This blog post explores how Coco Chanel invented the Little Black Dress and the lasting impact it has had on fashion. Before the 1920s, women’s fashion was characterized by elaborate designs ...

grungy twist on Gabrielle Chanel’s classic little black dress. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis//Getty Images The LBD in question was a sleeveless knitted minidress. It had a deep scoop neckline ...

This isn’t only because of its rich history of Parisian elegance, demonstrated in Gabrielle Chanel’s now-classic boxy tweed jackets and little black dresses; it’s also because of the way it ...

Snaking traffic, screaming crowds, and a crush of photographers descended on the Grand Palais on Tuesday as Chanel unveiled ...

This isn’t only because of its rich history of Parisian elegance—demonstrated in Gabrielle Chanel’s now-classic boxy tweed jackets and little black dresses—but because of the way it has ...