The Prince of Wales, Duke of Westminster and a polo player all featured in her formidable life – and influenced her timeless designs
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.
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Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)
Gabrielle Chanel, the founder of CHANEL
It’s 50 years this month since the death of legendary designer Coco Chanel. Her impact on the fashion world was huge, but, as Donna Fleming reports, for much of her life she hid a scandalous secret. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time. After Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel died, aged 87, on January 10, Read more
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A love affair in the Scottish Highlands led to the creation of Chanel’s signature tweed jacket, which now returns to Britain in high jewellery form.
The love story that inspired Coco Chanel to create her iconic
Living with Chanel, an extract from Caroline Young's New Book on how places, travel, people and her early life in a convent shapes Chanel's revolutionary fashion ideas.
The Secret Life of Coco Chanel
Discover Chanel’s France at her chic Paris boutique, the Normandy beaches she visited in the 1920s and the rose fields that inspired the iconic No5 fragrance.
In the Footsteps of Coco Chanel, Luxury France Holiday
In Coco Chanel, Justine Picardie peels away the layers …
Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie
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Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie
The influence of Gabrielle or how Coco Chanel changed fashion