Tag jerome gautier

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,