What is a boucle jacket?

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Finely textured boucle jackets are a classic look with trendy appeal. Boucle (pronounced "boo-clay") is a French word meaning "to curl." It describes a type of yarn, usually three-ply, having one thread looser, which produces a fine, bumpy texture, or the term indicates that the fabric was woven or knitted from boucle yarns. Chanel produced the first boucle jacket in finely textured wool for which the fashion house became famous - these jackets have been popular for more than 75 years! Wealthy patrons of haute couture have maintained the jackets' popularity by consistently choosing them for their wardrobes. Vintage cropped boucle jackets are also in demand, thanks to the growing appreciation of fashion classics of days past.

Retro jackets typically featured several large plastic buttons, three-quarter length sleeves and were cut in a jaunty swing style, or a more fitted, demure style. Women who purchase these garments may wish to wear them over a long straight skirt and a scarf to carry out a truly vintage look. Fringed, tweed boucle jackets are a look popular with young women - paired with jeans and heels, or a form fitting skirt, it's a perfectly fun fashion for the nighttime club scene. Yarns in unexpected colors create vivid plaids and tweeds that transform a staid boucle to a stylin' boucle! Boucle jackets, whether in traditional lengths or flirtier cuts, can flatter any figure if properly sized. Available in junior to tall (though sleeves may hit above the wrist) and women's plus sizes, you should have no trouble finding a jacket that falls in all the right places!