Mod About Stripes

I found myself obsessed with Jean Seberg's 50s/60s dress from the movie À Bout de Soufflé lately, I'm on a -really hard- mission to find a similar one (vintage of course)! 

While my admiration for this dress is obvious, I realized I have always had a thing for stripes. It's a classic, timeless style that no matter which fashion era your in they will always be trendy.

So, where did it all come from ?

Coco Chanel first introduced the "marinière" t-shirt in the feminine fashion in 1917 at her shop in Deauville, France. And since then it never went out of fashion. Women all over the world have adopted this chic, iconic look, and designers started re-creating the stripes in different cuts for their runway looks, making from the "marinière" one of the most important trends in the fashion industry.

Coco Chanel at her home 

Some stripes in Vintage 

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Movies that SHOOK the fashion world: Funny Face (1957)

This movie is Vintage paradise ! Filmed in the late 50s, just as the fashion world was peeking into the Mode era, yet still holding on to its feminine dresses and full skirts. Starring Audrey Hepburn who wouldn't love it ?!
I'm so inspired by this movie, I already have my turban and eyeliner out !!