Coco Chanel, Biography, Fashion, Acessories, Videos, Pictures

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Dates : August 19, 1883 - January 10, 1971
Occupation : fashion designer, executive
Known for : Chanel suit, Chanel jacket, bell bottoms, Chanel No. 5

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her arguably the most important figure in the history of 20th-century fashion. Her influence on haute couture was such that she was the only person in the field to be named on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Coco Chanel's designs helped set the fashion tone for the 20th century

CHANEL Official site - FASHION & ACCESSORIES, FRAGRANCE & BEAUTY ...

First comes Lifetime’s original three-hour movie, “Coco Chanel” (tonight at 8). What some might call a gutsy view of fashion’s most influential talent of the 20th century others will find appalling. The movie stops short of being a fashion faux pas, but the strong, forceful Chanel would never welcome the premise of this biographical movie - that her success was a result of the tragic relationships she had with men.

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