The Cut of Coco, Anka Muhlstein

Coco Chanel Was Investigated by the French During WWII

Taught to sew by nuns, most likely a spy, the French fashion designer and genius businesswoman better known as Coco Chanel remains an enigma in this show overflowing with her intensely covetable work

Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto review – a dizzying excess of

From the Margins to the Core of Haute Couture: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Coco Chanel - Volume 24 Issue 2

From the Margins to the Core of Haute Couture: The Entrepreneurial

Coco' Chanel's influential fashion on show at London exhibit

A major new exhibition is opening at London’s V&A Museum to honor and celebrate the life and iconic designs, as well as many more lesser-known creations by famed French designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel.. A major new exhibition is opening at London’s V&A Museum to honor and celebrate the life and iconic designs, as well as many more lesser-known creations by famed French designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Curators have brought together nearly 200 outfits seen together for the first time, charting Chanel’s long career from the opening of her millinery boutique in Paris in 1910 to her final collection in 1971. Highlights include outfits created for Hollywood stars Lauren Bacall and Marlene Dietrich, and a mirrored room filled from floor to ceiling with a stunning display of Chanel’s signature suits. “Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto” opens on Saturday, and runs until Feb. 25.

The legend lives on: New exhibition devoted to Chanel's life and

Coco Chanel Archives - University of Fashion Blog

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel transformed women’s fashion across the world: how do we recognise her complex background, difficult choices and ongoing legacy?

Friday essay: Chanel's complex legacy

In Coco Chanel, Justine Picardie peels away the layers …

Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was the first superstar fashion designer

30 Coco Chanel Quotes on Fashion, Elegance and Life