No brand says old-school elegance and aspirational luxury quite like Chanel, and right now the heritage brand is on everyone’s lips: from Sofia Richie’s three Chanel wedding dresses being hailed as the epitome of luxury, to the upcoming theme for the Met Gala on Monday 1st May celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, where his iconic tenure at Chanel from 1982 to 2000 will take centre stage.
Cult Chanel investment buys include quilted bags, the two-tone ballet flats, bouclé tweed jackets, and more recently, espadrilles, sandals and sequin bags, all emblazoned with the iconic interlocking C logo. But, as we all know, unboxing one of those will set you back thousands of pounds.
The best Chanel dupes on the high street:
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Luckily, for those of us who are seeking the luxury look for significantly less, lots of high street brands have Chanel lookalikes in stock this spring for that effortlessly chic Parisian look. There might not be any Chanel logos in sight on these shoes and bags, but if you ask me, these high street steals are whispering ‘quiet luxury’ just as successfully…
Chanel jacket dupes
Over the years, Chanel jackets have varied in shades and lengths but the signature tweed fabrics, statement buttons, pockets and piping remain, making them one of the most iconic pieces of clothing you could ever own. Unsurprisingly, the high street has created its own iterations, with Massimo Dutti and & Other Stories leading the way with classic tweed buttoned jackets.
The Chanel black tweed jacket:
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The Chanel white tweed jacket:
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The Chanel check jacket:
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Chanel bag dupes
For many of us, owning a Chanel handbag one day is a lifetime goal, but when the journey there seems way out of reach, here are the best Chanel handbag dupes in the hundreds of pounds, not the thousands.
The Chanel classic handbag:
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The Chanel mini flap bag:
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The Chanel Mini 2.55 handbag:
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The Chanel tweed bag:
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The Chanel pink tweed bag:
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The Chanel small vanity case:
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The Chanel Boy bag:
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The Chanel pearl evening bag:
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The Chanel sequin bag:
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Chanel shoe dupes
Sandal season will be here any day now, when we can finally reach for our trusty espadrilles and chunky dad sandals. Some of the best styles on the high street are very Chanel-inspired, especially the chunky double strap sandals, which are perfect for wearing out and about here and on hols. In the meantime, everyone’s turning to ballet flats for a transitional winter to spring shoe choice and, naturally, it’s Chanel’s original two-tone pumps that are some of the most lusted-after.
The Chanel espadrilles:
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The Chanel flats:
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The Chanel quilted flats:
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The Chanel sandals:
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More of our favourite Chanel-inspired finds on the high street:
More tweed, more gold chains, more monochrome… here are the pieces that caught my one-track-Chanel mind.
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