![FITSpecialCollection on Twitter: "A rather vampy little number for Chanel in "Marquetterie" nylon from de Bucol. French Vogue, April 1954, photo by Seeberger. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionphotography #frenchvogue #chanel #cocochanel ... FITSpecialCollection on Twitter: "A rather vampy little number for Chanel in "Marquetterie" nylon from de Bucol. French Vogue, April 1954, photo by Seeberger. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionphotography #frenchvogue #chanel #cocochanel ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESxNwAZWkAEWneb.jpg)