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August 19, 2016
in Art & Architecture

Happy Birthday, Coco Chanel!

August 19, 2016
in Art & Architecture

“Women think of all colors except the absence of color. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.” ― Coco Chanel We’re honoring the birthday of Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel today with a slideshow of black and white images from

December 16, 2011
in Humanities

For the Simply Chic

December 16, 2011
in Humanities

Pearls and a little black dress: what woman could do without them? That simplicity could become such a defining and enduring fashion choice is the legacy of the one and only, Coco Chanel. Her influence on twentieth-century fashion—from iconic images of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy to the costume jewelry and

November 18, 2011
in History, Humanities

Chanel Vocabulary of Style Quiz

November 18, 2011
in History, Humanities

Coco Chanel may not have invented elegance, or taste, or fashion, but the iconic designer was an absolute embodiment of these ideas. From department stores to sunglasses, billboard advertisements to suits to alluring, evocative fragrances, we are offered frequent, dazzling reminders of the timeless aesthetic vision of Chanel. Jérôme Gautier,

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Happy Birthday, Coco Chanel!

For the Simply Chic

Chanel Vocabulary of Style Quiz