Coco Chanel – From troubled childhood to the fashion world – Top Interior Designers

Coco Chanel – From troubled childhood to the fashion world – Top

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.

Coco Chanel's Little-Known Flirtation with Golden-Age Hollywood

On the legendary designer’s birthday, AD looks back at the key elements of her iconic personal style

AD Remembers Coco Chanel's Iconic Style

Aug. 19, 1883: Coco Chanel is born

Coco Chanel: How Poverty Shaped the Designer's Life

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Coco Chanel Unbuttoned' Director on Making the BBC/Fremantle

I have always admired Chanel's Clothing line. I find their designs to be classic, straight and creative. After researching I noted that Coco Chanel rarely used patterns when designing her clothes. I too do not use patters when I design pillows or quilts. It is a creative process that evolves for me by color, shape…

Coco Chanel – World Famous Designer

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) distinguished her design aesthetic through a strict insistence on comfortable, lightweight garments and a pared-down silhouette. Chanel's interest in simplicity is seen in her earliest millinery designs from the 1910s, which relied on a single, dramatic embellishment for decoration rather than the "assemblage of materials" then in vogue.1 This interest in "less is more" also demonstrated itself in her earliest garment designs, ready-made suits and dresses often made from inexpensive wool jersey. These garments, almost the exact opposite of popular feminine fashions, launched Chanel's career. Throughout her career, Chanel adhered to the basic principle of crafting soft, lightweight fabrics into functional (yet luxurious) garments. Though Chanel produced a variety of garment types throughout her career, one that reappeared over and over was the suit. Borrowing from menswear, Chanel created a feminine suit which offered ease of movement and capitalized on the implication of power inherent in the masculine suit. The basic, stripped down silhouette remained consistent, but the textiles changed with the times. It became a classic and functions today as shorthand for the designer herself. Two-piece suitGabrielle ChanelSpring 1964Transfer from the Museum at FIT2004.291.24AB

Coco Chanel - FIDM Museum

Meet Anne. Authentic. Talented. Beautiful. As a model. As a designer. As a fashion show director. As a person.  A sweet soul. With a strong character. A creative force to be reckoned with. An enigma. This photo of Anne was taken at the Hakone Estate and Gardens. It is one of the oldest Japanese estates…

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself,” Coco Chanel

BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'. BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tim Blanks' Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture

Photos of fashion designer Coco Chanel in Paris, from opening Chanel Modes in the 1910s to later in her life in the 1960s.

Coco Chanel Photos Through the Years: Her Evolution From 1910s

From a poorhouse in Saumur, to a Catholic orphanage in the Dordogne to a nightclub stage in Moulins, Coco Chanel’s life did not truly take off until she moved to the fashion capital of Paris. Here…

Coco Chanel, The Life and Times of an Icon - France Today

10 Entrepreneurial Lessons from Coco Chanel. Top 10 Life Lessons from Coco Chanel. Self made entrepreneur and billionaire, 10 things to learn

10 Entrepreneurial and Life Lessons from Coco Chanel - Leverage Edu

To Be Irreplaceable, One Must Always Be Different; Mademoiselle