French fashion designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in New York City

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

French fashion designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in New York City

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How Coco Chanel changed the course of women's fashion

0 Shares LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email More Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel created a fashion revolution by consistently departing from the norm. Just after World War I when women wore corsets and other uncomfortable clothing, Chanel introduced simple, yet elegant and functional clothing. In 1926, she introduced the “Little black dress,” at a time when black clothing …

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The real Coco Chanel, The Independent

The greatest fashion designer of the 20th century, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, died suddenly in her suite at the swish Hotel Ritz in Paris half a century ago this week. The woman whose designs still shape what we wear today died at 9:00 pm on January 10, 1971. Despite it being a Sunday, the 87-year-old was […]

Coco Chanel's Final Days Still Fascinate 50 Years On

In 1931, studio mogul Sam Goldwyn believed the famed Parisian couturier could make his movies—and his stars—more glamorous, and invited the designer to come to Hollywood. What resulted was an object lesson in the difference between costumes and couture.

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