Gabrielle Chanel

Chanel, Evening dress, 1937

Douglas Kirkland, Coco Chanel, Paris, 1962 by © Douglas Kirkland/Sygma/Corbis

Suzy Parker, "Coco" Chanel, on the mirrored staircase of her couture house, wears a beret, sweater and skirt. March 1954 © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis

Gabrielle Chanel and the Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovitch, nephew of the Russian tsar Nicolas II of Russia, 1920

Gabrielle Chanel, Suit, by Philippe Pottier, 1957

Gabrielle Chanel and Marthe Davelli, 1930's , Collection Denise Tual

Gabrielle Chanel, Ensemble, 1927, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Serge Lifar, Marie Laure de Noailles, Igor Stravinsky, Coco Chanel, Paris Café de Flore, 1930's

Coco Chanel, Bal des Valses, organized by the Faucigny-Lucinge's prince and the Guinzbourg's baron, Paris, 1934 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel and Romy Schneider, Fitting for Boccace 70, by Luchino Visconti, 1960. Copyright Botti/stills/Gamma-Rapho

Model wearind Chanel Evening dress, 1935 © Bettmann/CORBIS

Gabrielle Chanel,Suit, 1963-68, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Coco Chanel, Deauville in front of first Chanel store, 1913

Lipnitsky, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1937 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Gabrielle Chanel, Dress, Evening, 1924-25, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Pamela Smith standing with Coco Chanel, London, 1920's © Bettmann/CORBIS

Gabrielle Chanel at her house La Pausa in the french riviera with her dog Gigot, 1930

Jewels Coco Chanel with the Iribe collaboration, Paris, 1930-32

Coco Chanel, 1931 © Underwood & Underwood/Underwood & Underwood/Corbis

Gabrielle Chanel in Biarritz, 1920

Horst P.Horst, Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel, Paris, 1937, (c) Conde Nast/Corbis

Coco Chanel Shows Newly-Designed Dress, 1957 © Bettmann/CORBIS

Gabrielle Chanel, Suit, 1938, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Suit Chanel, Paris, May 1935 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel, Mimi Darcangues, 1958 by Henry Clarke

Coco Chanel, by Cecil Beaton, April 1965 © Condé Nast Publications

Coco Chanel , 1936 © Bettmann/CORBIS

Portrait of Gabrielle Chanel, 1020's

Jewels Coco Chanel with the Iribe collaboration, Paris, 1930-32

Cecil Beaton, Coco Chanel, 1965, © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis

Horst P.Horst, Chanel White lace Bolero, Black Dress, Jangles of Pearls and Gold, 1938 © Conde Nast/Corbis

Mademoiselle Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel with actress Ina Claire, march 1931 © Bettmann/CORBIS

George Hoyningen-Huene, Evening Dress, wearing by Princess Carla Boncampagni Ludovisi, 1929

Coco Chanel with Salvador Dali, 1937

Gabrielle Chanel, Deauville, 1913

Gabrielle Chanel, Suit, by Philippe Pottier, 1957

Cecil Beaton, Coco Chanel on Sofa, 1938, © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis

Winston Churchill Hunting with his Son Randolph and Coco Chanel, Dampierre-en-Yvelines, 1928 © Bettmann/CORBIS

Coco Chanel, 1920's

Horst P.Horst, Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel, Paris, 1937, (c) Conde Nast/Corbis

Portrait of Gabrielle Chanel 1930's

Gabrielle Chanel, Dress,Evening, 1932, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster and Coco Chanel,1930's

Douglas Kirkland, Coco Chanel, Paris, 1962 © Douglas Kirkland/Sygma/Corbis

Coco Chanel, Bal des Valses, organized by the Faucigny-Lucinge's prince and the Guinzbourg's baron, Paris, 1934 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

First portrait of Gabrielle Chanel with one of her own hats published in the theatre magazine Comoedia Illustre, 1st October 1910

