The eight Coco Chanel creations that changed how women dress

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The eight Coco Chanel creations that changed how women dress

She was controversial, but became one of the most successful fashion designers of all time thanks to her revolutionary ideas

Paris, 1926: The sun rises over the Eiffel Tower, guarding the awe-inspiring city of lights, and the familiar smell of nicotine diffuses in the air, as early morning Parisians flock the narrow…

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