Chanelism
Chanelism noun: a hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Noun
Chanelism (countable and uncountable, plural Chanelisms)
- A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel.
- "All the Paris couture (except Fath) is permeated with the easy underdone sort of clothes that were the basis of Chanelism at its height."1954, H.W. Wilson Company, Marjorie Dent Candee, Current biography yearbook: Volume 15
- 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.1965, John Fairchild, The fashionable savages
Examples of Chanelism in a sentence
- Adolfo recalls it all with his wool boucle suit, mint green, touched with silvery metallic embued with all the elegant Chanelisms.1989, Caroline Rennolds Milbank, New York fashion: the evolution of American style:
- Besides the basic black dress, Chanelisms include pearls, sling-back pumps in beige and white, gold chains, and flame red and navy suit braiding.1990, Augustine Hope, Margaret Walch, The color compendium:
Forms of Chanelism
| plural | Chanelisms |
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Origin of Chanelism
From Chanel + -ism.
Questions about Chanelism
- What does Chanelism mean?
- Chanelism means a hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel.
- How do you use Chanelism in a sentence?
- Adolfo recalls it all with his wool boucle suit, mint green, touched with silvery metallic embued with all the elegant Chanelisms.
- What part of speech is Chanelism?
- Chanelism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Chanelism?
- The plural of Chanelism is Chanelisms.
Words near Chanelism in the dictionary
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