Coco Chanel, a French orphan, recreated herself into one of the world's most iconic and famous designers who invented a look, a brand and an empire that flourishes to this day. We'll be in your ...

French fashion designer and businesswoman Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) once famously declared, "I don't do fashion. I am fashion." The founder of the iconic Chanel brand, who died on Jan ...

Discover why with our gallery of classic ad images down the decades... The woman who started it all, Coco Chanel launched her No5 fragrance in 1921. Legend has it that the aroma still lingers in ...