THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET.

Source: thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com, Vogue.com.au

And you thought the little black dress was iconic! Karl Lagerfeld has collaborated with former Paris Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld in celebration of  the iconic Chanel jacket, made legendary by no other than Mademoiselle Coco Chanel. 

Since it's launch earlier this year, the accompanying exhibition to the book, The Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited, so far has travelled around the world to the shores of Tokyo, New York, Taipei and Hong Kong. Good news for us Aussies too, because it has been confirmed that the exhibition will be heading our way, in Sydney from October 27 - November 11. It will then continue to travel to Paris and then to TBC destinations.  

The exhibition, like the book features a series of black and white photographs of celebrities and fashion icons such as Alexa Chung, Kanye West, Anna Wintour, Tilda Swinton, Yoko Ono, Alexander Wang and Sarah Jessica Parker just to name a few, wearing the iconic jacket in different ways. All photographs, taken by Karl himself and styled by Carine. The book which was released on August 25th are going fast. So go grabs yourselves a copy and don't miss the exhibition!