Coco Chanel, by Cecil Beaton 1937 © Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's London

Marie Laurencin, Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel, 1923, oil on Canvas, MAM ville de Paris

Gabrielle Chanel,Ensemble,Evening, 1938-39, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Henry Clarke, Anne Saint-Marie wearing Cococ Chanel, 1955

George Hoyningen-Huene, 1935

Gabrielle Chanel at her house La Pausa in the French riviera 1930

Coco Chanel, and Fulco di Verdura. Bal des Valses, organized by the Faucigny-Lucinge's prince and the Guinzbourg's baron, Paris, 1934 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Horst P.Horst, Coco Chanel in Coat and Astrakhan hat, 1937 © Condé Nast Archive/CORBIS

Coco Chanel and Salvador Dali, 1930's

Lipnitsky, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1936 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel in her rue Cambon apartment, 1930's

Coco Chanel with Cecil Beaton, John Phillps, 1940's

George Hoyningen-Huene, Chanel Evening Gown, 1934

Gabrielle Chanel,,Ensemble, 1927, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Douglas Kirkland, Coco Chanel, Paris, 1962 by © Douglas Kirkland/Sygma/Corbis

Coco Chanel, by Cecil Beaton, April 1965 © Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's London

Gabrielle Chanel and Lady Abdy, 1929

Coco Chanel, Paris, 1937 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel and Vera Bate at the Duke of Westminster’s, Scotland, 1925

Gabrielle Chanel,Dress,Evening, 1939, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Coco Chanel wearing a jersey suit in Biarritz, 1928 copyright TopFoto/Roger-Viollet

Chanel illustrated by ERIC 1938

Douglas Kirkland, Coco Chanel, Paris, 1962 by © Douglas Kirkland/Sygma/Corbis

Horst P.Horst, Dancers from Dali Ballet, Gabrielle Chanel assisted in costume design, 1939 © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis

Gabrielle Chanel illustrated by Begnini, 1934

Arthur O'Neil, Chanel Evening dress, 1925

Horst P.Horst, Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel, Paris, 1937, (c) Conde Nast/Corbis

Gabrielle Chanel, Dress,Evening, 1930, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Douglas Kirkland, Coco Chanel, Paris, 1962 by © Douglas Kirkland/Sygma/Corbis

François Kollar, Coco Chanel au Ritz, 1930's

Coco Chanel, by Cecil Beaton 1937 © Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's London

Coco Chanel at Lido Beach in 1936

Gabrielle Chanel in front of her boutique in Deauville, 1931. Photo: Chanel

Coco Chanel, jewels creator Fulco di Verdura, Paris 1937 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Romy Schneider wearing Coco Chanel in Boccace 70, directed by Luchino Visconti, 1962

Gabrielle Chanel,Dress,Evening, 1928-29, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Ballet Dancers in Le Train Bleu, Lydia Sokolova and Anton Dolin, costumes by Coco Chanel, Paris, 1924

André Durst, Michèle Morgan, Evening dress and jewels by Chanel, 1939

Chanel and the Duke of Westminster on his yacht, 1928, (c) Chanel - Collection Denise Tual

Horst P.Horst, Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel, Paris, 1937, (c) Conde Nast/Corbis

Mark Shaw, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1957

Coco Chanel,Paris, 1936 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel at the Duke of Westminster’s, Scotland, 1925

Coco Chanel, Deauville in front of first Chanel store, 1913

Douglas Kirkland , Coco Chanel, Paris, 1962 © Douglas Kirkland/Sygma/Corbis

Gabrielle Chanel, 1930's

Coco Chanel and Jeanne Moreau, Paris, 1957

Edward Steichen, Chanel cocktail dress, Vogue, may 1926

Gabrielle Chanel, Ensemble,Evening, 1925, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Cecil Beaton, Dovima wearing Chanel, Feb 1953 © Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's London

Gabrielle Chanel, Paris, 1938

Ballet Dancers in Le Train Bleu, costumes by Coco Chanel, Paris, 1924 © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

