VPOD: Off the Cuff

Coco Chanel began her career designing hats. By the beginning of WWI, she had expanded into clothing and during the 1920s, she also turned her talents to the design of costume jewelry and changed our view of costume jewelry forever.

First of all, even though "fake," Chanel created jewelry of the highest quality and made it collectible with limited runs, some signed pieces and non-fake price tags. She also decided to embrace its fakeness by making it bigger in size, more bold in color, or more abundant, as in multiple strands of pearls instead of just one.

Today's VPOD features a gold Chanel bracelet from the 1970s that has multi-colored leather strips woven through its dainty design.

It's a perfect Springtime treat for a vintage fashionista!

Available at VeryVintage.com.



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