Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (1883-1971)

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COCO CHANEL (1883-1971) French fashion designer Stock Photo - Alamy

Gabrielle Chanel was born in 1883 in Saumur to a peasant mother who tragically died and pedlar father who abandoned her at a young age (Baudot 1996). Chanel's designs liberated women's fashion and she is seen as the inventor of sports fashion. Chanel's simplified designs appealed to women who wanted to look sporty as she…

Critical Analysis: Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)

GABRIELLE COCO CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion designer

GABRIELLE COCO CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion designer

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COCO CHANEL

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.

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)

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