Had it not been for Gabrielle Chanel's rule-breaking ways, wearing costume jewellery would still be considered a faux pas and for the have-nots.
As Mademoiselle Privé opens at the Saatchi Gallery we look at how Coco Chanel changed fashion forever.
Ten Ways Coco Chanel Changed Fashion
Just try to imagine the world if Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had never been born--you very well could be wearing a corset! After the jump, check out five seriously good reasons to thank heavens for the barrier-busting fashion babe.
5 Things You Can Thank Coco Chanel For (Including Her Awesome New Biopic)
The world of jewelry was, for a long time, the domain of men. Meet the women who changed it all.
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Historian and curator Harrice Simons Miller offers expert advice on collecting costume, couture and fashion jewellery, and explains why vintage Chanel brooches, necklaces and earring are prized by collectors
An expert guide to vintage costume jewellery
We were one of the first inside Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto: a new exhibition at the V&A
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An exclusive look inside the new Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel exhibition at the V&A
Coco Chanel Jewelry - All You Need To Know
Vintage Chanel Jewellery Coco Chanel History Coco Chanel has long been considered a fashion legend. Little black dresses, signature suits, collarless cardigans layered with pearls; brooches and cuffs along with the iconic quilted handbag were all essentials in her own life, and have become staples in the wardrobes of w. Vintage Chanel Jewellery Coco Chanel has long been considered a fashion legend. Little black dresses, signature suits, collarless cardigans, layered with pearls; brooches and cuffs along with the iconic quilted handbag were all essentials in her own life, and have become staples in the wardrobes of women all over the world.
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The atmosphere of mystique that Chanel was able to build around her name and her work still surrounds them now. For the most of the 20th century, Coco Chanel was known as the “couturiiere…
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We found the best Coco Chanel quotes about fashion and life.
Best Coco Chanel Quotes - Fashion Quotes
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel is a creative icon who has freed the 'new' woman from the millennium of dictated dress codes, stereotypical
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Janet Flanner’s 1931 Profile of Coco Chanel. “The key to her peculiar genius and its sartorial consequences may lie in the fact that Chanel, most Parisian and expensive couturier of her epoch, was born poor and in the country.”
Coco Chanel's Revolutionary Style
Even a woman who has never owned an original Chanel piece is sure to have something hanging in her closet that was inspired by the iconic designer.
5 Ways Coco Chanel Has Inspired Fashion Today