Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)

In the fourth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we meet the creator of the ‘little black dress,’ who took her cues from a country in mourning. Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, the designer doyenne who founded fashion’s most famous house, used her lovers’ money to establish herself and rewrote the rulebook with her mannish collections.

Coco Chanel: 1883-1971; The French fashion designer Coco Chanel

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Image of GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion

Image of GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion

Image of GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion

GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL/n(1883-1971). French fashion designer

French fashion designer Coco Chanel with Lady Abdy at Fanbourg St

Born on August 19th – DANIELLA ON DESIGN

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