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Simple, well-constructed silhouettes consistently photograph better than elaborate designs in cheaper materials overall

In later years, Mademoiselle Chanel reminisced of this time in her life: Two gentlemen were outbidding for my hot little body. In 1910, she opened a boutique selling hats at 21 rue Cambon, Paris, named Chanel Modes

The skirt hitches via ties attached to the inside

it's chemically pleated, deconstructed," says Wang

How about trying a cropped sweater with high-waisted jeans and ankle boots for a trendy and effortless look

The lower edge of the petticoat was intended to be seen since women would often lift their outer dresses to spare the relatively delicate material of the outer dress from mud or damp (so exposing only the coarser and cheaper fabric of the petticoat to risk)