Cecil Beaton, Dovima wearing Chanel, Feb 1953 © Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby's London

Coco Chanel, Anne Saint-Marie, 1958 by Henry Clarke

Shahrock Hatami, Coco Chanel and Romy Schneider, 1962

Lipnitsky, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1936 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Gabrielle Chanel, Coat and Suit, 1962, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Gabrielle Chanel, Paris, 1936, © Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet

Gabrielle Chanel, Dress,Evening, 1937-38, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Gabrielle Chanel in her suite at the Ritz hotel in Paris. Published in Harper's Bazaar in 1937, this photo was chosen for the Chanel No.5 advertisement. For the first time, Chanel herself promoted her perfume,1937

Alex Stewart Sasha, Coco Chanel, 1929 © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

Henry Clarke, Coco Chanel, Designing clothing 1960's

Ballet Dancers in Le Train Bleu, dancers with Jean Cocteau, costumes by Coco Chanel, Paris, 1924 © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

Coco Chanel, Suzy Parker, 1954 by Henry Clarke

Coco Chanel and Romy Schneider, Fitting for Boccace 70, by Luchino Visconti, 1960. Copyright Botti/stills/Gamma-Rapho

Gabrielle Chanel, Ensemble, Evening, 1933-35, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Gabrielle Chanel, Paris, 1938

Coco Chanel, Deauville in front of first Chanel store, 1913

Gabrielle Chanel, Coat, 1927, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Coco Chanel and Serge Lifar, at the Lido Venise, 1937

Robert Schall, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1930's

Karl Lagerfeld, Imaginary portrait of Coco Chanel wearing her 1926 "Ford" dress

Coco Chanel, Suzy Parker, 1960 by Henry Clarke

Horst P.Horst, Coco Chanel in Chaise Longue, 1937 © Condé Nast Archive/CORBIS

Jean Cocteau, Chanel Haute Couture, 1937

Gabrielle Chanel, Marie-Héléne Arnaud, 1959 by Henry Clarke

Man Ray, Coco Chanel, Paris, © Man Ray Trust/ADAGP

Stanley Marcus presenting Fashion Award to Coco Chanel , Dallas, 1957 © Bettmann/CORBIS

Horst P.Horst, Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel, Paris, 1937, (c) Conde Nast/Corbis

Lipnitsky, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1936 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel,Paris, 1937 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

René Bouché, Chanel Jersey suit, 1959

SEM, Caricature of Coco Chanel in a bottle of Chanel N°5, for Le Nouveau Monde, 1923

Gabrielle Chanel , little, black dress, Chanel's "ford", 1926

Gabrielle Chanel,Coat, Evening 1920's, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Coco Chanel with Duke Laurino of Rome on the beach at the Lido Venise, 1937

Coco Chanel, Joanna McCormick, 1957 by Henry Clarke

Coco Chanel,Evening Dress, Paris, 1935 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet

Coco Chanel, Deauville in front of first Chanel store, 1913

Marcel Vertes, Portrait of Coco Chanel, 1930's

Chanel illustrated by ERIC 1939

Man Ray, Coco Chanel, Paris, 1935 © Man Ray Trust/ADAGP

Gabrielle Chanel,Cocktail Ensemble, 1964, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Gabrielle Chanel, Coat,Evening, 1920, Metropolitain Museum of Art Collection, New York

Coco Chanel and Serge Lifar, at the Lido Venise, 1937

Cecil Beaton, Coco Chanel, sketche 1960's

Karl Lagerfeld, Imaginary portrait of Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel, 1920-25 © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

Henry Clarke, Coco Chanel seated in her appartment, Paris, 1954 © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis

Coco Chanel, by Cecil Beaton, Pencil's, 1960's © National Portrait Gallery, London

Lipnitsky, Portrait of Coco Chanel, Paris, 1936 © Lipnitsky/ Roger-Viollet