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.
Creator of unmistakable jewellery, handbags and fragrances
Coco Chanel: The designer who allowed women to be stylish
The actress will be the first Black fragrance ambassador for the maison.
Chanel names Whitney Peak as new face of Coco Mademoiselle
We were one of the first inside Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto: a new exhibition at the V&A
An exclusive look inside the new Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel exhibition at the V&A
Coco Chanel - Wikipedia
55 inspirational Coco Chanel quotes on fashion, life and womanhood
Where she lived, worked, ate, and found inspiration for her designs in the City of Light.
A Guide to Coco Chanel's Paris
Chanel Coco Eau de Parfum for Women
Anne de Courcy’s history of the French Riviera is a fascinating – if chaotic – account of the highs and lows felt by Chanel’s social circle up to and including World War II.
Coco Chanel escaped to the Riviera. The war followed her there.
Fashion History Lesson: The Truth Behind Chanel No. 5 - Fashionista
Apr 9, 2020 - #tbt to the @welovecoco Chanel Beauty House 💋 It’s been a busy week but I’ll have lots of new stuff (and giveaways) on the blog soon 💕
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Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Lizzo, Brian Tyree Henry, Anne Hathaway and Serena Williams were among the stars who paid homage to the Chanel designer in pearl-embellished outfits.
Met Gala 2023 Red Carpet Fashion Looks: Best Pearl-Embellished Outfits – The Hollywood Reporter
Young Coco Chanel (Audrey Tautou) works as a seamstress by day and a cabaret entertainer by night, then she meets a wealthy heir (Benoît Poelvoorde) and becomes his lover and fashion consultant. Tired of the flowery hats, tight corsets and yards of lace that define women
Coco Before Chanel - Rotten Tomatoes
Live like Coco in the City of Lights celebrating the 100th anniversary of Chanel no. 5 and her impact on fashion, fragrance and femininity.
100th Anniversary of Chanel No. 5, the classic fragrance from Coco Chanel