5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

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5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

As tickets go on sale for The Victoria and Albert Museum’s blockbuster exhibition of the legendary French couturière, Joe Bromley dives into the seminal looks and details to be discovered in September

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Fashion in Black & White- Part III, Flowers

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Gabrielle Coco Chanel, Etoiles navy blue tulle and sequin evening dress 1937. Lent by Beverley Birks. ©The Museum of FIT – A Shaded View on Fashion

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Inside the New Costume Institute Archive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

As Paris Fashion Week begins, we trace some of the most iconic interdisciplinary collaborations – from Schiaparelli and Dalí to Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

When fashion met art: Brief history of an illustrious love affair

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Bien Vestido: High style and flights of fancy

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

1938 – Gabrielle Chanel, Red velvet suit

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Three red dresses designed by Gabrielle Chanel, from 1937 , 1928 and News Photo - Getty Images

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Elsa Schiaparelli. When Surrealist Art became French Couture.

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

The Wow Parade

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Coco Chanel, 1927-1928 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

House of Chanel, Evening dress, French

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

Exhibitions: 'New Women' and 'The Chanel Legend' at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg