A new book by jewellery editor Carol Woolton explores how accessible jewels changed both tastes and how women adorned themselves From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel in her signature “ropes and ropes” of faux ...
The accessories and gestures that define an elegant woman, according to Coco Chanel, combine simplicity, attitude, and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about haute couture and fashion history. 5/7/32: English socialite, Lady Pamela Smith (1914- 1982), standing beside French ...
Coco Chanel famously lived her life according to her own rules. Her musings on elegance, love, and life are as timeless as her classic Chanel designs. Take a look at the founder of Chanel's most ...
As an old woman describing her beginnings, French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel once said, "I was able to start a high fashion shop because two gentlemen were outbidding each other over my hot ...
Investing in Gabrielle Chanel’s fragrance business a century ago, the Wertheimers are now the sole owners of one of the world ...
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Chanel is debuting a new pavé setting to its Coco ...
Coco Chanel’s story is the classic tale of rags-to-designer-tweed, a stylish Dickensian drama. Born in dire poverty to unwed parents on this day, Aug. 19, in 1883, she was shuffled off to an orphanage ...
Love, in all its forms, weaves meaning into every heartbeat of life. Chanel’s Coco Crush collection is an ode to love’s transformative power, freedom of expression, and those divine encounters that ...