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.

GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL /n(1883-1971). French dress designer. Photograph c1935 by Man Ray Stock Photo - Alamy

GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL /n(1883-1971). French fashion designer. Photograph, mid 20th century Stock Photo - Alamy

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Madame Chanel, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883–1971), with a Dachshund

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Personakt för Gabrielle (Coco) Bonheur Chanel, Född 1883-08-19 Frankrike, Saumur, Maine-et-Loire

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Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971)