20 Mind-blowing Facts About Coco Chanel

Discover 20 mind-blowing facts about the iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel, and delve into her fascinating journey that revolutionized the industry.

Fifty years after her death, the trailblazing designer’s influence on fashion lives on. Here are 8 important style innovations from a designer who once famously said: “I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.”

How Coco Chanel changed the course of women's fashion

Coco Before Chanel': A Hard Road to the Little Black Dress - The

How Coco Chanel revolutionised women's fashion with just a jacket

Coco Chanel: How the world's most famous designer left a

Anne de Courcy considers the importance of Chanel No 5, a perfume that had a significant impact on fashion trends…

How Chanel No 5 Revolutionised The Beauty Business

The “Fashion Manifesto” exhibition at the V&A showcases hundreds of rare Chanel items, from tweed suits to the 2.55 bag.

From Elegance to Innovation, a New London Museum Exhibition Traces

Coco Chanel: The Creator of Modern Style - Bellatory

Love fashion? Why not study a Fashion Course in London at the London College of Contemporary Arts. You could one day be on the list of the 5 Women who have influenced the fashion world.

5 Women who have influenced the fashion world

Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto, National Gallery of Victoria

The eight Coco Chanel creations that changed how women dress

“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)

Looking for style tips? We tapped a slew of fashion experts to get their best advice on how to dress. You're going to want to bookmark this page.

The 49 Best Style Tips of All Time From Fashion Experts