The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

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The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

Socialite and actress Lady Abdy personally helped design handbags for Coco Chanel. And her fate resembles the plot of a French novel.

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

Inspired by Imperial Russia, Chanel's New Jewelry Collection Recalls the Young Coco Chanel's Affair With a Romanov Duke

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

STYLE Edit: How Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel's passionate Russian affair helped inspire Le Paris Russe de Chanel collection

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

Russian Influencers Angered by Ban on Purchasing Chanel Goods

Thought you knew Coco Chanel? What about Russian Francophiles in Paris? Join us as we delve deeper into history, romance, and new wave fashion.

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

Russian Francophiles: Russians in Paris, fashion, and Coco Chanel

The Tomb Raider star, 32, joined Venus Williams, Natalia Vodianova and Laura Harrier at the glamorous event as she wore a head-to-toe ensemble from the fashion house.

The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

Alicia Vikander joins Venus Williams at Louis Vuitton's Paris Fashion Week show

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The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

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The Russian model that wowed Paris and Coco Chanel (PHOTOS) - Russia Beyond

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