Coco Chanel on Web                                                                           

Coco Chanel's designs helped set the fashion tone for the 20th century. Find biographies and other information about one of the best-known designers especially in the 1920s and 1950s.

• Coco Chanel: "Time 100" feature includes 3-page biography, audio of Chanel's voice, photos, a basic timeline and a fun quiz.
• Chanel: Chanel's official website, including Shock Wave clips of new collections. Requires Shock Wave to use the site.
• Chanel: This history of the designer house Chanel features Coco Chanel as a "great name in French haute couture."
• Coco Chanel: Innovator and Icon: The Woman Behind the Designs: biography from Aime Joseph, emphasizing her fashion contributions
• Chanel Myth: 1997 article on the way that Coco Chanel's myth was created and promoted.
• The House that Coco Built: more on the business of fashion.
• Chanel, the Couturier, Dead in Paris: Copy of the obituary for Coco Chanel which ran in the New York Times at the time of her death.
• January 25, 1971: Copy of the obituary for Coco Chanel which ran in Time at the time of her death.

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