Vintage Pick Of the Day: Chanel Obsession

If you watched The Rachel Zoe Project last night, you heard Rachel say that she wanted to be buried in head-to-toe Chanel. And there’s a reason why she and so many other women are obsessed with the label. Yes, there’s a hefty admission price to belong to this club, but, if you’re a vintage fashionista, you can knock down the entry fee considerably.

While a new Chanel suit will set you back about $5k and a custom-made version can hit the $20k mark, vintage versions are available for far less. Then you can always update a vintage version for a few hundred dollars by taking it to a Chanel boutique and having their seamstress remove the shoulder pads or rework the collar.

But remember: since Chanel boutiques do alterations to ensure each suit fits its original purchaser perfectly, it’s particularly important that you pay attention to listed measurements when purchasing your vintage Chanel suits online.

And yes, they’re available out there in cyberspace. Like today’s VPOD for instance. This Chanel suit from the 1980s features blue and purple tweed with all the fine Chanel details women know and love for a fraction of the cost of new.

It’s a perfect find for a Chanel obsessed vintage fashionista!

Available at Vintage Couture.

From our friends at Zuburbia