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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.

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Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)

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Oct 9, 2013 - Coco Chanel: 1883-1971; The French fashion designer Coco Chanel ruled over Parisian haute couture for almost six decades. Her elegantly casual designs inspired women of fashion to abandon the complicated, uncomfortable clothes - such as petticoats and corsets - that were prevalent in 19th century dress. Among her now-classic innovations were the Chanel suit, costume jewelry, and the little black dress.

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Gabrielle Chanel was born in 1883 in Saumur to a peasant mother who tragically died and pedlar father who abandoned her at a young age (Baudot 1996). Chanel's designs liberated women's fashion and she is seen as the inventor of sports fashion. Chanel's simplified designs appealed to women who wanted to look sporty as she…

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No such designer has had such an influence on how we dress than Chanel – a pioneer in an industry that was dominated by men, her style was revolutionary. Borrowing from the wardrobes of her lovers, among them the Duke of Westminster (and if you are ever in the City of Westminster in London you […]

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