Fashion maven or not, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel needs little introduction. The legendary French fashion designer and her eponymous brand have gone on to shape the way women dress over the years ...

A new exhibition at London’s V&A museum features some 200 pieces from the V&A’s collection, the Palais Galliera fashion museum in Paris and the heritage collections of the Chanel itself.

A new exhibition at London’s V&A museum features some 200 pieces from the V&A’s collection, the Palais Galliera fashion museum in Paris and the heritage collections of the Chanel itself.

With displays ranging from tweed suits to an array of little black dresses, a new London exhibition looks at the work of one of fashion's most famous names – French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.

Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto – at London’s V&A Museum – traces the life and work of the famed French designer, who was born in the Loire Valley in 1883 and taught to sew by nuns in ...

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in 1883, was determined to revolutionize women’s fashion. She envisioned clothing that combined elegance with comfort, allowing women to move freely ...

The V&A’s version maintains its title and spirit but adds in 100 new garments sourced from its own collection plus elements of Chanel’s collaborations with British textile mills and an ...

Two massive French fashion rivals with two very different battles to survive WW2: How 'ruthless' Coco Chanel became a Nazi mistress and spy… while Christian Dior reluctantly made clothes for ...

Her designs, accessories and perfumes, particularly Chanel No.5, were hits and today the Chanel fashion house, founded in 1910, remains one of the world’s most famous luxury brands.