The real Coco Chanel, The Independent

A biopic of 'Mademoiselle' Chanel is set to be one of the movie hits of the summer. John Lichfield reports on an icon who prospered in Nazi-occupied France

A bottle of her signature fragrance, Chanel No. 5, is supposedly purchased every 30 seconds, and four other things you may not know about the legendary couturier.

5 Things You Didn't Know

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.

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)

One of the world's most influential fashion designers Coco Chanel was born on this day in 1883; to mark the occasion Chronicle Books in the US has

Coco Chanel: her most enduring looks modelled by the designer herself

The Chanel logo was created in 1925 by Gabrielle Chanel, or most commonly known as Coco Chanel. The logo had dominated the designs and packing of all Chanel products and can also be seen on bags…

The Chanel logo. The Chanel logo was created in 1925 by…, by Jennifer Whitehead, FGD1 The Archive

Waiting for the new biopic Coco Avant Chanel to come out here in the states has been as bad as waiting for cooler temps to wear my new suede Louboutins. I can't take it anymore! But here's a little glimpse at the film's amazing fashion to tide you over until it hits screens in September

Ooh La La: Costumes From The Upcoming Coco Chanel Film Revealed!

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

The Fascinating Story of Coco Chanel – l'Étoile de Saint Honoré

Three Books About Coco Chanel - The New York Times

How Coco Chanel's orphanage upbringing inspired the 2.55 bag – the iconic clutch with the chain strap that changed the world

Coco Chanel: A Life from Beginning to End (Audible Audio Edition): Hourly History, Jason Zenobia, Hourly History Limited: Books

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