‘The Poetry of Fashion Lies’ — Coco Chanel Quote Tee | RQuéV Typographic Statement Tee — Muscle Tank

“The poetry of fashion lies in the creation of illusion.” The line may owe more to a Chanel biopic than to Chanel, but the illusion-making was real: she wore costume jewelry like the genuine article and cut a 1926 little black dress that made plainness read as wealth. She understood dressing as a kind of stagecraft. There is an honesty in that artifice — the frank admission that how we appear is something we compose.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).