Chanelism

English

Etymology

From Chanel +‎ -ism.

Noun

Chanelism (countable and uncountable, plural Chanelisms)

1. A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel.
   • 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."

   • 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.

   • 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.

   • 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.