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.

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How Gabrielle became Coco Chanel

Running from September 16, 2023 to February 25, 2024, The Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto exhibition will be the first UK exhibition dedicated to the French couturiere

Victoria and Albert Museum's new exhibition honours Gabrielle Coco Chanel

French fashion designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in New York City, 1932. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

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Business of Fashion History – Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

Aug 19, 2013 - Coco Chanel was a woman of many wise words—her influential quotes could fill an entire book. Much like her forward-thinking designs, the French style icon’s prolific sayings continue to inspire the way people think and dress today. The proof is all right here.

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