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The Legacy of Coco Chanel — Clothing For The Modern Woman
#8220;Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto,” a look at the woman behind Chanel, opens this week at the V&A museum in London.
Chanel Takes London with Big V&A Exhibition about the Designer's Life – WWD
Coco Chanel - Wikipedia
In honor of the iconic fashion designer’s 136th birthday, WWD looks back at Chanel’s legacy.
Coco Chanel: 9 Facts You Didn't Know About the Chanel Designer – WWD
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, also known as Coco Chanel is one of the most influential people in fashion history. While growing up through hard times and running a business during World War I and World War II, the many obstacles that Chanel faced never stopped her from becoming a prevalent…
CoCo Chanel, The Fashion Influencer
PARIS – Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic couturier whose designs at Chanel and Fendi had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of love and ad
Designer Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's global icon, dies in Paris – The Durango Herald
Karl Lagerfeld, a German-born couturier whose reinvention of the luxury fashion house Chanel made him one of the most well-known and influential fashion designers of the late-20th century, died Feb. 19.
Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion designer who reinvented Chanel, dies
‘Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance,’ Chanel once said, and the motifs that made up her distinctive wardrobe remain just as important today as they did 70 years ago, writes Emily Cope.
Coco Chanel: The enduring legacy of fashion's greatest designer
As one of the ultimate fashion investments, Vogue revisits the story behind this iconic Chanel shoe and reveals the secrets of its exceptional savoir-faire.
Chanel: the story behind the legendary two-tone shoe
“It’s not a fashion film!” exclaimed Audrey Tautou before the New York premiere of her latest film, Coco Before Chanel, earlier this month. Coco Before Chanel is a film about the woman rather than the label. The movie’s extraordinary wardrobe simply enhances its actual characters, rendering Coco and her entourage in a tangible, three-dimensional way. But that doesn't mean I didn't covet her outfits.Aside from a few vintage items and an actual Chanel suit, everything Tautou wears on camera is the product of the imagination of Catherine Leterrier, the film’s wardrobe director, who sketched and then commissioned each individual ensemble, down to the shoes. Countless headpieces (including oversized hats for more than 700 female extras) were created by famed milliner Stephen Jones. Leterrier revealed to VF Daily that the rigorous, four-month fitting process was meticulously photographed in order to document the evolution of the character. If something was off—such as when Coco’s boater hat was “too nice, young ,‘jeune fille’”—it would show in the photograph. The straw boater was subsequently painted “faux noir,”a pitch-perfect shade to match Coco’s “elegant but worn out and poor” persona.
How to Dress Like Coco (Before Chanel)
Chanel pioneered the myth of the more liberated woman, in a society that thrived on confining and constricting women, through her designs and fashion brand – and she succeeded. She changed beliefs and thus, she became a leader
A Feminist Icon? The Historical Leadership of Coco Chanel – P O S T S C R I P T