Her iconic two-tone pumps and the 2.55 quilted bag, black and beige naturally can be seen at the exhibition. As well as its red, white and gold versions. All these iconic pieces as well as the braided tweed suit, the costume and the fine jewellery are presented in the second part of the exhibition at 10 avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, deciphering her dress code. It's almost incredible that parts of this dress code as the tweed suits and the quilted bags are still actual and fashionable, and fashionistas are still dying for them.
The first part of the exhibition is chronological. Tracing from 1916 marinières, the sailor blouses in jersey, to black dresses, from sporty models of the 1920s to the sophisticated dresses of the 1930s. The history of Chanel's house is following the history of the 20th century, tragically divided by World War II. The career of Chanel was also interrupted, her fashion house was closed by here (for several reasons, except the official version that war is not a time for a fashion, it was the version that she needed to change contracts, wages, etc.). Anyway, she returned to fashion in 1954. And it was not that easy...