Appearance is everything in 'Coco Before Chanel

The young Coco Chanel noticed style everywhere, even in the crisp white and basic black of the nuns. The young Coco Chanel noticed style everywhere, even in the crisp white and basic black of the nuns' habits at the orphanage where she was raised.

Appearance is everything in 'Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was a liberating designer whose clean-cut, simple clothes revolutionized women's fashion. Susan Stamberg explores how freedom and fashion collide in Anne Fontaine's new film, <em>Coco Before Chanel.</em>

Coco Chanel: The Orphan Who Transformed Fashion

A biopic of 'Mademoiselle' Chanel is set to be one of the movie hits of the summer. John Lichfield reports on an icon who prospered in Nazi-occupied France

The real Coco Chanel, The Independent

5 Things You Didn't Know

Coco Chanel famously lived her life according to her own rules. Her musings on elegance, love, and life are as timeless as her classic Chanel designs. Take a look at the founder of Chanel

25 Coco Chanel Quotes Every Woman Should Live By - Best Coco Chanel Sayings

Created for the Hong Kong Ballet by a top international team, Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon features ravishing costumes and elegant sets, but makes little emotional impact.

Hong Kong Ballet's Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon disappoints despite beautiful visuals

A feminist Icon?: How Coco Chanel Advanced Women's Rights - Enya's Attic

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